NASA Announces CLV Support Contract

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by Staff Writers
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 21, 2006
NASA announced Wednesday it has selected MTS Systems Corp. of Eden Prairie, Minn., to support the agency's Crew Launch Vehicle Program. The maximum value of the fixed-price contract is about $9 million, with the maximum period of performance 25 months.

The contract effort includes engineering design, fabrication, delivery, installation and acceptance testing of a Robotic Friction Stir Welding System, a 6-axis machine for Friction Stir Welding using conventional fixed, auto-adjustable and self-reacting pin-tool technology intended for use as a manufacturing development tool for the CLV.

The process potentially might be used as a production welding tool in the manufacture and assembly of large-scale launch-vehicle components. NASA has included contract options for a panel welder, a seam tracker, a platform and a second robotic friction stir welding system.

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ESA Testing Main Vega Engine

Paris, France (SPX) Jun 16, 2006
ESA announced Thursday it has dedicated a new test facility for the directional control system of the Vega rocket's main engine and is conducting performance measurements. Vega, designed to be Europe's next-generation launch vehicle for small payloads, is undergoing a crucial series of tests this year, ESA said in a news release, including engine firings, mechanical and electrical performance verifications and system-level trials.

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