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SPACEHAB Subsidiary Gets NASA Contract For Telescope Mission Support
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 21, 2006 SPACEHAB's Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has been awarded a new payload processing services contract by NASA's Kennedy Space Center. With a value not to exceed $9.5 million, this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract is for payload processing support on several NASA spacecraft. Under consideration are observation telescopes and satellites such as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Future payload processing may be acquired based upon the Government's needs. "Providing a full complement of processing and facility services for a new series of NASA exploration, observation, and technology development spacecraft is exciting," stated Jim Royston, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Astrotech Space Operations. "We understand the intricacies of preparing these delicate satellites for launch, and we look forward to supporting the Agency on these bold missions." Last September Astrotech received a similar contract from NASA, valued at up to $4.9 million, to support the Agency's STEREO, THEMIS, and Dawn missions. STEREO, a solar-terrestrial observation spacecraft currently in process at Astrotech's east coast location, is anticipated to liftoff next month. With an expected arrival at the Company's facility in October, the THEMIS mission is designed to study the Northern Lights. NASA's mission to further study the solar system's beginnings, Dawn, will visit Astrotech for processing in spring 2007, and is expected to begin its journey to space next summer. Astrotech provides all support necessary for the customer to successfully process their spaceflight hardware for launch, including advance planning; use of unique facilities; and spacecraft checkout, encapsulation, fueling, transport, and remote control through launch. In its 22-year history, Astrotech has supported the processing of over 240 spacecraft without a single impact to a customer's mission launch schedule. Related Links SPACEHAB Stellar Chemistry, The Universe And All Within It
ISS May Need Replacing Of Oxygen Regeneration Block
Korolyov, Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 21, 2006The Russian oxygen regeneration system at the International Space Station has been turned off, as one of its blocks may need replacement, a space agency official said Wednesday. "Two days ago a temperature rise in the Elektron system caused an unpleasant odor onboard. The high temperature damaged rubber seals and the system was turned off," Alexei Krasnov, the head of the agency's piloted programs, said after the successful docking of the Soyuz TMA spacecraft with the ISS. |
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