NASAOtherScience & TechnologySeptember 1, 2007

PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL HARDWARE AND TEST ARTICLES, AND MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLE ARES I UPPER STAGES. THE UPPER STAGE (...

$10,399,228,680

AI Summary

This $10.4 billion NASA contract with Boeing covers the manufacture, assembly, and testing of upper stage components for the Space Launch System (SLS), originally developed under the Ares I program. The upper stage provides guidance, navigation, and propulsion during the second stage of launch vehicle flight.

Key Points

  1. 01Funds manufacture and assembly of rocket upper stage components
  2. 02Awarded to The Boeing Company in Alabama
  3. 03Evolved from the Ares I program into the Space Launch System
  4. 04Upper stage provides second-stage propulsion and guidance
  5. 05Contract runs from 2007 through 2028

Award Details

Start Date

Sep 1, 2007

End Date

Dec 31, 2028

Category

Science & Technology

State

AL

Award Type

Other

Quick Summary

Amount
$10.4B
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Recipient
THE BOEING COMPANY
Type
Other

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