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Article: NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Four Missions
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 16, 2009
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-
1100, john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, or George H. Diller, Kennedy Space
Center, Fla., +1-321-867-2468, george.h.diller@nasa.gov, both of
NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA
has selected United Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for the
launch of two Science Mission Directorate and two Space Operations
Mission Directorate payloads under the NASA Launch Services
contract.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)
The launches will occur on Atlas V expendable launch vehicles.
The total value of the award is approximately $600 million, which
includes the launch ...