Aug 31 1976
From The Space Library
NASA selected 3 firms for negotiations leading to award of a single contract for assembly, checkout, launch operations, and refurbishment of the Space Shuttle solid-fueled booster, MSFC announced. The firms were Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and United Space Boosters Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technology Corp. The contract would extend through March 1980 to include the first 6 development flights of the Shuttle, with option for renewal through Feb. 1982. The contractor would be responsible for assembling and checking out the booster (forward and aft skirts, Attach structures, nosecone, and various subsystems) with the solid-fueled motor. Two solid-fueled boosters would be used to launch the Shuttle, in conjunction with the orbiter main engines; after launch, the boosters would be jettisoned, lowered into the ocean by parachute, retrieved, and returned to KSC for refurbishment and reuse. Work would be performed at MSFC and KSC except for the solid-fueled motor, which would be returned to Thiokol facilities in Utah for reloading with propellant. (MSFC Release 75-159)
Johnson Space Center announced selection of Mason-Reguard, Lexington, Ky., for negotiations leading toward of a cost-plus-award-fee contract for protective support services, including security, operation of police and fire departments, safety engineering, and emergency ambulance service. Proposed cost of the services from 1 Oct. 1976 through 30 Sept. 1977 would be $1 837 000, with option for extension over two more 1-yr periods. (JSC Release 76-52)
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