Feb 27 1996
From The Space Library
Continuing its efforts to cut costs by using private contractors, NASA awarded McDonnell Douglas Aerospace a US$500 million, eight-year contract to provide "fixed-price medium-light (Med-Lite) class expendable launch vehicle services." NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center managed the program, and the Orbital Sciences Corporation served as the major subcontractor. At the time of the agreement, NASA had planned three Med-Lite missions launching from both the East Coast and the West Coast. (Less than two years into the agreement, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace merged with the Boeing Company.) (NASA, "McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Awarded Contract To Provide Med-Lite ELV Service," news release 96-40,27 February 1996; The Boeing Company, "Boeing Completes McDonnell Douglas Merger," news release)
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