Mar 2 2011

From The Space Library

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-044 NASA SETS NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION CREWS

HOUSTON --The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference starting at 9:48 a.m. CST on Friday, March 4. Reporters may ask questions in person from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kennedy Space Center in Florida and agency headquarters in Washington.

RELEASE: 11-060 NASA SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR SOFTWARE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION FAIRMONT, W.Va. --

NASA issued a request for proposals on Wednesday for software services for the agency's Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, W.Va. Proposals are due to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., by 3 p.m. EDT on April 5. Goddard manages the facility. NASA anticipates making a single award as a result of this solicitation. This contract will provide resources for NASA-directed software verification and validation services; software safety assurance support for agency missions; and potential software development work for other government agencies. The Independent Verification and Validation Program will manage the contract. The selection will be made in September.

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