Jun 10 2013

From The Space Library

RELEASE: 13-175 - NASA ANNOUNCES 2013 SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH GRANTS --WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 65 graduate students as the 2013 class of Space Technology Research Fellows. This third class of space technology graduate students will conduct research relevant to agency technology challenges aligned with NASA's space technology roadmaps, while pursuing degrees in related disciplines at their respective institutions. NASA's space technology development and innovation pipeline sees a natural on-ramp for new ideas coming from America's graduate researcher community, said Michael Gazarik, NASA's associate administrator for space technology in Washington. "By partnering with and investing in America's brightest minds, we are guaranteeing a great future for NASA and the nation. These technology research efforts will bolster America's competitiveness in a knowledge-based, global technology economy while enabling our space exploration goals." The fellows conduct innovative space technology research on their respective campuses, at NASA centers, and at nonprofit U.S. research and development laboratories. The fellowships and research activities are part of a renewed emphasis by NASA on technology. The program also is designed to inspire the nation's students and contribute to an innovation-driven economy.

RELEASE: C13-028 - NASA AWARDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT --WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of McLean, Va., to provide safety and mission assurance engineering support services for the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has a three-year base period beginning Oct. 1, and a pair of one-year options that would extend the contract through September 2018. Cost-plus-award fee and firm-fixed-price task orders could bring the total contract value to $202.5 million. SAIC will support the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate in providing programmatic support to the International Space Station, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Extravehicular Activity Office, Advanced Exploration Systems Office, and any future programs and projects performed by Johnson. Support under the contract requires skills associated with safety, reliability, maintainability, quality and risk management at Johnson and the White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, N.M. Additionally, work will be performed at vendor manufacturing and engineering facilities, including ARES Corp. in Burlingame, Calif.; GHG Corp. in Webster, Texas; JES Tech in Houston; and Millennium Engineering and Integration Co. in Arlington, Va.