Mar 24 2010
From The Space Library
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-009
NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The briefing will begin after the Flight Readiness Review, a meeting to assess preparations for shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission to the International Space Station. Live status updates, including the start time for the news conference, will be provided via the NASA News Twitter feed during the meeting. To access the feed, go to the NASA.gov homepage or visit: http://www.twitter.com/nasa The review is expected to include the selection of an official launch date. Endeavour is targeted to launch at 4:39 a.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 7. The briefing participants are: - Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations - Mike Suffredini, manager, Space Station Program - Mike Moses, space shuttle launch integration manager, Space Shuttle Program - Mike Leinbach, space shuttle launch director NASA Television and the agency's Web site will carry the live briefing. Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA locations and should contact their preferred NASA center to confirm participation. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For STS-130 crew and mission information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
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CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-014
NASA AWARDS SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT
WASHINGTON -- NASA has contracted with ERC Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., for space technology research and development activities at the agency's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The contract has a maximum value of $45 million. This is a cost-plus, fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The base contract lasts two years and has three one-year options. ERC Inc. will support the Space Technology Division in the Office of the Director of Exploration Technology at Ames. The division develops technologies used to design and fabricate prototype hypervelocity vehicles that could travel in the atmospheres of Earth and other planetary bodies in the solar system. The office also is responsible for conducting research and development in nanotechnology, materials science, sensors and devices. The company will support work at NASA Ames in the following areas: - Understanding the chemistry and physics of hypersonic, reacting and radiating flows; - Analyzing the aerothermodynamics of entry systems, aeronautics and space vehicle trajectories; - Developing, modifying and applying computational fluid dynamics tools and quantum computing capabilities; - Engineering ablative, reusable and multi-functional thermal protection materials and conducting materials science research; - Planning, executing and analyzing experiments and testing the thermodynamics of materials; - Studying the mechanisms of pre-biotic geochemistry; - Providing educational outreach and internship employment opportunities to acquaint students with public service, and enhance their educational experience in support of NASA technology research and development program requirements. The contract with ERC Inc. includes a subcontract with Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. of Greenbelt, Md.
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