Nov 17 2010
From The Space Library
CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-047
NASA EXTENDS ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES CONTRACT
CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has awarded a one-year contract option to ASRC Aerospace Corporation of Greenbelt, Md., for engineering and scientific services. The option has a value that will not exceed $50 million. The contract covers engineering and scientific support services to Glenn's Lewis Field and Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. ASRC will provide on-site support services for technical, engineering and scientific tasks in the areas of aeronautics, microgravity science, space exploration, space power and propulsion, and related science and technology activities. The modification increases the total value of the contract to $260 million. The extension begins Sept. 1, 2010, and ends Aug. 31, 2011. It is the last of three one-year options provided for in the original contract awarded in August 2006.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-136
NASA TO REVEAL NEW DATA ON CONDITIONS AT EDGE OF SOLAR SYSTEM
WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, on Wednesday, Sept. 29, to discuss new information about the boundary of our solar system obtained from the agency's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft. The briefing participants are: - Arik Posner, IBEX program scientist, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington - Nathan Schwadron, IBEX science operations lead and associate professor at the University of New Hampshire in Durham - David McComas, IBEX principal investigator and assistant vice president of the Space Science and Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio - Merav Opher, associate professor, George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. Reporters can receive dial-in information by sending an email to JD Harrington at j.d.harrington@nasa.gov. Requests must include reporter's name, affiliation, and telephone number. Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio At the beginning of the briefing, related images will be available online at: http://www.nasa.gov/ibex
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-138
NASA RESCHEDULES TELECONFERENCE ON IBEX SPACECRAFT FINDINGS
WASHINGTON -- NASA has rescheduled the media teleconference to discuss new information about the boundary of our solar system obtained from the agency's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft. The telecon now is set for noon EDT, on Thursday, Sept. 30. The briefing participants are: - Arik Posner, IBEX program scientist, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington - Nathan Schwadron, IBEX science operations lead and associate professor at the University of New Hampshire in Durham - David McComas, IBEX principal investigator and assistant vice president of the Space Science and Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio - Merav Opher, associate professor, George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. To participate in the teleconference, reporters should e-mail JD Harrington at: j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio At the beginning of the briefing, related images will be available online at: http://www.nasa.gov/ibex
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