Feb 1 1974
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)
Selection of Hughes Aircraft Co. for negotiation of a cost-plus-award-fee contract for continuing design of the Pioneer Venus spacecraft system was announced by NASA. Proposed cost of design work was $3 million, with an option for final design, development, fabrication, and testing of two flight spacecraft and launch support at $55 million. Two Pioneer Venus missions, planned for 1978, would launch one spacecraft to orbit Venus, transmitting data for nearly eight months, and another to explore the planet's atmosphere down to the surface by ejecting four probes transmitting data during their hour-long descent. (NASA Release 74-34)
A $24 475 000 cost-plus-award-fee contract extension awarded to Boeing Co. for support services at Kennedy Space Center became effective. Services included test support management, plant engineering and maintenance, supply and transportation operations, security services, and fire protection and rescue through 31 Jan. 1975, bringing the total contract amount to an estimated $98 952 758. (KSC Release 21-74)
1-2 February: Congressmen and staff of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics were briefed at Marshall Space Flight Center and Michoud Assembly Facility in preparation for hearings on NASA's FY 1975 budget. Committee members were briefed on Skylab, space shuttle, tug, Spacelab, concept verification test, and use of space transportation systems at MSFC. On 2 Feb. they were briefed on the space shuttle external tank at Michoud. (Marshall Star, 6 Feb 74, 2)
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