John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov

Steve Roy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
steven.e.roy@nasa.gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-41

NASA AWARDS REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTORS CONTRACT MODIFICATION

WASHINGTON - NASA has awarded a contract modification valued at $681
million to ATK Launch Systems of Brigham City, Utah, for continued
delivery of space shuttle reusable solid rocket motors.

The modification reforms and extends the current contract to align
production to new launch schedule requirements through Sept. 30,
2010. The modification reflects adjustments made in the shuttle
manifest and makes deliveries consistent with the planned retirement
of the space shuttle in September 2010.

ATK Launch Systems will provide hardware and sustain engineering
support to the Space Shuttle Program through the contract completion
date on this cost-plus-award fee contract, which was awarded in
October 1998.

Work will be performed at the contractor's plants in Brigham City and
Clearfield, Utah, along with facilities at NASA's Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and NASA's Kennedy Space Center,
Fla.

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