Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979/5241
michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / j.d.harrington@nasa.gov
Daniel Kanigan
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
daniel.n.kanigan@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-204
NASA TO BRIEF INDUSTRY ON SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PROCUREMENT
WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, agency
procurement officials, and Space Launch System Program managers will
meet with contractors and small-business entrepreneurs Sept. 29 for
the Space Launch System Industry Day at the Davidson Center for Space
Exploration in Huntsville, Ala.
NASA will brief industry representatives on the agency's acquisition
strategy for the Space Launch System program and provide an overview
of the program, its organization and specific vehicle requirements.
The event takes place from 7:55 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CDT during the
Marshall Space Flight Center's quarterly Small Business Alliance
Meeting. It will provide small business leaders a forum to discuss
opportunities with representatives of NASA and large prime
contractors.
Media representatives interested in attending Industry Day should
contact Dan Kanigan at 256-544-0034 no later than 4 p.m. CDT,
Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Davidson Center is located at One
Tranquility Base in Huntsville.
Marshall is leading design and development of the Space Launch System
for NASA. The new heavy-lift launch vehicle will take astronauts
beyond low-Earth orbit and enable new exploration missions across the
solar system. The first full-scale SLS test flight is targeted for
2017.
NASA Industry Day speakers will include Garver; Marshall Center
Director Robert Lightfoot; Glenn Delgado, associate administrator of
NASA's Office of Small Business Programs in Washington; Todd May,
director of NASA's Space Launch System Program Office; Kim Whitson,
deputy director of Marshall's Office of Procurement; and Earl
Pendley, manager of the Space Transportation Support Office in
Marshall's Office of Procurement.
To view Industry Day live on NASA TV's education channel visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html For information about NASA's Space Launch System development effort,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/sls
