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X-37
NASA's X-37 vehicle will test and validate technologies in the environment of space as well as test system performance of the vehicle during orbital flight, reentry and landing.

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DART
Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology: Developed by Orbital Sciences, DART will flight demonstrate in-orbit autonomous rendezvous and close proximity operations as part of NASA's 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Risk Reduction Initiative.

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PAD
Pad Abort Demonstrator: Developed by Lockheed-Martin, the launch pad abort demonstrator will be used as a test-bed to demonstrate crew escape technologies and to validate analytical models necessary for future crew escape systems.

 

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CONTRACT AWARDS

OSP Option 1 Modifications ($1M)
Awards by Company
April, 2003

Company
Contract Award
Technology Area
Boeing Company
(Seal Beach, CA)
$45M (approx.)
TA-1
Systems Studies
Northrop/Grumman
(El Segundo, CA)
$24M (approx.)
TA-1
Systems Studies
Lockheed Martin
(Denver, CO)
$45M (approx.)
TA-1
Systems Studies
Orbital Sciences
(Dulles, VA)
$20M (approx.)
TA-1
Systems Studies

 

 

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