NASA formally awards Orion test flight contract to Lockheed Martin

Two other companies bid on the project, but did not offer to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the vehicle, space agency said.

Bob Brewin

January 9, 2012

Bob Brewin

Editor at Large

NASA, as expected, awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $370 million sole source contract to conduct a test flight of its new Orion crew vehicle in 2014. Read the rest at Nextgov.com.

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