USA Receives $165 Million Contract Extension
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United Space Alliance (USA) has received a one-year, $165 million contract extension from NASA’s Johnson Space Center for support of mission and flight crew operations following the retirement of the shuttle.
The extension — to Sept. 30, 2012, from Oct. 1, 2011 — includes ground-based training and support for the International Space Station and other human spaceflight ...
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