NASA Selects Companies To Study Storing Cryogenic Propellants In Space

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

August 05, 2011

J.D. Harrington 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-5241 
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Lori J. Rachul 
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 
216-433-8806 
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CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-032

NASA SELECTS COMPANIES TO STUDY STORING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS IN SPACE

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected four companies to develop concepts for 
storing and transferring cryogenic propellants in space. These 
capabilities are important for the agency's future deep space human 
exploration missions. 

The selected companies, pending successful contract negotiations, are: 

-- Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc. Hampton, Va. 
-- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, Boulder, Colo. 
-- The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif. 
-- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colo. 

The awards total approximately $2.4 million with a maximum individual 
contract award of $600,000. Each company will provide a final report 
to help define a mission concept to demonstrate the cryogenic fluid 
management technologies, capabilities and infrastructure required for 
sustainable, affordable human presence in space. 

Storing cryogenic propellants such as liquid hydrogen and liquid 
oxygen in space for long periods of time with minimal boil-off is 
critical for deep space human exploration. The mission concept 
studies will identify technology gaps and look at innovative 
technical solutions to develop cryogenic propulsion systems and 
depots. 

NASA will use the studies to plan and implement a future flight 
demonstration mission that will test and validate key capabilities 
and technologies. NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program 
is funding the studies. The Space Technology Office at NASA's Glenn 
Research Center in Cleveland is managing the contracts. 

For more information about NASA exploration and other programs, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/exploration   

	
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