A multibillion-dollar NASA contracting effort, the largest since the Apollo, shuttle, and space station developments, is formally underway with the release of the draft request for proposals for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) to replace the shuttle and eventually return astronauts to the Moon as a stepping-stone to Mars. With guidance from the draft request for proposals (RFP) now in hand, contractors are beginning a flurry of activity to posture for formal bids and to align their earlier in-house concepts with major new exploration program specifics, including strong guidelines on managing cost and risk. And Lockheed Martin will announce this week that it is teaming with EADS Space Transportation for the CEV contract. Should this team win, Europe's largest aerospace contractor would be in line for a key role in developing a replacement for the shuttle and renewed human operations on the lunar surface.


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    Title :

    Teaming for Exploration


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    2005-01-01


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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English








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