As NASA hashes out an acquisition strategy for building a congressionally mandated heavy-lift launch vehicle that leverages space shuttle and Ares rocket technologies, agency officials are hoping to minimize the potential for a formal protest from industry.
Douglas Cooke, head of NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate here, said officials are still formulating plans for the Space Launch System that lawmakers directed NASA to start work on this year. In addition to settling on a final design, the agency is sorting through different contracting mechanisms for procuring the heavy-lift vehicle, reports SpaceNews with details.
Douglas Cooke, head of NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate here, said officials are still formulating plans for the Space Launch System that lawmakers directed NASA to start work on this year. In addition to settling on a final design, the agency is sorting through different contracting mechanisms for procuring the heavy-lift vehicle, reports SpaceNews with details.
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