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  • Unisys Lands NASA Flight Simulation Hardware, Software Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Lands NASA Flight Simulation Hardware, Software Support Contract

    Unisys has been awarded a $38.4 million contract to develop simulation hardware and software technology for NASA’s Hampton, Virginia-based Langley Research Center. Unisys will work to design, test, integrate, operate, maintain and modify Langley’s flight simulation facilities and research aircraft systems under the contract, NASA said Friday. The contract contains a five-year performance period, which includes […] More

  • NASA Launches Website for Earth Images From Lockheed's EPIC Camera - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Launches Website for Earth Images From Lockheed’s EPIC Camera

    NASA has unveiled a new website to provide daily color images of Earth captured by the Lockheed Martin-built Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory. The space agency said Tuesday the website will show a sequence of images that show the sunlit side of the Earth as it rotates and will allow visitors to access […] More

  • NASA Solicits Proposals for Solar Array System Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Solicits Proposals for Solar Array System Development

    NASA has issued a solicitation in search of proposals from industry and academic institutions for ideas on how to build solar array platforms for use in future human and robotic space exploration missions. The space agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate is interested in new solar array systems that work in high-radiation and low-temperature environments, NASA said Thursday. STMD plans to award […] More

  • Boeing-Built ecoDemonstrator Concludes Active Flow Control Flight Tests; Mike Alexander Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Built ecoDemonstrator Concludes Active Flow Control Flight Tests; Mike Alexander Comments

    NASA has completed flight tests on technology onboard the Boeing-developed ecoDemonstrator 757 airplane that are designed to cut fuel consumption and emissions. NASA researchers installed sweeping jet actuators on the aircraft’s vertical tail to  evaluate its contribution to stability during takeoffs and landings, the space agency said Monday. “If we can control the flow of air over the vertical […] More

  • STC Lands NASA Mission Support Contract for Langley Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    STC Lands NASA Mission Support Contract for Langley Research

    Science and Technology Corporation has been awarded a potential $25 million contract from NASA to provide support services for the space agency’s aeronautics laboratory in Virginia. The five-year contract includes the fabrication of flight test components for various mission requirements at Langley Research Center, including assemblies for aircraft, spaceflight, research facilities and ground support equipment, […] More

  • AMA to Continue NASA Engineering Support Under $50M Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AMA to Continue NASA Engineering Support Under $50M Contract Option

    Analytical Mechanics Associates will extend its engineering support for NASA‘s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia under the company’s third option in its contract with the space agency. The contract option has a one-year period of performance beginning Oct. 1 and is valued at around $50 million, NASA said Monday. The full indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is worth up to $341.3 million and covers scientific research; […] More