NASA Awards Contract for Hardware Assurance Testing

March 30, 2007

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602

Paul Foerman
Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss.
228-688-3333

CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-17

NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR HARDWARE ASSURANCE TESTING

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - On Friday, NASA announced the selection of
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., of Canoga Park, Calif., to
provide hardware assurance testing at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
The estimated total value of the contract is $80 million.

The cost-plus-award-fee contract is for a one-year period with four
one-year option periods.

Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne will perform space shuttle main engine
testing and testing of Constellation Program engines and propulsion
systems. The contractor also will perform engine and propulsion
systems testing as needed for other NASA programs, as well as provide
hardware assurance and engineering support, including design work.

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