HOUSTON, Aug. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Johnson
Space Center has awarded to Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) a contract
extension with a potential value of $101.9
million. Raytheon will continue to provide operations,
maintenance and engineering services for up to four years to NASA's
Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility
(SVMF), facilities that are critical to safe human spaceflight.
The NBL is the deep water pool astronauts use for spacewalk
training. The SVMF hosts full-size mockups and simulators for the
International Space Station, Orion capsule and commercial space
modules. Both facilities are used to test scenarios and new
equipment for human spaceflight.
"The extension allows Raytheon to continue its excellent
performance record for this critical space mission support
program," said Dave Wajsgras,
president of Raytheon Information, Intelligence and Services. "We
will continue to partner closely with NASA and provide the
innovative solutions required for our country's space
programs."
Raytheon is at the two facilities 24/7, running real-time
mission scenarios that help International Space Station astronauts
deal with spaceflight challenges. In addition to day-to-day
operations and maintenance, Raytheon will execute service life
extension programs for mockups operating in a dynamic underwater
environment.
"Raytheon's dedicated partnership with NASA has led to the
highest standard of overall systems reliability and a world-class
safety rating at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab and Space Vehicle Mockup
Facility," said Todd Probert, vice
president of mission support and modernization at Raytheon IIS. "We
are committed to efficient and effective support for these
high-consequence human spaceflight missions."
One way Raytheon helps NASA lower costs and maintain the
critical skills base needed for support future space exploration is
by increasing commercial uses for the NBL. Its fully-instrumented
underwater environment is now being used by a variety of commercial
customers to test new equipment and conduct safety training. The
facility has been used for testing and training on unmanned
submersibles, underwater pipeline repairs, deep-water survival and
underwater helicopter escape. Potential external customers for this
unique facility include the oil and gas, commercial space and
defense industries.
Raytheon IIS captured more than $2.5
billion in space contracts so far this year, including
another NASA contract for managing an earth science data system, a
U.S. Air Force space launch range contract and a NORAD contract for
a variety of support services.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad
range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Mass. For more about
Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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