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Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, Analytical Mechanics, To Work On Space Propellant Storage

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

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Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. [BLL] and Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc., have been selected by NASA to develop concepts for storing and transferring cryogenic propellants in space. The awards, pending successful contract negotiations total approximately $2.4 million with a maximum individual contract award of $600,000, the space agency said. NASA is pursuing this work because the capabilities are considered critical for the space agency’s future deep space human exploration missions. Each company would provide a…

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