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Boeing Submits Altair Lunar Lander Proposal

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Monday, March 2nd, 2009

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The Boeing Co. [BA] gave NASA a proposal for Altair lunar lander design support. NASA is expected to award multiple contracts this spring. The lunar lander, part of the Constellation Program developing the next-generation U.S. spacecraft system, will launch aboard the Ares V heavy-lift rocket and provide astronauts with life support and a base for exploration missions. Altair also will return the crew to the Orion spacecraft that then will transport the astronauts back to Earth. The Altair Conceptual Design…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

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