NASA Solicits Input for Commercial Space Transportation Services

Aug. 7, 2007

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602
john.yembrick-1@xxxxxxxx

RELEASE: 07-172

NASA SOLICITS INPUT FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

WASHINGTON - On Tuesday NASA issued a Request for Information
soliciting ideas and feedback to help shape the plan to procure safe,
cost effective, and reliable logistics services to the International
Space Station and other payload launch services.

Sponsored by NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, this
request
seeks input from companies that are working to provide commercial
transportation services to space. This information will be used to
help structure future commercial launch services contracts as well as
the second phase of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
initiative to acquire commercial cargo services to the station after
the space shuttle's retirement in 2010.

Responders are asked to provide information and feedback, including:
- a description of the service provider's current and planned
capability,
- existing NASA policies on certification and oversight of launch
vehicles,
- any improvements NASA can make in commercial transportation
services
contract structures that would provide incentives, and
- recommendations on commercial contract terms and conditions.

Comments should be sent to Celeste Dalton at
celeste.m.dalton@xxxxxxxx
by Sept. 7. To view the Request for Information, visit:

http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=126269

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station


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