NASA Awards NOAA Goes-R Instrument Contract

Aug. 23, 2007

Tabatha Thompson
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3895
tabatha.thompson-1@xxxxxxxx

Cynthia M. O'Carroll
Goddard Space Flight Center, Md.
301-286-4647
cynthia.m.ocarroll@xxxxxxxx

John Leslie
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, Md.
301-713-9210, ext. 174
john.leslie@xxxxxxxx

CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-38

NASA AWARDS NOAA GOES-R INSTRUMENT CONTRACT

WASHINGTON - NASA, in coordination with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellites (GOES-R) Program, has awarded a contract to the Laboratory
for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado,
Boulder. The total estimated value is $92 million, including options.

The laboratory will build the Extreme Ultra Violet and X-Ray
Irradiance Sensors that will fly on the next series of GOES-R. These
instruments will help forecast solar disturbances that can affect
communications and navigational operations. This satellite series
will upgrade existing weather and environmental monitoring
capabilities. The first launch of the series is scheduled for
December 2014.

The design and development of the instruments will be performed at
the
contractor's facility in Boulder, Colo. The contractor also will
provide post-delivery support for GOES-R.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funds,
operates and manages the GOES program. NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center in Greenbelt, Md., manages the acquisition of GOES-R
instruments for NOAA. For more information about the GOES-R program,
visit:

http://osd.goes.noaa.gov

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov


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