WORLDTECHNASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9×4 to Launch Services Contract
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What happened
In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The NLS II contracts include an on-ramp provision that provides an opportunity annually for new launch service providers to compete for future missions and allows existing contractors to introduce launch vehicles not currently on their NLS II contracts. NASA is a public and space exploration company founded in 1958. Blue Origin is an aerospace company based in Kent, and its products and services include New Glenn.
The NLS II contracts are multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with an ordering period through June 2030, and an overall period of performance through December 2032. The NLS II contracts support the goals and objectives of the agency’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate, and the Research and Technology Mission Directorate. Under the contract, NASA also can provide launch services to other government agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sources & evidence
- NASA News Releases Primary / official
NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9×4 to Launch Services Contract ↗
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-adds-blue-origin-new-glenn-9x4-to-launch-services-contract/