Boeing, Northrop Team Up for NASA Bid
Posted on: Saturday, 13 November 2004, 12:00 CST
Boeing Co. said Tuesday it will team up with Northrop Grumman Corp. to bid for the contract to develop NASA's next manned spacecraft, which could carry humans to the moon and Mars.
The contract for the so-called "crew exploration vehicle" will be the largest awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the next five years, said analyst Royce Dalby of Washington-based consulting company DFI International.
Boeing wants a piece of the work to replace NASA's shuttles and send astronauts beyond Earth's orbit. The company leads construction of the International Space Station and helps manage the space shuttles with Lockheed Martin Corp.
Boeing and Northrop did not disclose the deal's terms.
A contract for the spacecraft could be worth "billions of dollars," said Charles Allen, vice president for space exploration systems at Boeing.
Source: Tulsa World
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