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U.S. agencies agree on rules for commercial launchers

October 14th, 2011 by

NASA, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air Force signed an agreement this week to establish clear criteria for certification of commercial providers of launch vehicles used for national security space and civil space missions.
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Astrotech subsidiary awarded US$2.2 million task order for NASA mission

October 14th, 2011 by

Astrotech Corporation announced that its Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary has won a fully-funded task order under an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for payload processing support at the Eastern Range.
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