USA: SPACE EXPLORATION AWARDED CONTRACT FOR PROTOTYPES AGREEMENT FOR FALCON SMALL LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM.(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, September, 2004

According to the DoD., Space Exploration Technologies Inc., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $4,000,000 increment of a $8,000,000 other transaction for prototypes agreement for phase 2 of the Falcon Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) program to develop and demonstrate an affordable and responsive space lift capability.

Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif. (80%) and McGregor, Texas (20%), and will be completed in July 2005. Funds will not expire at the end of this fiscal year. DARPA issued a solicitation in Federal Business Opportunities on May 7, 2004, and 14 proposals were received. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity (HR0011-04-9-0017).