Kirsten Larson
Headquarters, Washington, DC             January 22, 2001
(Phone: 202/358-0243)

John Ira Petty
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

RELEASE: C01-b

NASA ADDS BATTERY SPARES TO STATION CONTRACT

     NASA has negotiated a $68.8 million contract modification 
with the Boeing Company's Space and Communications Group of 
Houston, TX, for acquisition of space-battery orbital-
replacement units. 

These spares are to replace, when necessary, battery orbital-
replacement units already in space.

Work on the contract will be done at Boeing facilities in 
Houston and Canoga Park, CA, and at facilities of the major 
subcontractor, Space Systems Loral of Palo Alto, CA, as well 
as at vendor facilities throughout the United States.

Boeing's Space and Communications Group holds the 
International Space Station prime contract. The company was 
awarded that eight-year contract for construction and 
integration of the space station in 1995. The contract is a 
cost-plus-award-fee/fixed-fee type.

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