NASA、大型ロケット構想検討契約対象に13社を選定

SpaceNews(11/9)
HEFTスタディ(NASA Watch(9/8))で設定した能力目標を達成できる機体構想を検討。受注メーカ：Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Minneapolis; Aerojet General Corp., Rancho Cordova, Calif.; Analytical Mechanics Associates, Huntsville, Ala.; Andrews Space, Tukwila, Wash.; Boeing Co., Huntsville; Lockheed Martin Corp., Huntsville; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Huntsville; Orbital Sciences Corp., Chandler, Ariz.; Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, Calif.; Science Applications International Corp., Huntsville.; Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, Calif.; United Launch Alliance, Centennial, Colo.; and United Space Alliance, Huntsville.