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... Space Flight Center MSFC awarded two contracts: (1) a $2.4-million, two-month contract extension to Chrysler Corp. for procurement of long-lead time items for additional Uprated Saturn I 1st stages. Extension would enable Chrysler to continue procurements necessary to maintain capability to assemble four Uprated Saturn ...

... a managerial doctrine as extraordinary as the space mission itself. Essentially it is a bold extension of the systems-management principle first applied in the Pentagon for weapon development. This approach ... sense, the system becomes an exercise in applied philosophy. To master such massively complex and extensive problems, the agency has mobilized some 20,000 individual firms, more than 400,000 workers ...

... Federal Electric Corp. received a $4.6-million one-year, cost-plus-award-fee contract extension for logistical and technical information support services at MSC; (2) IBM Federal Systems Div. was selected for negotiations on a three-month, $998,000 contract extension for computer programming and engineering support services at Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC 's Real ...

... Space Flight Center MSFC awarded Mason-Rust Co. a one-year, $8,990,826 contract extension for continued provision of services-including transportation, safety and security, supply, communications, and custodial services-at Michoud Assembly Facility . Extension brought total cost-plus-award-fee contract to $39,073,652. ''( Marshall Space Flight Center ...

... the preliminary options now. He selected what he called "three natural, potential targets" for major extensions of manned space flight. First of these he saw as "a spacefaring research and operations ... permanent lunar base." Third objective could be "manned surface exploration of Mars" within context of "extension of the lunar-landing experience to the near planets." Citing both advantages and difficulties of ...

... . USAF was investigating causes of the failure. ''(UPI, NYT, 8/9/66)'' FAA was proposing extensive changes in regulations for determining crashworthiness of transport aircraft and for meeting passenger evacuation standards ... more uniform distribution of exits throughout passenger cabin; (3) improvement of emergency lighting systems; (4) extensive preflight briefing of passengers; (5) increase in number of flight attendants per passenger; and (6 ...

... experience with various management systems, techniques and tools in the past several years have contributed extensively to a more scientific approach. The `art' element remains, however. The integrated implementation of those ... as U.S. national space goal. Proposal called for seven-step program based principally on extension of mission-duration capability and including earth-orbital "Space Station/Mission Module," Mars and Venus ...

... were expected to be large, "certainly larger than the costs of achieving them." However, "an extensive, coherent, and selective program" would be required to achieve benefits. Committee recommended that NASA give ... , were not much used for research, and had been spent by some centers to acquire extensive capital facilities. ''(Text)'' USAF contract awards: $4,305,295 fixed-price contract to Computer Sciences ...

... MSFC announced it had signed agreement with North American Rockwell Corp.'s Rocketdyne Div. for extension of J-2 engine production through April 30, 1970, at reduced rate of one engine ... of three. Engines would not be used as rapidly as originally planned because of overall extension of launch vehicle production schedule. Modifications amounted to $8,423,454. ''( Marshall Space Flight Center ...

... Commission AEC -NASA Space Nuclear Propulsion Office awarded Aerojet-General Corp. $47,447,601 contract extension for completion of preliminary engine and component design for NUCLEAR ENGINE FOR ROCKET VEHICLE APPLICATION NERVA I and initiation of procurement or fabrication of component development hardware. Extension, from Oct. 1, 1968, through Sept. 30, 1969, brought total value of cost-plus-fixed ...

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