Kirsten Larson
Headquarters, Washington             Dec. 21, 2001
(Phone: 202/358-0243)

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

RELEASE: c01-cc

NASA RESTRUCTURES TRAINING SYSTEMS CONTRACT WITH RAYTHEON

     NASA recently restructured the Training Systems Contract 
held by Raytheon Technical Services Company of Houston, 
adding approximately $33 million in value through April 2005.

The restructuring accommodates recent changes in training 
methods and plans for International Space Station crews. As a 
result of the restructuring, the contract now has a total 
estimated potential value of $145.6 million through 2005 if 
all options are exercised. 

Raytheon Technical Services Company provides development, 
maintenance, operations and sustaining engineering of several 
space station training facilities at the Johnson Space Center 
in Houston. The facilities are used to simulate station 
systems and flights for future crews and flight controllers.

Work under the restructured contract will be performed 
primarily in Houston.

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