Add to NASA News Summary of Oct. 28, 1998

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* NASA Awards Launch Services Contracts for Small Payloads

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NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR SMALL PAYLOADS

     NASA has awarded two contracts to provide launch 
services for NASA and NASA-sponsored small-class payloads 
under the Small Expendable Launch Vehicle Services (SELVS-
KSC) contracts.  The companies are Coleman Research Corp., 
Orlando, FL, and Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, VA.  The 
contracts will be administered by NASA's Kennedy Space Center 
(KSC), FL, and will include launches from Kennedy Space 
Center/Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL; Vandenberg Air Force 
Base, CA; and Wallops Flight Facility, VA.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Elvia H. 
Thompson 202/358-1696.

Contact at NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL:  George H. Diller 
407/867-2468.

Full text available at: 
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/contract/1998/c98-r.txt

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