NASA Awards Agencywide Acquisition of Liquid Hydrogen Contract

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November 19, 2014 NASA Awards Agencywide Acquisition of Liquid Hydrogen Contract NASA has awarded the agencywide Acquisition of Liquid Hydrogen contract to Praxair Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut. This firm-fixed price contract begins Dec. 1 and has a maximum value of $53 million, with a potential performance period of five years. The contract consolidates the liquid hydrogen requirements of four NASA locations, including the agency’s Stennis Space Center, Mississippi; Kennedy Space Center, Florida; Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; and Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Liquid hydrogen is used as the fuel for rocket engine development, testing and launch of spacecraft.  Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, which are cryogenic propellants, are supplied to engines that produce the thrust necessary to meet mission objectives. For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- Gregory B. Harland Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov NASA Kennedy Space Center news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail message with the subject line subscribe to ksc-request@newsletters.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message with the subject line unsubscribe to ksc-request@newsletters.nasa.gov.   › Back To Top