NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions

ksc@newsletters.nasa.gov · Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:48:09 +0000

September 21, 2021 
CONTRACT RELEASE C21-027
NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions

NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. of Redmond, Washington, for the development of the Orion Main Engine (OME), which will be used on the Orion spacecraft as part of the agency’s Artemis program.

The contract includes certification of the OME design, production, and special studies and tasks. It is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price orders. The period of performance is from Sept. 21, 2021, through April 23, 2032, with a maximum value of $600 million.

The OME will be integrated into Orion’s primary power and propulsion component, the European Service Module, and will replace the Orbital Maneuvering System Engine repurposed from the Space Shuttle Program for the service module on Artemis missions VII through XIV. The contract also will allow for the procurement of additional engines for other NASA exploration programs.

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	September 21, 2021 CONTRACT RELEASE C21-027 NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. of Redmond, Washington, for the development of the Orion Main Engine (OME), which will be used on the Orion spacecraft as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The contract includes certification of the OME design, production, and special studies and tasks. It is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price orders. The period of performance is from Sept. 21, 2021, through April 23, 2032, with a maximum value of $600 million. The OME will be integrated into Orion’s primary power and propulsion component, the European Service Module, and will replace the Orbital Maneuvering System Engine repurposed from the Space Shuttle Program for the service module on Artemis missions VII through XIV. The contract also will allow for the procurement of additional engines for other NASA exploration programs. Learn more about NASA and agency programs at: http://www.nasa.gov -end-
	Press Contacts Kathryn Hambleton Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1409 kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov Laura Rochon Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 laura.a.rochon@nasa.gov
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