Boeing awarded £14m

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Boeing has received a $14m contract from NASA to design and develop a thermal protection system (TPS) for the Orion crew exploration vehicle.

has received a

contract to design and develop a thermal protection system (TPS) for the Orion crew exploration vehicle,

's next generation spacecraft that will carry astronauts into space.

The 16-month firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fee contract has a maximum value of approximately $14m including all priced options.

The contract, awarded by NASA Ames Research Center, is for advanced development and risk reduction of a phenolic impregnated carbon ablator (PICA) heat shield to protect Orion from the extreme heat generated during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Orion is the first human element in NASA's Constellation program, the agency's initiative to support America's effort to return humans to the moon and beyond. NASA is developing Orion as a primary vehicle for future human space exploration. Orion will carry astronauts to the International Space Station by 2014, with a goal of landing astronauts on the moon no later than 2020.

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