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Congress has asked for a vehicle that can scale from 70 to 130 MT to low Earth orbit (LEO). The Saturn V was 118 MT. Some of these companies could be team leads, while others could supply engines for attitude control, aeroshells, control systems, launch escape/landing, upper stages or solids.
WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-lift launch vehicle system concepts, propulsion technologies, and affordability.
The selected companies are:
Aerojet General Corp., Rancho Cordova, Calif. (propulsion, reaction control)
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Huntsville, Ala. (visualization & multimedia)
Andrews Space, Tukwila, Wash. (aerodynamic modeling, rapid prototyping)
Alliant Techsystems, Huntsville, Ala. (large & small solids, shuttle SRB)
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Ala. (Delta II & Delta IV boosters)
Lockheed Martin Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (Atlas V)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (owns Rutan's Scaled Composites - SS1, SS2)
Orbital Sciences Corp., Chandler, Ariz. (small & medium boosters)
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, Calif. (medium & large engines)
Science Applications International Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (engineering & technology applications)
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, Calif. (SpaceX - out of the box design/boosters)
United Launch Alliance, Centennial, Colo. (launch provider for Atlas & Delta)
United Space Alliance, Huntsville, Ala. (mission ops, logistics & management)
WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-lift launch vehicle system concepts, propulsion technologies, and affordability.
The selected companies are:
Aerojet General Corp., Rancho Cordova, Calif. (propulsion, reaction control)
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Huntsville, Ala. (visualization & multimedia)
Andrews Space, Tukwila, Wash. (aerodynamic modeling, rapid prototyping)
Alliant Techsystems, Huntsville, Ala. (large & small solids, shuttle SRB)
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Ala. (Delta II & Delta IV boosters)
Lockheed Martin Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (Atlas V)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (owns Rutan's Scaled Composites - SS1, SS2)
Orbital Sciences Corp., Chandler, Ariz. (small & medium boosters)
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, Calif. (medium & large engines)
Science Applications International Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (engineering & technology applications)
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, Calif. (SpaceX - out of the box design/boosters)
United Launch Alliance, Centennial, Colo. (launch provider for Atlas & Delta)
United Space Alliance, Huntsville, Ala. (mission ops, logistics & management)