NASA Taps Orbital for Long-Term Launch Services Contract.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) From: Wireless News | Date: September 24, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 M2 Communications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Orbital Sciences Corporation said that it has been awarded a major contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide Pegasus and Taurus launch services for future NASA space missions over a seven-year period from 2005 to 2012.

The contract was awarded under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) program, which allows the space agency to order small-, medium- and large-class launch services from several suppliers on an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) basis. The small-class ...