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St Louis MO (SPX) May 11, 2006 NASA has awarded Boeing a competitively bid contract to modify the communication, navigation and electrical systems of an S-3B Viking aircraft. NASA obtained the S-3B from the U.S. Navy to facilitate research requirements for the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The contract marks the first time an S-3B has been made available for non-military applications since the Navy announced its decision to retire the Viking fleet. The award follows the successful S-3B Viking modification program between the Navy and Boeing from 2000 through 2005, when Boeing installed more than 500 modifications into the Navy's S-3B anti-submarine warfare, all-weather aircraft fleet. The NASA upgrade includes the installation of baker audio panels and navigation equipment such as weather radar, a commercial marker beacon and a new transponder. Boeing will modify the aircraft at its Cecil Field facilities in Jacksonville, Fla., under the direction of NASA Glenn. Related Links Boeing
UP Aerospace Offers Round-trip Payload Space Flights Directly to the Public
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2006UP Aerospace is continuing its preparations for the inaugural space launch from the New Mexico Spaceport this July. UP Aerospace's SpaceLoft XL vehicle provides the lowest cost-to-space of any space launch vehicle in the world.
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