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NASA Astronaut To Attend Summer Skies At Macomb

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NASA astronaut and Michigan native Andrew "Drew" Feustel will attend the Summer Skies at Macomb star party at 7:30 p.m. EDT Friday, June 14, at Macomb Community College's South Campus in Warren, Mich. Feustel's keynote presentation will be from 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. at 14500 East Twelve Mile Road, in the John Lewis Student and Community Center (K Building) on Hayes Road between Twelve Mile and Martin Roads in Warren. While the presentation is free, registration is required for attendance and may be made by calling 586-455-7204 or emailing communityrelations@macomb.edu.

Raised in Lake Orion, Michigan, Feustel graduated from Lake Orion High School. He went on to earn his associate's degree at Oakland Community College, Mich., and his bachelor's and master's degrees at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. He also holds a doctorate in geological sciences from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.

Feustel was selected by NASA in July 2000. In 2009, he served on the crew of STS-125, the final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. In 2011, he launched aboard space shuttle Endeavour's final mission, STS-134, to the International Space Station. He has logged more than 28 days in space including 42 hours and 18 minutes during six spacewalks.

Stargazing, comet making crafts and a planetarium show are among the other family friendly activities planned for Summer Skies at Macomb. The activities are free and open to the public.

For information about this appearance, contact Dana Davis, publicist, Astronaut Appearances Office, 281-244-0933, or Tish Wirth, public relations coordinator, Macomb Community College, 586-445-7560.

For more information about Feustel, visit: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/feustel-aj.html

For more about Summer Skies at Macomb, visit: http://www.macomb.edu/Calendar/2013-06-14-Summer+Skies+at+Macomb.htm

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NASA: Programs and Projects Services For the Astrobiology Space and Research Services

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Solicitation Number: NAS2-02090-Extension Posted Date: Jun 07, 2013 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Jun 07, 2013 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Original Response Date: Jun 17, 2013 Current Response Date: Jun 17, 2013 Classification Code: A -- Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712

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NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001

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NASA/ARC intends to extend contract NAS2-02090 with Lockheed Martin Space Operations on a sole-source basis pursuant to 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. The performance period will be extended for a potential seven month period of performance, consisting of one 3-month base period and four 1-month options.

The principle purpose of this contract is to support science, space, exploration efforts through discrete programs and projects. At NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) the Programs and Projects Directorate conducts and manages programs, projects and develops and executes missions. Support requirements span multiple Directorates at ARC, other NASA Centers and NASA Headquarters. In order for the various Directorates to develop, manage, and execute programs within its mission area, research and development is required in the areas of Program Management, Project Management, Program Support, Collaborative Technologies, Engineering, Hardware and Software Systems Engineering and Educational Outreach.

The extension will extend the period of performance of the current contract, NAS2-02090, for three (3) months, from July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, for the base period; and end on January 31, 2014, if all four 1-month options are exercised. The extension will not increase the current contract value. The extension is the Government's best interest to provide ongoing Programs and Projects services until a new contract is awarded. The current Contractor, Lockheed Martin is considered the only Contractor that can meet ARC's needs given the short period of performance for the extension. The three (3) month extension with four (4) 1-month options is necessary to maintain the critical continuity of support services until the current procurement process for the follow-on contract has been completed and a new contract awarded.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

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NASA Selects 21 New Suborbital Payloads, Surpassing 100 Total Experiment Milestone

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NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorates Flight Opportunities Program has selected 21 new space technology payloads for flights on commercial reusable launch vehicles, balloons, and a commercial parabolic aircraft.

The newest batch of projects, which were announced by the American space agency on Friday, represents the sixth cycle of their continuing call for payloads through an announcement of opportunity. To date, the Flight Opportunities Program has facilitated over 100 technologies with test flights, according to NASA officials.

This new group of payloads, ranging from systems that support cubesats to new sensors technology for planetary exploration, represent the sorts of cutting-edge technologies that are naturally suited for testing during returnable flights to near-space, said Michael Gazarik, Associate Administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate. NASAs Flight Opportunities Program continues to mature this key technology development pipeline link, thanks to Americas commercial suborbital reusable vehicles providers.

According to NASA, 14 of the newly-selected payloads will ride on parabolic aircraft flights, which will provide brief periods of weightlessness. Two of them will fly on suborbital reusable launch vehicle test flights, three will ride on high-altitude balloons that fly above 65,000 feet.

Furthermore, one payload will fly on both a parabolic flight and a suborbital launch vehicle, and another will fly on both a suborbital launch vehicle and a high-altitude balloon platform, the space agency said. The various payload flights are scheduled to take place from now through the year 2015.

Flight opportunities currently include the Zero-G Corporation parabolic airplane under contract with the Reduced Gravity Office at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston; Near Space Corp. high-altitude balloons; and reusable launch vehicles from Armadillo Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, UP Aerospace and Virgin Galactic, NASA said. Additional commercial suborbital flight vendors under contract to NASA, including XCOR and Whittinghill, also will provide flight services.

Payload projects selected for upcoming flights originate from researchers at a number of institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the University of Texas, Oxford University, Saber Astronautics Australia, Northwestern University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Arizona, California Polytechnic State University, Makel Engineering Inc., the University of Colorado, and NASAs Langley Research Center.

NASA manages the Flight Opportunities manifest, matching payloads with flights, and will pay for payload integration and the flight costs for the selected payloads. No funds are provided for the development of the payloads, they explained, adding that the Space Technology Mission Directorate is dedicated to innovating, developing, testing and flying hardware for use in the agencys future missions.

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NASA Announces 2013 Space Technology Research Grants

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WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 65 graduate students as the 2013 class of Space Technology Research Fellows.

This third class of space technology graduate students will conduct research relevant to agency technology challenges aligned with NASA's space technology roadmaps, while pursuing degrees in related disciplines at their respective institutions.

"NASA's space technology development and innovation pipeline sees a natural on-ramp for new ideas coming from America's graduate researcher community," said Michael Gazarik, NASA's associate administrator for space technology in Washington. "By partnering with and investing in America's brightest minds, we are guaranteeing a great future for NASA and the nation. These technology research efforts will bolster America's competitiveness in a knowledge-based, global technology economy while enabling our space exploration goals."

The fellows conduct innovative space technology research on their respective campuses, at NASA centers, and at nonprofit U.S. research and development laboratories.

The fellowships and research activities are part of a renewed emphasis by NASA on technology. The program also is designed to inspire the nation's students and contribute to an innovation-driven economy. For a list of fellowship recipients, their respective research institutions and research topics, visit:

http://go.usa.gov/b43R

NASA's Space Technology Research Grants Program challenges academia to examine the theoretical feasibility of ideas and approaches that are critical to making science, space travel and exploration more effective, affordable and sustainable. The program is part of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, which is dedicated to innovating, developing, testing and flying hardware for use in NASA's future missions.

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