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For Release: August 24, 1999
Media Advisory m99-173a


NASA, Thiokol Complete $1.7 Billion Shuttle Motor Agreement

     NASA and Thiokol Propulsion of Brigham City, UT, have 
completed negotiations for a contract worth up to $1.73 billion 
for 73 Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motors.  The motors -- 
two are used per flight -- are the primary component of the 
Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters, providing 6.6 million pounds of 
thrust or 71.4 percent of what the Shuttle needs for liftoff.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Kirsten Williams 
202/358-0243.

Contact at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL:  
June Malone 256/544-0034.

For full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/contract/1999/c99-c.txt 

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