NASA Selects Prime Contractor for Ares I Rocket Avionics
12.12.07

Brewster Shaw, VP and General Manager Boeing Space Exploration, left, Jeff Hanley, Constellation Program Manager, Danny Davis, Upper Stage Element Manager, Steve Cook, Ares Project Manager, Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator for Exploration Systems, and Rick Gilbrech, Associate Administrator for Space Exploration stand with a model of the Ares I rocket, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntsville, Ala., as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit. The selection is the final major contract award for Ares I. (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
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Upper Stage Instrument Unit (NASA)
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Upper Stage (NASA)
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Ares I Elements (NASA)
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