Boeing Nets NASA Order
There is more great news for Boeing this year, as they have earned a potential $1.2bn order from NASA to upgrade their Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) over the next 5+ years.
Initially valued at $695 million, with options increasing the deal to $1.2 billion, the contract calls for two spacecraft, with the first ready to launch in 2012. The second is expected to be ready for launch in 2013.
Boeing will design and manufacture the TDRS K series satellites as well as upgrade NASA’s TDRS system ground terminals located near Las Cruces, N.M., according to a release. The ground terminals are the primary two-way communications link between the TDRS satellites and the ground-based elements of the TDRS system communications network.
