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NASA CRS-2 Decision Finds Orbital ATK With Lowest Price, SpaceX With Highest Score

Pat Host

Monday, February 8th, 2016

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NASA CRS-2 Decision Finds Orbital ATK With Lowest Price, SpaceX With Highest Score

Artist's illustration of Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser connected to ISS. Photo: Sierra Nevada.

NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) source selection statement released late Friday found that Orbital ATK [OA] had the lowest price among awardees while Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) had the highest mission suitability score, a key evaluation factor.The two companies, along with Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), were awarded contracts for CRS-2, NASA’s follow-on program for delivering cargo and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). Orbital ATK and SpaceX were incumbents from the original CRS while SpaceX is also participating…

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