Dynetics, Inc., a subsidiary of Leidos Holdings, Inc., has been awarded a firm fixed price delivery order valued at approximately $793,000 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center (NASA). The contract calls for Dynetics to conduct a feasibility study for a 10.2 metric ton payload separation system under the Space Launch System (SLS) Universal Stage Adapter as part of efforts supporting the Block 1B configuration of SLS and its Crew Launch Adapter payload. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama over a nine month period concluding in March 2022. The award provides funding to assess integration and design options for safely separating heavy payload elements in support of NASA's goals to enable human exploration of the Moon and Mars using the SLS vehicle and associated ground systems.
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