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NASA Selects Contractor For Icesat-2 Spacecraft
 
NASA has selected Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, Va., to build the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) spacecraft.
Under the terms of the $135 million delivery order (including the spacecraft and all associated options), the contractor will be responsible for the design and fabrication of the ICESat-2 spacecraft bus, integration of the government-furnished instrument, satellite-level testing, on-orbit satellite check-out, and continuing on-orbit engineering support. The work will be performed at the contractor's facility.
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