NASA Picks Four Companies to Handle Payload Processing for Future Missions

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NASA has selected four companies to provide commercial payload processing services under its Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract. The selection was made through an on-ramp provision, which allows new qualified providers to join the contract after its initial award. These companies will offer payload processing facilities at multiple launch locations where such capabilities were previously unavailable. The arrangement expands NASA's operational capacity to support a broader range of agency missions going forward.

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