Swales Aerospace will work with NASA to develop a next-generation spacecraft that will make a long-anticipated flight to the moon under a five-year contract worth up to $200 million, officials announced Tuesday.
Under the terms of the contract, Beltsville-based Swales will provide research and technology services to the space agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The contract includes modernization of the National Airspace System, a multi-year project mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, and work on Orion — a manned vehicle being developed for a flight to the moon around 2020. Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin and Hampton-based ViGYAN will work as Swales sub-contractors and provide engineering, design, analysis and development services.
