LDOS - Leidos awarded $476 million NASA Cargo Mission Support contract | Benzinga
RESTON, Va., July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a Fortune 500® innovation leader, was recently awarded a new contract to continue providing cargo mission engineering and integration services for NASA's International Space Station (ISS) Program and Artemis campaign. The award has a total potential value of $476 million with a base period of performance of two years. Work will primarily be performed at Leidos' facilities in Webster, Texas.
"Leidos is at the forefront of advancing human spaceflight," said Liz Porter, president of Leidos Health & Civil sector. "From ensuring safe water for long-duration missions with our new Exploration Potable Water Dispenser to studying the impacts of radiation and microgravity, we are addressing some of the most critical challenges in space exploration."
"Whether it's aboard the International Space Station or pushing the boundaries even further on Artemis, crew-sustaining provisions play a critical role in successful missions," said Debbie Wells, Leidos vice president, Space Exploration and Mission Operations. "For more than two decades, the Leidos team has carefully and painstakingly prepared cargo ...