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Boeing to Supply Batteries for International Space Station

Jul 14 2003

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Boeing has been awarded a contract from NASA to procure battery units for the International Space Station.

The contract worth $145 million will be for advanced nickel hydrogen batteries. The batteries are required to store charge for periods when the space station experiences night conditions or eclipses (approximately every 90 minutes).

When completed the International Space Station will have four photovoltaic modules, each having 12 battery units, providing 22 kW.

The current supply contract is to supply batteries for 3 of the four modules and four spare units. The new batteries are not expected to be needed until sometime between 2009 and 2011 based on their predicted life expectancy. However, initial deliveries will be required by 2006 to satisfy contingency scenarios for the rest of the decade.

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