Jacobs Joins Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
March 15 2016 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it has
joined 27 industry partners as a member of the Coalition for Deep
Space Exploration.
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration is a United States
space advocacy organization for space industry businesses and
non-profit groups supporting continued government investment in
space exploration.
Commenting on the announcement Jacobs Senior Vice President
Aerospace and Technology Ward Johnson said, “Jacobs has long been a
strong contributor to our nation’s space exploration program. As
NASA’s largest services provider, Jacobs provides direct support to
related programs at Kennedy Space Center, Marshall Space Flight
Center and Johnson Space Center. And as a member of the coalition
we share the commitment to advocate NASA’s deep space exploration
program and endorse its vision to pursue the benefits returned to
our country from long-term national investment in space exploration
and scientific discovery.”
Continued investment in space exploration enables NASA and its
suppliers to plan and work together to build habitats near the
Moon, provide landers and housing to support lunar research and
development on the Moon’s surface, and ultimately to land people on
Mars and return them safely to Earth. This requires further
development of key NASA systems such as the Space Launch System,
the Orion crew vehicle and Exploration Ground Systems.
NASA is currently working towards the launch of an un-crewed
test mission of SLS in 2018, and a crewed mission in 2021.
During February 2016 Jacobs joined 250 supplier representatives
from across the country at the SLS/Orion Suppliers Conference in
Washington DC. The need for budget stability for NASA’s program was
a key discussion point at the conference.
“We see the greatest challenge to NASA’s deep space program is
budget stability, with budget requests and appropriations often out
of sync. This draws out the program and drives up costs. Reduction
of political uncertainty, together with budget stability would
significantly reduce costs and clarify planning for this important
program,” said Johnson.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional and construction services. Its Aerospace
and Technology line of business focuses on delivering technical
excellence and innovative enterprise solutions to government and
commercial aerospace clients.
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