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483-5111 June 25, 1970
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HOUSTON_ TEXAS--The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
has signed a supplemental agreement with North Amerlcan Rockwell Corporation
valued at $4,785,130 for changes in the Apollo command and
service module contract.
The agreement formally incorporates into the North Ax_erican contract
26 changes previously authorized by NASA for modification to the contractor's
ground support equipment_ for test and checkout of the CSM_ for modification
to flight and ground test hardware_ and for additional test and effect
analysis
changes.
The modifications bring the total estimated value of the North
American contract since August 1963 to approximately $3.5 billion.
North American Rockwell Corporation performs the majority of work on
the command and service module contract at its Downey_ California facility
with support from divisions located in Anaheim, California and Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Many subcontractor organizations also participate. In addition,
launch support operations will be performed at the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida, and related test activities will be carried out at the Manned
Spacecraft Center_ Houston_ Texas.