[Satellite TODAY 11-18-10] Northrop Grumman was selected by NASA as one of five contractors for the Modular Space Vehicles (MSV) program, Northrop Grumman announced Nov. 17.
   The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity cost-plus fixed-fee multi-award contract has a five-year period of performance through November 2015. Northrop Grumman will fulfill initial task orders valued at $46 million in support of the ORS Office located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
   The company also received a task order to build a multi-mission spacecraft bus employing a Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) and using Plug-n-Play technology to allow for rapid manufacturing, integration and testing.
   “This approach and technology will provide innovative, affordable and expedient solutions to the U.S. Combatant Commanders and opens new markets to additional customers,” the company said in a statement.