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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, United Space Alliance (USA) is one of the world's leading space operations companies. Established in 1996 as a limited liability company (LLC) by The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation, the company employs people in Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Washington, DC.
USA is chartered to manage and conduct space operations work involving the operation and maintenance of multi purpose space systems including systems associated with NASA's human space flight program, Space Shuttle applications beyond those of NASA and other reusable launch and orbital systems beyond the Space Shuttle and Space Station.
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As the prime contractor for NASA's Space Shuttle Program, United Space Alliance is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the U. S. Space Shuttle fleet and brings a broad range of expertise to the job, including:
Mission Design and Planning
Flight Operations
Software Development and Integration
Payload Integration
Integrated Logistics
Astronaut and Flight Controller Training
Vehicle Processing, Launch and Recovery
United Space Alliance Home Page
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