CHEMISTRY

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) will continue to support NASA's Hubble Space Telescope program under an agreement with the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. (AURA), which operates the Space Telescope Science Institute for NASA in Baltimore, Md. The contract extension is valued at $43 million over five years and marks more than 20 years of continuous CSC support for the program. Under the agreement, CSC will continue to provide systems engineering, software development and maintenance, data processing and computer systems administration. Services called for also include scientific research, calibration of scientific instruments, planning and scheduling of science observations, archival support and public outreach activities. "The Hubble Space Telescope will continue to play a critical role as NASA moves into a new era with a science-driven mission to explore the universe and inspire the next generation of explorers," said Dave Ziobro, vice president of CSC's NASA Programs. "CSC, along with AURA, has supported this mission since 1981, and we look forward to supporting this great observatory for many more years." Approximately 80 scientists, systems engineers, software developers and computer operations specialists will continue to perform the work at offices in Baltimore, Laurel and Lanham, Md. AURA is a consortium of 36 universities and other non-profit institutions committed to advancing the frontiers of astronomy. AURA manages world-class ground-based observatories under cooperative agreements with the National Science Foundation. AURA also operates the Space Telescope Science Institute under contract to NASA and carries out the scientific mission of the Hubble Space Telescope.