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Houston-area space firm seeks millions for lost shuttle module.
Byline: Mark Carreau
Nov. 10--Spacehab, a Webster-based commercial space company, wants NASA to pay $80 million for a leased research module that was destroyed in last year's Columbia crash.
The claim filed this week is Spacehab's latest attempt to seek compensation for the loss of the one-of-a-kind module. It has already appealed an $8.2 million award NASA offered last month as part of their original contract.
In the claim filed Monday, Spacehab blames the loss on NASA negligence outlined by the findings of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
The space agency is evaluating the new claim, Melissa Mathews, a NASA spokeswoman, said Tuesday. If the agency's response doesn't satisfy Spacehab, it could file an appeal in federal court.
"NASA is very familiar with the claims process. This is standard operating procedure for them," said Kimberly Campbell, Spacehab's vice president for marketing and communications. "NASA and Spacehab have always had a good working relationship. There is no indication they would not simply ...
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