Spacehab, Inc. announced Sept. 20 that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary won a payload-processing services contract from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for payload- processing support on several NASA spacecraft.

Under consideration are observation telescopes and satellites such as Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Future payload processing also may be acquired.

Astrotech received a similar contract in September 2005 valued at up to $4.9 million.