Boeing Wins Ares Contract

Some launch hardware news (Space - NASA Taps Boeing to Build Avionics for New Rocket):

Boeing Space Exploration of Houston nabbed its second major role on NASA's new astronaut launcher, winning a contract potentially worth $800 million to build and outfit an avionics ring that will control the Ares I rocket in flight. [...] The avionics ring will be outfitted with all the electronics needed to provide guidance, navigation and control for the entire Ares I rocket. Boeing's job is to select the electronic components that best meet NASA's needs and install them on the inside of a large metal ring that connects the Ares I upper stage and the Orion capsule.