(a) Customers terminating the launch of a payload will pay a termination fee for standard services to NASA.
(1) The termination fee for dedicated flights will be computed as a percentage of the Shuttle standard flight price and will be based on the table below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Termination fee,Months before scheduled launch date when termination percent of Shuttle
occurs standard flight
price------------------------------------------------------------------------18 or more.......................................... 1017 or more but less than 18......................... 1116 or more but less than 17......................... 1215 or more but less than 16......................... 1314 or more but less than 15......................... 1513 or more but less than 14......................... 1612 or more but less than 13......................... 17
11 or more but less than 12......................... 1810 or more but less than 11......................... 199 or more but less than 10.......................... 208 or more but less than 9........................... 227 or more but less than 8........................... 236 or more but less than 7........................... 24Less than 6......................................... 25------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) The termination fee for shared flights will be the sum of all payments previously paid or due for the standard flight price, as defined in Sec. 1214.103(h)(2), at the time of termination.
(b) NASA may establish, in the launch agreement, certain conditions under which the customer may terminate a payload launch with reduced termination fees if NASA delays the launch of the customer's payload for an extended period.
(c) Customers terminating the flight of a payload may also be subject to new or additional charges for optional services.