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Northrop Grumman Wins Accolades For Space Deployables
Carpenteria CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2007 Northrop Grumman Astro Aerospace business unit has been recognized by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and The Royal Aeronautical Society for its groundbreaking design and on-orbit performance of its deployable systems on two separate space programs. "These prestigious awards reflect Northrop Grumman's continuing tradition of flawless performance in space deployable systems," said Tom Romesser, vice president of technology development for Northrop Grumman Space Technology sector. "Astro leads the industry with an unmatched track record of 100 percent success on hundreds of flight-specific deployable units." JPL recognized members of the Northrop Grumman Astro Aerospace design and deployment team with a NASA Group Achievement Award for their efforts on the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS) program. The award honored the Flattenable Foldable Tube (FFT) team for the design and deployment of the first-of-its-kind antenna built for the University of Iowa and JPL for the European Space Agency's Mars Express program. The award also recognized Astro Aerospace employees' support of the mission team during an intricate and dynamic deployment. MARSIS, part of the Mars Express Orbiter, is a subsurface radar sounder with a 40-meter (130 ft.) antenna that is searching for subsurface water strata and studying the Martian ionosphere. The Royal Aeronautical Society, at its 95th Wilbur and Orville Wright Lecture and Awards Presentation, recognized Northrop Grumman Astro Aerospace as part of the Inmarsat 4 satellite team. The 2006 Team Silver Medal and certificate recognized Astro's "major contribution to satellite communications." The medal is presented annually "for work contributing to major advances or contributions in aerospace." Astro Aerospace resolved significant technical issues in designing a smaller packaged and lighter deployable reflector for the world's largest commercial spacecraft. The team included key industrial partners in the Inmarsat 4 satellite program: Inmarsat, the Portsmouth, Toulouse and Stevenage facilities of EADS Astrium, Northrop Grumman's Astro Aerospace unit, and MDA Corporation of Canada. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Northrop Grumman All about the technology of space and more Space Technology News - Applications and Research
INSAT 4B Is Installed On Its Ariane 5 Launcher
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 06, 2007The Indian INSAT 4B satellite has been installed on its Ariane 5 launcher as preparations for Arianespace's upcoming heavy-lift mission move into their final phase. |
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