FIRM KEPT EYE ON SHUTTLE HR TEXTRON DEVELOPED HYDRAULICS FOR SPACE VEHICLE.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - With the space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. Endeavour poised to launch Friday night, the crews at HR Textron Operations in Valencia paid special note. It's the company's hydraulic products that enable engine operation on the shuttle, which was waiting out a storm before heading to the International Space Station after nearly two weeks of delays. Textron Systems, based in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , is responsible for the space shuttle's main engine hydraulic actuation system. This system controls the main engine fuel valves, allowing the engines to produce variable thrust needed to operate. Textron is the only company in the world to manufacture actuators that control the mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. It is a common liquid rocket fuel for rocket applications. In the aerospace industry, its name is often abbreviated to LH2 or LH2. that go into the combustion chamber Combustion chamber The space at the head end of an internal combustion engine cylinder where most of the combustion takes place. See Combustion of a liquid-fueled rocket motor such as the main shuttle engine. Control of these fluids enables engine start, main stage operation, shutdown and emergency shutdown operations and allows the three space shuttle main engines
The Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are the three main engines on the Space Shuttle orbiter. to produce from zero to 37 million horsepower. During the late 1970s, Textron Systems delivered the first of 129 actuators used on the four shuttle orbiters. These actuators have been continually monitored and maintained by Textron and are now under a $30 million contact for support for NASA's space shuttle main engine hydraulic actuation systems with the Rocketdyne Division of Boeing Co. ``Textron Systems is proud to be a part of the space shuttle program,'' said Joe Klocko, vice president, aircraft products, at the Valencia company. ``Our long-standing relationship with Rocketdyne and NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. is evidence that quality HR Textron products and customer service have prevailed for more than 25 years.'' Textron Systems Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Textron Inc., which provides technology for the global aerospace and defense industries. The company's clients include military systems, surveillance systems, aircraft control components, specialty marine craft and armored vehicles. Textron Inc. is a $12 billion multi-industry company with more than 51,000 employees in 40 countries. |
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