Kinesix Provides Critical Software for NASA Space Shuttle's Mission Support Operations Contract.HOUSTON -- Kinesix Software has renewed maintenance agreements that will ensure the continued use of its Sammi(R) graphical-interface software as part of the Mission Support Operations Contract (MSOC MSOC Main Street Oakland County MSOC Mission Support Operations Contract (NASA Mission Control contract held by Lockheed Martin) MSOC MicroSoft Office Communicator MSOC Marine Security Operations Centre ) for NASA's space shuttle program. The MSOC covers mission operations and ground systems support for the Mission Control Center (MCC (The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, TX) The first high-tech research and development consortium in the U.S., created in 1982 by leading companies within the electronics industry. ) at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The MCC is the heart of operations for space shuttle missions <onlyinclude> This is a list of missions flown by space shuttles. As of 2006, only the United States has flown human spaceflight shuttle missions, in the Space Shuttle program, while the Soviet Union flew one unmanned flight of the Buran. . Numerous data streams for shuttle systems and operations are fed into the MCC, which requires a dependable, proven solution for interpreting this information into useful graphical displays. Kinesix's Sammi software runs most of these graphical displays at the MCC - especially those that control payload applications and monitor shuttle orbits. NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. physicians also use Sammi to monitor the life signs of the astronauts aboard the shuttle. In addition, NASA uses Sammi as part of its International Space Station program - which uses the product to view complex live data streams in a user-friendly, easily interpreted format. "The MSOC contract renewal will extend one of our most integral client relationships," says Kinesix CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Russ Jamerson. "NASA has long taken advantage of Sammi's ability to process and control real-time data in graphical displays, especially in mission-critical situations. Kinesix is proud to continue its involvement with the space shuttle program." In addition to using Sammi at the Johnson Space Center, the agency also uses the product at the Marshall Space Flight Center The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), the original home of NASA, is a lead center for propulsion, Space Shuttle propulsion, Shuttle external fuel tank, crew training and payloads, International Space Station (ISS) design and construction, for computers, networks, and , Langley Research Center Langley Research Center (LaRC) Oldest of NASA's field centers, LaRC is located in Hampton, Virginia and directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Air Force Base. LaRC focuses primarily on aeronautical research, though the Lunar Lander was flight-tested at this facility and a , and Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. . Other national aerospace organizations that utilize Sammi include the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) and Canadian Space Agency The Canadian Space Agency (CSA or, in French, l'Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the Canadian government space agency responsible for Canada's space program. It was established in March 1989 by the Canadian Space Agency Act and sanctioned in December 1990. . In addition to NASA, Sammi has been used in the satellite command-and-control systems from more than a half-dozen large aerospace companies. According to Jamerson, these companies selected Sammi based on its ability to display real-time data feeds in a graphical format, while also distributing information easily across a network that consists of both Linux and Unix operating systems. About Kinesix Software Kinesix Software is the developer of Sammi, an enterprise and control-room graphics tool used by more than 20,000 mission-command and process-control workers. The Sammi product, which was first launched in 1990, allows users to build custom graphical displays that animate and manage massive volumes of streaming data across dozens - or even hundreds - of workstations. With Sammi, users see full-color dashboards, instead of rudimentary numeric readings or basic, conventional GUIs. While Sammi is often categorized as a graphics product, its real value lies in its proven ability to display live data across a network of command and control systems. Sammi is currently available for Unix, Microsoft NT/2000/XP and Linux platforms. Kinesix offers Sammi for a variety of platforms, including Unix, Microsoft NT/2000/XP and Linux. In addition, Kinesix recently released KX EDGE, its next-generation human-machine interface, based on Microsoft's .Net platform. Kinesix is based in Houston, Tx. To learn more visit www.kinesix.com. |
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