MicroSat Systems, Inc. Selected for Team Encounter Project.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002 Team Encounter, Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the , has selected MicroSat Systems, Inc. as the provider of the spacecraft carrier bus for the Earthview Flight(TM) that is planned for the fourth quarter of 2004. "The quality of MicroSat's proposal, coupled with the strong positive references uncovered in Team Encounter's due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. process, led us to select MicroSat Systems," said Dr. Michael Lembeck Michael Lembeck(born June 251948) is an American actor and director. He is the son of the late actor Harvey Lembeck. Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1948. He began acting in the late-1960s and directing in the 1970s. , Group Vice President of Technology for Team Encounter, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . The Earthview Flight(TM) mission will provide flight verification of technologies required to deliver and deploy a solar sail solar sail A saillike device that is made of lightweight and highly reflective material and attached to a spacecraft to harness the radiation pressure of the solar wind and light for propulsion. Also called light sail. into a solar escape trajectory in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. It is designed to take a spacecraft out of earth's sun system and journey to other stars that might have planets similar to earth. "The Team Encounter project is extremely exciting, allowing both parties to embrace the future vision of solar sail missions. We are excited to join with Team Encounter on the development of Humanity's First Starship," said John Roth John Roth, is the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nortel. He was born in Alberta, Canada, in 1942. He was named Northern Telecom Limited's CEO in 1995 and was elected to the board of directors in 1996. , president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , MicroSat Systems, Inc. After a successful demonstration of the Team Encounter Earthview Flight(TM), MicroSat Systems and Team Encounter look to further their relationship with the flight of Humanity's First Starship(TM) in late 2005. This mission will use the solar sail propulsion concept to transport a payload out of the sun's solar system on a journey to other stars. Team Encounter and MicroSat Systems also have executed a long-term agreement to jointly pursue missions of interest to both companies. MicroSat Systems offers rapid response to unique customer requirements by providing short development cycle times at low cost. MicroSat Systems, Inc. is a small Colorado-based company that designs, develops, integrates, tests and operates high performance satellites and spacecraft subsystems, including lightweight thin film solar arrays and multi-functional composite structures. |
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