Orbital Announces 2003 Supplier Acheivement Awards.Business Editors DULLES Dul·les , Allen Welsh 1893-1969. American public official. Director of the CIA (1953-1961), he resigned after the failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs. Noun 1. , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2004 Key Partners Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in the Areas of Product Reliability, On-Time Delivery and Customer Support Orbital Sciences Corporation Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC, though commonly referred to as Orbital) is a Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in satellite launch and manufacture. Its Launch Systems Group is heavily involved with missile defense launch systems. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ORB (Object Request Broker) Software that handles the communication of messages from the requesting program (client) to the object as well as any return values from the object back to the calling program. See CORBA and DCOM. See also ORB disk. ) today announced the recipients of the company's first Annual Supplier Achievement Awards. Beginning with Orbital's Launch Systems Group (LSG LSG Logistic(s) Support Group LSG Lufthansa Service GMBH LSG Little School Girl LSG Life Sciences Glovebox LSG Lunar Surface Gravimeter LSG Lump Sum Grant LSG Local Street Gazetteer LSG Levert Sweat and Gill ), which designs, develops, manufactures and operates a wide variety of rockets for space launch missions and missile defense Missile defence is an air defence system, weapon program, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed ICBMs, its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged applications, the company recognized nine companies and one individual for outstanding contributions in 2003 to Orbital-managed programs for military, civil government, commercial and international customers. This year, Orbital orbital Mathematical expression, called a wave function, that describes properties characteristic of no more than two electrons near an atomic nucleus or molecule. An orbital can be considered a three-dimensional region in which there is a 95% probability of finding an will expand the recognition program to include suppliers that contribute to the success of the company's Space Systems and Advanced Programs Groups, which produce the company's satellite and related space system products. The award and recognition process is a part of a supplier development initiative that Orbital began in early 2003. The 2003 selection process was based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses performed by LSG's integrated product teams. An innovative aspect to the selection process is the supplier feedback loop, which views performance through a supply chain continuum Continuum (pl. -tinua or -tinuums) can refer to:
Open furnace for heating metal ore and metal for working and forming, or a workshop containing forge hearths and related equipment. From earliest times, smiths (see smithing) heated iron in forges and formed it by hammering on an anvil. strong partnerships between Orbital and its suppliers to ensure the highest quality and timely delivery of launch vehicle components and subsystems. Orbital recognized the following companies and program manager: ATK THIOKOL PROPULSION SYSTEMS SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR Brigham City and Magna, Utah ATK Thiokol Propulsion was selected for the Systems Supplier of the Year Award based on strong technical expertise, high product quality, rigorous engineering practices and 100% on-time delivery of rocket motors in 2003. ATK supplies solid rocket motors to Orbital for its missile defense interceptor boosters and its line of commercial and government space launch vehicles. DRUCK, INC., SENSORS GROUP COMPONENT SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR New Fairfield, Connecticut Druck, Inc.'s Sensors Group. was selected for the Component Supplier of the Year Award based on on-time product delivery and quality, and for its outstanding responsiveness and flexibility to meet Orbital's demanding requirements. Druck supplies Orbital with flight instrumentation devices. ASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC. TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD A GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics Company Santa Ana, California Astech received the Technical Excellence Award for rapid development of a new product designed specifically to meet Orbital's rigorous flight requirements. Astech supplies an innovative, lightweight, honeycomb-titanium missile shroud for Orbital's missile defense-related programs. CMC ELECTRONICS CINCINNATI GOLD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Cincinnati, Ohio CMC Electronics Cincinnati received a Gold Award for Excellence based on a high level of engineering strength and responsiveness, flexibility, on-time product delivery and support services to Orbital. CMC Electronics Cincinnati supplies command destruct receivers used aboard Orbital's launch vehicles. MAROTTA SCIENTIFIC CONTROLS GOLD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Montville, New Jersey Marotta Scientific Controls received the Gold Award for Excellence based on high product reliability, on-time delivery and support services for the pressure regulators that it supplies for use aboard Orbital's launch vehicles. ARDE, INC. GOLD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Norwood, New Jersey Employee-owned Arde, Inc. received the Gold Award for Excellence based on reliability, schedule adherence and product support for the pressure vessels used aboard Orbital's launch vehicles. MICRO POWER ELECTRONICS, INC. GOLD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Hillsboro, Oregon Micro Power Electronics, Inc. received the Gold Award for Excellence for outstanding on-time delivery and product service. It is the second award that Micro Power Electronics has received from Orbital. In 2002, Micro Power was recognized with an Extra Mile Award for benchmark service and support. Micro Power supplies battery packs for Orbital's launch vehicles. BF GOODRICH PHOENIX AWARD FOR FUEL AND UTILITY SYSTEMS DIVISION CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Vergennes, Vermont Orbital recognized the BF Goodrich Fuel and Utility Systems Division with the Phoenix Award based on a consistent and successful record of incorporating process improvements into their manufacturing flow to better support Orbital's rigorous requirements. In 2003, BF Goodrich's performance on Orbital programs reflected a dramatic improvement in service through strong management commitment to customer satisfaction and continuous process improvement. BF Goodrich Fuel and Utility Systems supplies launch vehicle actuators to Orbital. MARY REINERT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AWARD ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE COMPANY Simsbury, Connecticut In a special recognition, Orbital awarded Ms. Mary Reinert of the Ensign-Bickford Aersopace and Defense Company with a Program Management Award. Orbital rarely confers awards to individuals at supplier companies. However, Ms. Reinert's extensive and consistent history of providing excellent program management in support of multiple launch vehicle products, systems and services, has warranted this special award. Ensign-Bickford supplies ordnance products used aboard Orbital's missile defense and space launch vehicles. About Orbital Orbital develops and manufactures small space and rocket systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The company's primary products are satellites and launch vehicles This is a list of space launch vehicles sorted by country/operator in alphabetical order, commercial vehicles are listed under their corresponding country.
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adj. 1. Of, relating to, or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets. 2. a. spacecraft spacecraft Vehicle designed to operate, with or without a crew, in a controlled flight pattern above Earth's lower atmosphere. Since streamlining is not needed in the high vacuum of this environment, a spacecraft's shape is designed according to its mission (see for communications, remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. , scientific and defense missions; ground- and air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile defense systems Noun 1. missile defense system - naval weaponry providing a defense system missile defence system naval weaponry - weaponry for warships that are used as interceptor and target vehicles. Orbital also offers space-related technical services to government agencies and develops and builds satellite-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators. |
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