TRW Selected For NASA Rapid II Contract.Business Editors REDONDO BEACH Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc Inc. has been selected to participate in a National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), (NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. ) 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. program designed to streamline the acquisition of small- and medium-class satellites for space science, Earth science and advanced technology missions. The Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition program, known as Rapid II, features a catalog of satellite core-systems that can be acquired by NASA or any government agency using commercial procurement practices. By matching missions with pre-selected spacecraft, NASA offers scientific customers quicker and more affordable access to space. "We're pleased to be included in NASA's Rapid II catalog," said Fred Ricker, vice president and general manager, TRW Space & Laser Programs Division. "Our offerings will provide customers with proven, reliable spacecraft at the best value for a wide range of missions." The Rapid II catalog features three spacecraft from TRW's family of lightweight spacecraft and includes derivatives of both the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer-Earth Probe built for NASA, which has exceeded its specified design life by 75 percent and continues to provide critical data on the earth's ozone layer; and ROCSAT-1, built for the Republic of China for scientific and earth remote sensing Earth remote sensing is data collection on the environment, geology, climate, and other characteristics of the Earth by means of sensors positioned in the air or in Earth orbit. Sensors used for this type of data gathering include those covering all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. missions. As NASA identifies missions, catalog participants will be given an opportunity to compete for providing the spacecraft. All mission specific spacecraft will be awarded under firm, fixed-price orders, with delivery expected between 18 and 36 months after placement of the delivery order. Inclusion in the Rapid II catalog enables TRW to bid for contracts with a potential cumulative value of $1.5 billion over the five-year contract period. TRW Space & Electronics Group builds communications, scientific and defense spacecraft for military, civil and commercial customers; produces, integrates and tests payloads; develops advanced space instruments; and integrates experiments into spacecraft. It is an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of TRW Inc., which provides advanced technology products and services for the global automotive, aerospace and information systems markets. TRW's Web site is at http://www.trw.com. |
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