Curtiss-Wright congratulates NASA and Boeing on the success of the Boeing Oft-2 mission on the International Space Station
Press Release by: Curtiss-Wright Corporation Published: Friday, May 27, 2022
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division, a leading provider of robust flight test instrumentation solutions designed to succeed, today congratulated NASA and Boeing on the successful Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 mission at International Space Station (ISS). Curtiss-Wright is proud to support this historic flight as a provider of rugged data acquisition equipment used aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of the agency’s commercial crew program. . Curtiss-Wright supplies Boeing with the RAIU (Remote Analog Interface Unit) of the CST-100 based on the company’s Acra KAM-500 data management avionics equipment. The RAIU is used to collect data on the state and health of critical spacecraft systems during all phases of the mission.
The flight, NASA’s second unmanned flight for Starliner, was launched into the ISS with a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from the Space Launch Complex-41 to the space force station. from Cape Canaveral to Florida. The OFT-2 mission demonstrates the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner spacecraft and the Atlas V rocket from launch to dock to return to Earth in the western United States desert.
“As a proud provider of NASA’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission to the International Space Station, we congratulate NASA and Boeing on the success of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft,” said Chris Wiltsey, Senior Vice President. and general manager of the defense solutions division. . “We are pleased that our proven and trusted space data acquisition technology is being used to help capture the critical data needed to support the development of this historic spacecraft. It is an honor to be part of the team that helps us introduce the next generation of American space travel and prepares to launch NASA astronauts on deep space missions, with Curtiss-Wright’s long legacy as an innovator in aviation and aerospace, beginning by Brothers Wright and Glenn Curtiss, we are especially excited to participate in this important and exciting program that will bring Americans back to the moon and later to Mars.
The unmanned mission will provide valuable data for NASA’s certification of Boeing’s crew transportation system for regular flights with astronauts to and from the space station. During the mission, the spacecraft delivered more than 400 pounds of NASA cargo and crew supplies to the space station and returned to Earth with more than 550 pounds of cargo, including reusable tanks from the reloading system. Nitrogen Oxygen (NORS) which provide breathable air to the station crew. members.
NASA’s commercial crew program is working with industry through a public-private partnership to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station, which will allow more research time and increase ‘opportunity for discovery aboard the test bench of humanity. for exploration. The space station remains the springboard for space exploration, including future missions to the moon and finally to Mars.
On Curtiss-Wright space solutions
Curtiss-Wright is the leading provider of data acquisition products for commercial space COTS (COTS) and radiation tolerant applications. By combining COTS savings with innovative radiation-tolerant strategies, Curtiss-Wright allows you to build trusted systems that meet the needs of the mission at a significantly lower cost. The use of Curtiss-Wright’s radiation-tolerant Smart Backplane design allows system developers to meet mission guarantee requirements without the high NRE and costs associated with radiation-hardened designs. In addition, custom data acquisition modules can help reduce weight by eliminating the need for separate avionics boxes, while the ability to turn modules on and off allows you to manage energy budgets more efficiently. Curtiss-Wright’s Space COTS approach is tested in multiple space applications, including EASA Vega-C, NASA Orion SLS & CRV, Boeing CST-100, Blue Horizon’s New Shepard, SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon, ESA IXV, ULA Delta V and Rocketlab Electron.
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About Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is an integrated global business offering highly engineered products, solutions and services primarily to the aerospace and defense markets, as well as critical technologies in the demanding commercial, process and industrial energy markets. Headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, we take advantage of a staff of 7,800 highly skilled employees who develop, design and build what we believe are the best engineering solutions for the markets we serve. From the legacy of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of delivering innovative solutions through trusted relationships with customers. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.
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