JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas, Jan. 22,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration has selected Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) as the
2015 Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year at the Johnson
Space Center. NASA honored the company for its high-tech execution
of partnerships with small businesses in its contract supporting
human spaceflight at JSC.
NASA's Office of Small Business Programs announced the
recognition, part of the Small Business Industry Awards. This is
the third time Raytheon was named as Large Business Prime
Contractor of the Year. In 2014, the company was recognized at the
Goddard Space Flight Center, going on to win the honor for all of
NASA. In 2011, Raytheon was recognized in the same category
for contract work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
"Raytheon has a long, successful record of supporting NASA
programs, from the time it built the guidance computer that helped
us reach the moon to its work on the International Space Station
today," said Dave Wajsgras,
president of Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services.
"Raytheon and its small business industry partners continuously
build on that legacy of innovation across NASA and other federal
civil agencies."
Raytheon provides operations, sustainment and maintenance
support to NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), Space Vehicle
Mockup Facility (SVMF) and the Logistics and Mockup Facility (LMF).
At the NBL, Raytheon helps NASA by finding external customers who
can make use of NASA facilities and help the agency realize
significant cost savings. Raytheon also performs service life
extension programs, using a road map of intelligent maintenance to
keep mockups of the International Space Station (ISS) up-to-date
beyond their original lifespans.
"Small business partnerships help Raytheon find innovative
solutions to prepare for spaceflight efficiently and effectively,"
said Todd Probert, vice president
for Mission Support and Modernization at Raytheon IIS. "Raytheon
continues to pursue NASA's success as our mission through the close
partnership and collaboration that generates efficiencies for
NASA."
Raytheon maintains a constant presence at NASA facilities to
support real-time mission scenarios that help astronauts in orbit.
Astronaut training and scenario testing are conducted on
high-fidelity mockups of the ISS and other spacecraft. Raytheon
maintains the mockups to keep them true to the real thing in orbit.
Raytheon also undertakes special projects to fabricate new mockups,
like the Orion capsule and commercial spacecraft.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the
world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission support services.
Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
Media Contacts
Raytheon
Jo-Anne P. Sears
571.250.1914
iispr@raytheon.com
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