La Nave Espacial de la NASA que Irá a la Luna Aprueba Importantes Pruebas Preliminares de Vuelo
June 25, 2008
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., 25/06/2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Equipos de ingeniería están realizando las últimas verificaciones al Satélite de Observación y Detección de Cráter Lunar, conocido como LCROSS, que dará un importante paso en la búsqueda de agua en la luna.
El objetivo principal de la misión es confirmar la presencia o ausencia de hielo de agua en un cráter en permanente oscuridad, ubicado cerca de una región polar de la luna. Un hito clave, la prueba de vacío térmico de la nave espacial LCROSS, fue completado el 5 de junio en el centro de Northrop Grumman en Redondo Beach, California.
Para simular las difíciles condiciones en el espacio, los técnicos sometieron a la nave a 13,5 días de ciclos de calor y enfriamiento durante los cuales las temperaturas alcanzaron niveles máximos de hasta 230 grados Fahrenheit y mínimos de menos de 40 grados. Pruebas anteriores realizadas al LCROSS incluyeron ensayos de vibración acústica, y simularon las condiciones de lanzamiento y verificaron el acoplamiento de los puntos de conexión a la parte superior del propulsor Centaur en el cohete Atlas V y al anillo adaptador del Orbitador de Reconocimiento Lunar, conocido como LRO. (FUENTE NASA)
Embraer Launches New Customer Relationship Portal
June 25, 2008
FlyEmbraer provides value-added online tools to support customer’s business São José dos Campos, June 25, 2008 – Embraer has launched FlyEmbraer (www.flyembraer.com), a new
Internet portal that provides after-sales services and customer support. FlyEmbraer was developed to offer
clients user-oriented tools and online data to support aircraft fleet operations.
“FlyEmbraer presents considerable enhancements in web portal technology and website
ergonomics, in supporting activities related to e-Commerce, fleet maintenance, flight operations
and engineering,” says Germano Bayer Jr., Embraer’s e-Business Director.
The new portal is based on state-of-the-art information technology, expanding functions
previously handled through the AEROChain portal (www.aerochain.com), which will now
focus specifically on relationships with suppliers. This is a third generation of Embraer Internet
portals, which started in 1998 with the Customer Integration System (CIS), and now extends
the capabilities of the former AEROChain, launched in 2001.
FlyEmbraer makes available to customers a wide scope of features designed to improve the
operation of Embraer products, including quick access to parts information, e-Commerce, order
tracking capabilities, and engineering and technical documents for guaranteeing safe and
efficient fleet operations.
The site also offers access to technical publications and specialized tools, such as the Aircraft
Health Analysis and Diagnosis (AHEAD) system, which continuously monitors the health of
the fleet, providing timely maintenance information for programming procedures, and the
Support Center, with digital communication and discussion forums. Additional tools, still under
development, are planned to be offered later in 2008.
Junio Digital Edition
June 24, 2008
Raytheon ATFLIR Targeting Pod Captures First International Orders
June 24, 2008
MCKINNEY, Texas, June 23, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has received a $62 million U.S. Navy order to provide the Advanced
Targeting Forward Looking Infrared pod to the air forces of Australia and
Switzerland.
The foreign military sale award calls for the delivery of 18 ATFLIR
systems to Australia to equip its new F/A-18 F Block II+ Super Hornets.
Raytheon will also provide one ATFLIR pod to Switzerland as part of an
upgrade program for its F/A-18C Hornets. The order allows the nation to
purchase up to 14 more pods in 2009.
“Australia and Switzerland will benefit from a combat-proven targeting
pod that is performing strongly as the program of record for the Navy with
a hot production line,” said Joe Studer, ATFLIR international business
development manager for Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. “The pods they
receive will include engineering improvements and spiral technology
advancements made previously under the Navy program without any additional
development cost to our first international customers.”
The contract also includes delivery of ATFLIR spare parts to the Navy
and the two foreign air forces.
“Like many foreign military sales, this ATFLIR award will greatly
contribute to coalition force interoperability,” said Capt. Mark Darrah,
Navy program manager for the F/A-18 and E/A-18G aircraft. “The value of
participating in a program such as ATFLIR is substantial as we continue to
advance system technology and mission capabilities.”
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems is a leading provider of sensor
systems giving military forces the most accurate and timely actionable
information available for the network-centric battlefield. With 2007
revenues of $4.3 billion and 12,000 employees, SAS is headquartered in El
Segundo, Calif. Additional facilities are in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.;
Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several international locations.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
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 a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Boeing Reports Quarterly Dividend of 40 Cents a Share
June 24, 2008
CHICAGO, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney reports that the board
of directors today declared a quarterly dividend of forty (40) cents per
share. The dividend is payable Sept. 5 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 8.
SOURCE Boeing
Government of Puerto Rico Pledges Commitment to Safeguard Air Access to Caribbean
June 24, 2008
Under ‘One Caribbean’ Banner, Governor of Puerto Rico Introduces Measures
to Sustain Air Access to the Caribbean and a Multi-Million Dollar
Investment Incentive Plan to Support Maritime Access to the Region
WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Honorable Anibal
Acevedo Vila, Governor of Puerto Rico, addressed media and delegates at the
first Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS) in Washington, DC, today to
present a plan that will preserve air access to Puerto Rico and other
islands in the Caribbean. The Governor also introduced a Cruise Incentives
Law that will continue to provide incentives to the maritime service
providers who safeguard existing routes and/or expand their operations to
the region.
The Governor provided an update on a call to action issued by Puerto
Rico to Caribbean nations to form a united front that will work with the
airline industry to increase access to the Caribbean through the island, a
bold move given the specter of the industry. As a result of these efforts,
airlines such as Jet Blue, Air Tran, Continental and Delta have added
service to Puerto Rico from cities like New York, Boston, Newark, Orlando
and Ft. Lauderdale, among others.
Rising fuel costs had forced some airlines to cancel flights to the
region, a decision that stands to cripple the hotel and cruise industries
operating in the Caribbean.
“The gravity of the economic crisis facing the airline industry, and
business in general, is especially felt in the Caribbean, a region that has
benefited immensely from tourism,” said Terestella Gonzalez Denton,
Executive Director, PRTC. “In conjunction with Governor Acevedo Vila and
our partners in the Caribbean Trade Organization, we are working hard to
preserve air access to the region which is the backbone to our region’s
hotel and cruise industries.”
The Governor also announced the passing of a Law to expand his
administration’s Cruise Incentive Program, which allocates a yearly $10
million fund for the development of Puerto Rico’s maritime industry.
Coupled with a $300 million effort to modernize the island’s port
infrastructure, the initiative resulted in an 8.4 percent increase in
travel to Puerto Rico over the last two years.
“I am very happy to announce that we’ve just signed a Law that extends
our Cruise Incentive Program throughout 2010-2011,” said the Governor.
“Even more important, this decree determines that on the eventuality that
we manage a 20% increase by June 30, 2011, these incentives will
automatically be extended to June 30, 2014.”
The Governor’s address ended with an exhortation to the delegates at
ACTS to work together on issues of air and sea access in the region.
“I’ve instructed the Puerto Rico Tourism Company to work together with
the Caribbean Tourism Organization in the next few weeks, to face the
connectivity issues resulting from the opening of new flights to the Island
and what this means to passengers looking to have a multi-destination
experience. Furthermore, we invite CTO to have a proactive discussion on
how we can raise interest in our region to develop new maritime access
alternatives and create new maritime routes to the Caribbean, using our
Incentive Program as the basis for deploying innovative tactics.”
Raytheon Awarded $76.2 Million to Provide Mission Support for Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment System
June 24, 2008
TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 23, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has been awarded a $76.2 million U.S. Army contract to provide mission
sustainment and support for the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment systems
that protect U.S. and coalition forces in Operations Enduring Freedom and
Iraqi Freedom.
Raytheon first developed RAID to meet the military’s increasingly
critical need for persistent surveillance in Operations Enduring Freedom
and Iraqi Freedom. RAID consists of infrared sensor systems elevated on a
stationary platform. This capability enables U.S. and coalition forces to
respond rapidly to threatening situations.
“Critical systems such as RAID must work first time, every time to be
effective,” said Pete Franklin, vice president of National & Theater
Security Programs for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. “This award
enables Raytheon to continue providing unparalleled support to our
warfighters and reinforces an unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest
operational readiness for our soldiers and Marines.”
Raytheon IDS will provide engineering services, spares procurement,
field service representative training and integrated logistics support
services for RAID systems currently deployed. Work will be performed at
Raytheon IDS’ Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass., and at the
Warfighter Protection Center, Huntsville, Ala.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon’s leader in Joint Battlespace
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland
Security.
SOURCE Raytheon Company
La Debacle en el Sector de las Aerolíneas Debido a los Precios del Combustible Afectaría la Economía de EE.UU. y Eliminaría Puestos de Trabajo en Ese País
June 24, 2008
RADNOR, Pa., 23/06/2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — El elevado precio del combustible para aviación tendrá devastadoras consecuencias que van más allá de nuevos recargos por equipaje despachado y servicios de bebidas a bordo, según indica un nuevo estudio preparado por la organización Business Travel Coalition (BTC). Las líneas aéreas estadounidenses y sus pasajeros se enfrentan no sólo a esta sombría situación, sino que también las inminentes liquidaciones de líneas aéreas afectarán la economía de EE.UU., que depende de transporte aéreo accesible y frecuente entre ciudades.
Grandes pérdidas de empleo, inconvenientes en la cadena de suministro, menor actividad comercial, reducción en los ingresos fiscales, debilitada competitividad estadounidense, comunidades devastadas y reducción del turismo son sólo algunos de los resultados predecibles de las liquidaciones de líneas aéreas que podrían producirse en la segunda mitad de 2008, como consecuencia directa de los insostenibles precios del combustible. (FUENTE Business Travel Coalition)
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Lufthansa Technik Selects RFID Solution From Motorola to Accelerate Aircraft Repairs
June 23, 2008
Attaching EPC-UHF smart labels to accompanying aircraft parts documentation
reduces manual data entry and significantly accelerates the work process
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Lufthansa Technik
AG (LHT), one of the leading providers of MRO (Maintenance, Repair and
Overhaul) services for civilian aircraft, has selected Motorola Inc. (NYSE:
MOT) to provide RFID solutions in its Lufthansa Technik Logistik area for
tracking aircraft components. Attaching EPC UHF tags to documents that
accompany the parts, Lufthansa Technik will be able to track their movement
and deployment using handheld and stationary RFID readers from Motorola. As
a result, the company expects to reduce, or even eliminate, the need for
manual data entry, avoid delivery errors and significantly accelerate the
repair process.
“As well as waiting time on the runway, allowing buffer time in the
repair shop and in the logistics process for MRO operations also drives up
costs,” says Martin Stempelmann, project head at LHT. “As a service
provider, we operate in a competitive market and we need to turn around our
repairs quickly, safely and efficiently to ensure that we are providing our
customers with the best possible experience. With the aid of the new RFID
solution, we will be able to release aircraft back to our clients faster
and without compromising safety.”
The decision to implement the Motorola RFID solution in all of its
facilities in Germany follows a successful trial at its maintenance centre
in Hamburg. LHT has another centre in Frankfurt as well as maintenance
stations at all of the larger German airports, as well as an additional 50
stations worldwide. Motorola MC9090-G RFID handheld readers and XR480 fixed
RFID readers are being deployed as part of the ongoing solution rollout.
With the RFID solution, collecting data on the parts used and verifying
their authenticity is automated, relieving the team of the time-consuming
task of manually recording use and re-ordering parts. The system is
designed to reduce the scope for human error, which can cause disruption to
schedules if the wrong part is accidentally delivered.
“Using RFID means that Lufthansa no longer depends on ‘line of sight’
to obtain the installation information that the mechanics require,”
explains Michael Scheferhoff, Chairman of the Air Transportation
Association (ATA), the trade association that is pushing the development of
new standards and working with LHT on this project. “Today, the manual
process involved in tracking and correctly moving a component following its
disassembling, means that it takes, on average, several days for it to
reach the workshop. Our goal is to use RFID technology to reduce this to
just 24 hours.”
In this first phase of implementation, LHT is applying an RFID tag to
the documents that accompany aircraft components, with plans to streamline
this process in the near future by directly tagging the parts themselves.
LHT is currently in discussions with tag manufacturers in regard to
selecting tags that can appropriately resist the harsh weather conditions,
extreme temperatures and chemical substances that aircraft are subjected to
on a regular basis.
“Market dynamics are becoming more competitive and aviation companies
are increasingly turning to innovative technologies to address new industry
challenges,” said Joe White, vice president of RFID business development,
Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility business. “This implementation, at one of
the world’s leading aviation companies, underlines the breadth of
applicability for passive RFID technology across both the logistics and
manufacturing industry sectors. From baggage tracking to parts tracking and
beyond, RFID solutions can help streamline operations, improve service
levels and increase business value across the aviation industry. The ATA’s
support for the implementation further demonstrates that this has the
potential to become standard practice in such information-critical
sectors.”
U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin SBIRS Team Completes On-Orbit Checkout of Second HEO Payload
June 20, 2008
Nation’s newest high-performance space-based sensor will deliver
revolutionary new global surveillance capabilities to the warfighter
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 20th, 2008 — A joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team announced today that it has successfully completed on-orbit checkout of the second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation.
SBIRS is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support other missions including missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace characterization.The SBIRS team is led by the Space Based Infrared Systems Wing at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., is the SBIRS prime contractor, with Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Azusa, Calif., as the payload integrator. Air Force Space Command operates the SBIRS system.
The successful deployment and checkout of the nation’s second of a new generation of SBIRS sensors demonstrated that its performance meets or exceeds specifications. Equipped with a sophisticated scanning sensor, the HEO-2 payload joins the first HEO payload, which continues to perform with outstanding results as it is readied to begin on-orbit operations for the user later this year.
In addition to detecting ballistic missile launches from northern polar regions, HEO payloads also have improved sensitivity needed to detect dim theater missiles and can be tasked to scan other areas of military interest. The HEO sensor provides an unprecedented infrared view of the battlefield that represents the first steps in an evolving battlespace awareness capability while also providing real-time data on missiles, aircraft and other events.
“The second HEO sensor is performing as advertised and we are delighted for our Air Force customer. This further confirms the capability that we can expect with the forthcoming launch of the GEO constellation,” said Joanne Maguire, Space Systems Company executive vice president. “This event is another major step forward in our commitment to provide unparalleled space surveillance capabilities that will put critical, near real-time information in the hands of our warfighters.”
SBIRS geosynchronous (GEO) satellites, the first of which is on track for launch in late 2009, feature a scanning sensor that will provide for short revisit times over its full field of view and a staring sensor that can be tasked for step-stare or dedicated stare operations over smaller areas. The GEO scanner and other payload components such as the focal plane assembly, and processing algorithms are identical to those used on HEO payloads.
“With the second HEO sensor on-orbit and providing the same revolutionary capability as the first sensor, SBIRS is now providing outstanding persistent surveillance of the northern hemisphere,” said Jim Pitts, Northrop Grumman’s corporate vice president and president, Electronic Systems, the payload integrator. “We’re proud of our role in bringing this unparalleled capability to the warfighers.”
As the SBIRS prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company provides program management, the GEO spacecraft bus, HEO and GEO payload pointing, and system engineering and integration.
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services builds and maintains the SBIRS ground segment which has been operational since 2001. Northrop Grumman is the major subcontractor and provides the HEO and GEO payloads and participates in ground system development and systems engineering.
“The SBIRS team takes great pride in providing the U.S. military with significantly improved surveillance capabilities,” said Jeff Smith, Lockheed Martin’s SBIRS vice president and program manager. “The performance of this sophisticated payload reflects the talent and dedication by a joint government-industry team relentlessly focused on achieving mission success on this program. We look forward to further expanding SBIRS mission capabilities with the launch of the first GEO satellite.”
Lockheed Martin’s current SBIRS contract includes the two HEO payloads now on-orbit, two GEO satellites, as well as ground-based assets to receive and process the infrared data. The program is in the early stages of adding additional GEO spacecraft and HEO payloads to the planned constellation.
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