Raytheon showcases tech at NASA
Raytheon Company in Marlboro, in partnership with Hamilton Sundstrand, has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its MicroLight networked, communications and navigation system at NASA's desert research and technical studies demonstration.
The MicroLight radio provides voice, data, and situational awareness information to all network users, as well as a feature that allows each user to know the location of other users at all times. One of the intended uses of the product is for next-generation NASA astronauts to maintain contact while on missions to the moon.
Although Raytheon has collaborated with NASA dating back to the days of the Apollo missions, the company hopes to transition its military-proven MicroLight device to outer space. Says Jerry Powlen, vice president of Raytheon Network Centric Systems Integrated Communications Systems in Marlboro: "One of the clear benefits to NASA is minimal investment in new technology because these systems are proven and readily applied to space."
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