Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Hamilton Sundstrand, and Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., (Team Ball) presented an oral summary of its Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) proposal to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center on August 7, following a July 30 submission of the proposal for cost volume.
During the presentation, Ball Aerospace, the proposed prime contractor, communicated the integrated approach supported by Hamilton Sundstrand and Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., both subsidiaries of United Technologies Corp. , highlighting the complementary capabilities, system engineering and integration, innovation, experience and culture that Team Ball offers NASA in Huntsville on the Ares I Instrument IUA.
Team Ball also noted the major investments made in preparation for successfully meeting the requirements of the IUA contract, including the development of collaborative design tools, Ares-related Independent Research and Development (IRAD) activities and identification of Huntsville facilities from which to execute the program. Together, these investments will enable Team Ball to perform immediately upon contract award.
"The exceptional and complementary space system integration and human space flight experience that Team Ball brings to the Ares I Instrument Unit Avionics pursuit, provides NASA with the right capabilities at the right time in our nation's history, as we take the next giant step forward in returning humans to the moon," said Bill Townsend, Ball Aerospace vice president for exploration systems.
