For
Immediate Release
ROCKETSTAR
ROBOTICS AWARDED $200,000 CONTRACT FOR MECHANISMS DESIGN ON THE MARS SCIENCE
LABORATORY PROGRAM
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA – July 31, 2007 – Rocketstar
Robotics, an innovator in the design, analysis and manufacturer of actuators
for spaceflight applications, today announced it had been awarded a contract
from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California for support of
mechanisms on the Mars Science Laboratory program.
JPL has requested Rocketstar Robotics
provide engineering support of the MSL spacecraft design and development. The contract covers three specific areas of
the MSL spacecraft including; bogey suspension system, rover descent system and
the drilling and sampling system.
Rocketstar Robotics experience,
particularly with JPL programs, will be invaluable to the execution of this
contract.
About Rocketstar Robotics
Dedicated to providing actuators and
mechanisms for spaceflight applications Rocketstar Robotics features a
management and engineering team with over 70 years of experience in the design
and manufacture of spacecraft motors, gearboxes, actuators and mechanisms. Rocketstar
Robotics engineers have designed an unparalleled number of mechanisms for Mars
applications and are experienced in an extensive range of transmission, motor,
telemetry and mechanism designs. Applications
include:
- Gimbals for pointing antennas, cameras and instruments
- Solar array drives
- Deployment actuators
- Robotic manipulators
- Reaction and momentum wheels
- Filter wheels
- Sampling systems
- Aperture covers
For more information, please visit http://www.rocketstarrobotics.com.
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