Cobham awarded contract by Boeing for pyrotechnic valves for the Space Launch System
Orchard Park, New York - Cobham announces a contract awarded by
Boeing for pyrotechnic valves for the Space Launch System
Exploration Upper Stage Reaction Control System. The
pyrotechnic valves will play a critical role in isolating helium
gas pressurant from the propellant tanks, and isolating propellant
from rocket engine modules. This critical functionality will
protect personnel when servicing the Exploration Upper Stage while
on the ground, and will allow the engines to operate on demand once
in space.
"This new contract for pyrotechnic valves is a welcome addition
to the other products we supply to Boeing for the SLS, including
check and relief valves, as we work together to expand access to
deep space," said Stuart Buckley, Vice President, Business
Development and Sales at Cobham Mission Systems. "We
currently anticipate delivering flight hardware in 2019."
As a world leading supplier, Cobham supplies pyrotechnic valves
for other launch vehicles, satellites, deep space missions, and
missiles applications. We also supply life support products, and
commercial and government satellite and launch vehicle propulsion
solutions. Other product offerings include high pressure
oxygen and nitrogen life support regulators, valves and assemblies,
lightweight composite fuel tanks, service valves, solenoid valves,
latching valves, xenon regulators, proportional flow control
valves, and miniature valves for satellites. We also
understand the challenges of new space, and can readily modify our
products to meet the technical and budgetary challenges of
commercial space endeavours.
About Cobham Mission Systems
The most capable critical control solutions for extreme
environments.
As the world's leading supplier of critical control solutions,
we help our customers to increase the safety and mission
capabilities of their personnel and equipment in extreme
environments.
Our proven and trusted solutions in air-to-air refuelling, life
support, weapons carriage and unmanned systems, deliver assured
performance and class-leading through-life costs that enable our
customers to bring complex projects to market quickly, and with
minimal risk.
About Cobham
The most important thing we build is trust.
Cobham is a leading global technology and services innovator,
respected for providing solutions to the most challenging problems,
from deep space to the depths of the ocean.
We employ around 11,000 people primarily in the USA, UK, Europe
and Australia, and have customers and partners in over 100
countries, with market leading positions in: wireless, audio, video
and data communications, including satellite communications;
defence electronics; air-to-air refuelling; aviation services; life
support and mission equipment.
Enquiries
Cobham Mission Systems
Stuart Buckley
Vice President, Business Development and Sales
Stuart.buckley@cobham.com
+1(716) 667 6492
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Cobham Mission Systems
Eric Stellrecht
Product Group Director Space Systems
+1 (716) 667 6473
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