NASA Kennedy Space Center selects Harris Corporation's OS/COMET(R) Product for the Constellation Launch Control Program
November 04 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS) announced today that NASA Kennedy Space Center has
selected its OS/COMET(R) telemetry, tracking, and command
(TT&C) software for the Constellation Launch Control System.
OS/COMET(R) is a commercial off-the-shelf software tool that
provides superior TT&C capabilities for military, intelligence,
and commercial satellite constellations. The OS/COMET(R) product
will deliver critical command and telemetry processing services to
meet the needs of the Launch Control System architecture. The KSC
Launch Control System architecture leverages leading-edge industry
standards, existing technologies, and commercially available
products to provide significant core functionality in the command
and control of constellation launch vehicles and ground support
systems. Based on open software architecture concepts, the Launch
Control System will deploy OS/COMET(R) to provide a service within
the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) pattern. Using OS/COMET(R)
as a SOA service capitalizes on its ease of configuration and
efficient API interface to the LCS architecture. "Launch control is
the perfect space application for OS/COMET(R) and this procurement
by KSC is an indication of NASA's new direction of using COTS for
the Constellation program," said Frank Van Rensselaer, vice
president and senior executive account manager, NASA Programs,
Harris Corporation. "Harris has a 50-year legacy with the NASA
mission to complement more than two decades of successful TT&C
deployments supporting commercial and defense spacecraft.
OS/COMET(R) is the lowest risk COTS launch control choice for
Constellation." Harris conducts advanced research studies and
develops network architectures for NASA that provides highly
reliable, space and terrestrial communications and support
solutions that solve the mission critical challenges of NASA's
Exploration program. About Harris Corporation Harris is an
international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual revenue of $5.4 billion and 16,500 employees -- including
nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to
developing best-in-class assured communications(R) products,
systems, and services. Additional information about Harris
Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/. Forward-Looking
Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements
that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and
estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such
statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors
that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to
differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected
value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve
risks and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: CeeCee L. Evans,
Harris IT Services, +1-703-483-8684, , Jim Burke, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, , or Marc Raimondi, Harris
Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-703-739-1738, Web site:
http://www.harris.com/
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