CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to
support production of NASA's Orion spacecraft fleet for the
upcoming Artemis missions, which will bring humans back to the moon
for the first time since 1972. The contract to supply key
components of the Orion crew module and service module will be
managed and performed out of Honeywell's facility in Clearwater, Florida. Work will also be
conducted at the company's facilities in Glendale, Arizona, and Puerto Rico.
Honeywell will provide 14 product types for Artemis missions III
through V, including both hardware and software solutions, to
support NASA's lunar missions. NASA awarded Lockheed Martin a
long-term, multibillion-dollar production contract for the Orion
spacecraft, aimed to meet the space agency's anticipated needs into
the 2030s.
"This is a major win for our team in Clearwater, our Space business and for
Honeywell as a whole," said Mike
Elias, vice president, Space, Honeywell Aerospace.
"Honeywell was present on all of NASA's previous crewed space
missions, including those that brought humans to the moon for the
first time, and we're proud to be working with Lockheed Martin to
help shape the future of human space exploration."
Working in collaboration with the Orion team over the next
decade, Honeywell will support Lockheed Martin and its partners
through the development and production of essential guidance and
navigation systems, command data handling, and display and control
products. The focus of the missions is to conduct science and
gather learnings that will help take humans to Mars.
Honeywell will supply the following types of technology for the
Artemis missions:
- Guidance and Navigation Systems: Key navigation and
guidance solutions, including the barometric altimeter, which track
the altitude of the Orion capsule in Earth's atmosphere, as well as
the inertial measurement system and GPS receiver, which track the
position and movements of the capsule.
- Command Data Handling: Several data-handling
products, including the vehicle management computer, which acts as
the central computing platform supporting flight and vehicle
control, as well as spacecraft communication functions.
- Displays and Controls: Three display units and
struts, seven control panels, and two hand controllers used inside
the spacecraft to help astronauts in the Orion capsule monitor and
control the vehicle.
- Core Flight Software: Includes the integrated
modular avionics software, a key system responsible for supporting
maintenance functions sharing flight data information.
More information on Orion:
https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/index.html.
About Honeywell
Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on virtually
every commercial, defense and space aircraft. The Aerospace
business unit builds aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin
electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components
and more. Its hardware and software solutions create more
fuel-efficient aircraft, more direct and on-time flights and safer
skies and airports. For more information, visit www.honeywell.com
or follow us at @Honeywell_Aero.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology
company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include
aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings
and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies
help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and
workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and
more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell,
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