Jacobs Wins Additional NASA Space Vehicle Parachute Testing Contract
July 12 2016 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was
tasked by the NASA Johnson Space Center under the JSC Engineering
and Technical Services (JETS) contract to perform manned flight
qualification testing on the parachute system for the Orion space
capsule. The capsule is being developed for human deep space
exploration.
In addition to testing, Jacobs’ role also includes the
production, delivery and installation of the flight parachutes for
the first Orion Exploration Mission (EM-1), a mission to
circumnavigate the moon and return to Earth.
This task is valued at $40.3 million and is a continuation of
ongoing parachute development / test work Jacobs has been
performing for the Orion Program since 2006.
Jacobs recently completed the seventeenth and final engineering
development test of the Orion parachute system in Arizona at the
U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Grounds. This test featured a dart-like
vehicle reaching the descent speeds required to achieve the primary
test objective of system performance at maximum dynamic
pressure.
Since 2007, Jacobs has completed 38 full-scale parachute system
tests for NASA. It also provided the parachutes for the successful
Engineering Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) in 2014, where Orion reached an
orbit of 3,600 miles above Earth.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President,
Aerospace and Technology Ward Johnson stated, “It’s an honor for
Jacobs to be associated with NASA on this exciting program that is
ultimately expected to take humans into deep space and onto Mars.
We have a long relationship with NASA, and we look forward to
leveraging our experience in this area.”
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers
of full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services
for industrial, commercial and government organizations globally.
The company employs 60,000 people and operates in more than 30
countries around the world. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com.
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