Global Science & Technology, Inc. Wins NASA Contract Continuing Support to Hubble, Cosmology, and Detector Development 12/2/2003
From: Ingrid Shipton of Global Science & Technology, Inc., 301-474-9696; e-mail: pr@gst.com; web: http://www.gst.com GREENBELT, Md., Dec. 2 -- On Nov. 5, 2003, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Miscellaneous Project Support Services (MPSS) contract was awarded to Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) through a competitive GSA procurement. The contract is a mix of systems engineering, cutting-edge technology development, outreach, and scientific research. The contract allows GST to continue work that the company has been performing since 1992 at Goddard's Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics. GST will provide support to the Project Science Office for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the areas of orbital dynamics, atmospheric modeling, solar cycle analysis, instrument assessment, systems engineering, and risk analysis. GST will also provide construction and maintenance for project and instrument websites, including public and scientific outreach sites, such as http://hubble.gsfc.nasa.gov. GST will also support the Instrument Science Office for the Wide-Field Camera 3 (WFC3) Project. WFC3 is a replacement camera for HST that ensures imaging capability beyond 2005. GST will participate in the development and eventual deployment of the instrument during the Fourth Servicing Mission (SM4) and will specifically support the characterization of the WFC3 detectors. Through the contract, GST will continue to provide research and development in support of a variety of cosmological missions, including SOFIA/SAFIRE, GBT/PAR, TopHat, SPEED, EDGE, and related projects. This project support requires the development of new detector technologies ranging from infrared to X-ray. These detector technologies include Frequency Selective Bolometers (FSBs) and Transition EDGE Sensor (TESs). GST will also support Experimental Cosmology, Far-Infrared Astrophysics, and the Vector Electric Field Instrument (VEFI). GST scientists will interpret and analyze data gathered by VEFI on the Communications/Navigation Outage Forecast System (C/NOFS) satellite. About Global Science & Technology, Inc. Global Science & Technology, Inc., a leading technology and applied science company in the Washington, D.C. area, was recently ranked one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. for the second consecutive year by both Deloitte & Touche and Inc Magazine. The company's success derives from its ability to attract and retain a highly specialized workforce of scientists, engineers, and technologists, and from its unique set of capabilities in applied science and research, geospatial standards and services, advanced communication engineering, and specialized information technology. For additional information or to receive GST press releases and company updates via email, contact pr@gst.com or visit http://www.gst.com. | |