Quasonix, LLC, based in the Cincinnati suburb of West Chester, has been awarded a contract to provide high-tech communications gear for a new generation of space vehicles. The contract is with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. of Hawthorne, Calif., known as SpaceX. The high-tech equipment -- telemetry transmitters and receivers -- will support SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft programs.
SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles designed to increase the reliability and reduce the cost of manned and unmanned space transportation. It won a major NASA contract and plans to have its Dragon spacecraft link with the International Space Station, providing crew and supply services. Quasonix designs, develops, and manufactures high performance aeronautical telemetry systems. "We’re pleased to play a role in SpaceX’s drive to increase the reliability and reduce the cost of space transportation," says Terry Hill, president and chief scientist of Quasonix.
Writer: David Holthaus
Source: Ryan Canning, Quasonix
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