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HBM has won a $2.7 million order for its MGCplus and catman data acquisition and analysis equipment to monitor the loads affecting the space shuttle during its preparation and launch sequence.

United Space Alliance (USA), the prime contractor for NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, placed the order as part of the continuing drive to improve safety in the run-up to the next shuttle launch later this year. HBM’s equipment is a key part of the shuttle’s Critical Data Acquisition System for monitoring the loads during ground operations.

The equipment will be fitted on the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) and connected to each of the eight tie-down points securing the space shuttle in place. NASA needs to monitor the loads to ensure that the weight is equally distributed across the tie-down points. Monitoring is needed during the complete process from the initial stacking and assembly of the space shuttle through to its rollout to the launch pad and final launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The operation is critical to the space shuttle’s safety as the loads at the tie-down points vary, especially while inserting the payload and filling the tanks with liquid propellant. The loads on the tie-down points must be kept within acceptable limits while the space shuttle remains on the ground to avoid adversely affecting operational performance.

HBM’s data acquisition equipment will be networked with the NASA Launch Control Center (LCC) using a TCP/IP Ethernet link. This allows mission controllers to take appropriate corrective action easily.

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