Barrios Technology, BWSC Inc, J&P Technologies, ORBITEC,
And Triumph Aerospace-NN Join CSF
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation announced Monday that
Barrios Technology, BWSC Inc., J&P Technologies, ORBITEC, and
Triumph Aerospace Systems-Newport News have joined the Federation
as Associate Members. With the addition of these five new
Associate Members - in locations ranging from Huntsville, Alabama
and Houston, Texas to Madison, Wisconsin and San Diego, California
- the Commercial Spaceflight Federation now includes over 35
leading aerospace companies.
Bretton Alexander, President of the Commercial Spaceflight
Federation, stated, "We are very excited to have these innovative
companies joining the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Each
of these new members is contributing unique skills and capabilities
to the commercial space sector, and each company better enables our
organization to accomplish its key mission of promoting the growth
of the commercial space industry."
"Joining the Commercial Spaceflight Federation aligns with
Barrios' history in human spaceflight and our mission to provide
extraordinary value to our customers," said Sandy Johnson,
President and CEO of Barrios Technology. "I believe participation
in the Commercial Spaceflight Federation will help us bring our
experience, expertise, and services to support the growth of the
commercial spaceflight industry." Headquartered in Houston,
TX, Barrios Technology is an aerospace engineering and technology
services firm specializing in engineering, space mission
operations, systems engineering and integration, and technical
assistance for the space industry.
"We are looking forward to being part of the Commercial
Spaceflight Federation and an active participant in its activities
in support of commercial spaceflight," said Bruce Anderson, Vice
President of BWSC Inc. "These are exciting times for the nation and
all that are involved in human spaceflight." Headquartered in
Nashville, Tennessee with a location in Huntsville, AL, BWSC is a
professional services firm that includes engineers, architects, and
scientists, and with clients including NASA and DoD as well as
industrial, commercial, and institutional clients.
"J&P Technologies is proud to join the Commercial
Spaceflight Federation team," stated Jennifer Lewis, President of
J&P Technologies. "We strongly support the U.S. manned space
program and believe that a safe and affordable commercial
spaceflight component is paramount in helping our country maintain
leadership in space. J&P looks forward to working with
other Commercial Spaceflight Federation members, and will leverage
our experience in the development and operation of human-rated
space systems to help assure the success of the commercial
spaceflight industry." Based in Houston, TX near NASA's
Johnson Space Center, J&P Technologies was established in 1997
to provide system engineering services for the development and
support of unique and complex systems.
Tom Crabb, President of Orbital Technologies Corporation
(ORBITEC), said, "ORBITEC looks forward to joining the great
path-finding work of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation to make
space travel as common as air travel, a perfect match to our
current and future products in life support, habitation, and
propulsion systems for short duration transit, long duration low
Earth orbit, and extended interplanetary travel - safely, reliably,
and cost effectively." Based in Madison, WI, ORBITEC is a
leading high technology development and subsystem integration
company.
Finally, Bill Jacobson, President of Triumph Aerospace Systems -
Newport News, said, "Triumph Aerospace Systems - Newport News is
very excited to join the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. We look
forward to working with the Commercial Spaceflight Federation as
both an engineering/technical services provider and as an industry
leader in the engineering and manufacturing of complex aerospace
hardware, test articles and prototype systems, in support of a
developing and critically important commercial space
industry." Previously known as Allied Aerospace Industries
Inc., Triumph Aerospace Systems - Newport News is an industry
leader in the engineering and manufacture of complex aerospace
hardware and prototype systems for ground test and flight
applications.