Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"ALTAIR Pathfinder has been a resilient and flexible satellite. Combining autonomous routine operations with ease of reprogramming for special opportunities, ALTAIR Pathfinder efficiently delivered significant technical performance data that will directly benefit our customers, stakeholders and Boeing's space business."

Source:  Griffith Russell, mission director, discussing Millennium Space Systems completion of the final phase of its successful ALTAIR Pathfinder satellite mission Nov. 17. After 548 days operating the satellite from the ALTAIR mission operations center at Millennium's headquarters in El Segundo, and amassing more than 13,000 hours of performance to reduce technology risk, the ALTAIR Pathfinder operations team decommissioned the satellite and prepared for it to naturally de-orbit.

FMI: www.millennium-space.com