RESTON, Va., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services
Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been
selected by NASA's Johnson Space Center to assist in implementing a new
training model for flight controllers and instructors.
The contract expands the scope of RTSC's training support solutions
with NASA to front-end training design, giving the company an opportunity
to positively influence the way NASA trains flight controllers and
instructors for space vehicle knowledge operations.
"We will reduce the cost and time it takes to train flight controllers
and instructors at the same time we improve the quality and efficiency of
training," said Blaine Salvador, vice president of the Mission Support
Solutions product line of RTSC's Integrated Support Solutions business.
The Johnson Space Center's initiative involves implementing a new
training model for personnel entering as operator flight controllers and
who ultimately progress to flight expedition instructors. It will shorten
the training process, combining like discipline flight controller and
instructor certification flows, while increasing the chances of individual
success with a unified process.
RTSC provides technology solutions for defense, federal and commercial
customers worldwide. RTSC specializes in Mission Support (including
installation, integration, maintenance, training and logistics support of
air traffic control systems), counterproliferation and counterterrorism,
homeland security solutions, base and range operations and customized
engineering and manufacturing.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more
than 85 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission
systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing;
effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as
well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in
Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Note to Editors:
Raytheon Technical Services Company has supported human space flight
for 40 years and currently provides training support solutions to the
Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and Space Vehicle Mockup
Facility.
Contact:
Kristin Patterson Jones
571.723.2804 (mobile)
kpjones@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Kristin Patterson Jones of Raytheon Company,
+1-571-723-2804, kpjones@raytheon.com
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