BAE Systems proposal to NASA
An international aerospace company hopes NASA work will lead to a larger presence in Huntsville and the chance to put the Ares I rocket on course after its launch.
BAE Systems has proposed to NASA that its team of aerospace contractors - including the United Space Alliance, Harris Corp., Goodrich Corp., General Dynamics, Wyle Laboratories and numerous small businesses - build the Ares I crew launch vehicle instrument unit.
Often called the brains of a rocket, instrument units guide launch vehicles on their paths into space. For Ares, NASA managers decided the advanced guidance, navigation and control systems would be placed between the upper stage and the Orion crew capsule. Read more
