For Immediate Release
For More Information Contact:
Zebra Communications
Dave Kushin
Director, Media Relations
805-955-0009
email: dave.kushin@zebracom.net
www.zebracom.net
(Inglewood, California, June 16, 2009) - Inglewood, California,
April 20, 2009, Minus K Technology, Inc. has been selected
by ITT Space Systems, LLC, subcontractor to Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC), to provide vibration isolators for
the ground testing of the new James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The JWST will
be placed in a vacuum chamber at the Johnson Space Center
and supported by a set of custom Minus K vibration isolators.
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large-aperture infrared
space telescope currently planned to be launched in 2014
from Kourou, French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
JWST is designated to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope.
"A major factor in selecting Minus K is its ability
to not only isolate vibrations vertically, but also horizontally
at less than 1 Hz," says Dr. David Platus, president
of Minus K and principal inventor of the patented Negative-Stiffness
Mechanism technology that is the key to the passive vibration
isolators. "Minus K's isolators offer better isolation
performance than air and active isolation systems.
Minus K Technology, Inc. works with many aerospace and
education laboratories for custom vibration isolation systems.
It also has a line of standard bench-top and table vibration
isolation products.
(Below is a drawing of how the Minus K isolators
will be used for Ground Testing)
For additional information about Minus K's capabilities,
contact:
Steve Varma, Operations Manager
Minus K Technology, Inc.; 460 South Hindry Ave., Unit C,
Inglewood, CA 90301; Phone 310-348-9656
email stevev@minusk.com; www.minusk.com
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