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SPACE SHUTTLE IMPACT ON MOOG
02 February 2003 - Moog Controls
| Moog Inc. has been a supplier to the Space Shuttle Program since the very beginning. Moog designed all of the flight control actuation for the orbiters and the thrust vector control actuation for the orbiter main engines and the solid rocket boosters. As a long-time member of the NASA Team, our sympathies today are with the families of the Columbia astronauts. |
Moog Inc. has been a supplier to the Space Shuttle Program since the very beginning. Moog designed all of the flight control actuation for the orbiters and the thrust vector control actuation for the orbiter main engines and the solid rocket boosters. As a long-time member of the NASA Team, our sympathies today are with the families of the Columbia astronauts. In our plan for the current fiscal year, we included $13 million of revenue associated with the Space Shuttle Program. About three-quarters of that revenue is related to a contract for overhaul of flight control actuators for the orbiters. We would anticipate that that contract will continue. The balance of our revenue, or about $3 million, depends on the refurbishment of booster actuators that return after each launch. That work may be delayed and the revenue impact on our fiscal 2003 could be in the neighborhood of $2 million. We, like everyone else, hope that the cause of last week's tragedy is discovered quickly and that the program gets back to business as soon as possible. Moog Inc. is a worldwide manufacturer of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance actuation products control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles and automated industrial machinery.
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About: Moog Controls
Moog Controls started life in the UK in October 1965 as Moog Hydra-Point, based in Cheltenham, England. This new subsidiary was set up to manufacture and market the Moog Hydra-Point machines in the UK, South Africa and European common market.Nearly 40 years later, not only does MCL manufacture a suite of products for motion control applications, they are also active in the design and development of new and innovative solutions for precision control problems. Our team of highly skilled engineers can provide project support to assist our customers in the performance of a wide variety of applications including, motion simulators for training and entertainment, industrial gas turbine controls, plastics machinery controls, heavy industry, metal forming & pressing, and commercial and military ground vehicle controls. All Moog subsidiaries are represented by regional sales engineers backed by comprehensive product and engineering support teams. Add to this the global presence of Moog and you are ensured a competent partner to deliver and service you and your customers needs. MCL employs over 270 people on its Tewkesbury site, accommodated in 3 buildings, producing over 21,500 servovalves per annum. |
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