KinetX
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1992 |
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| Services | |
| Website | kinetx |
KinetX, Inc.(also known asKinetX Aerospace) is a privately heldTempe,Arizonabasedaerospace engineering,technology, software development and business consulting firm specializing inspaceflightsystems. KinetX's main area of expertise is in the areas ofinterplanetarynavigation,satellitesystems engineering, andground systemsoftware development.
KinetX is the first and only private company to ever provide navigation services forNASAinterplanetary missions.[1][2]Their Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics (SNAFD) division, based inSimi Valley, California,has provided mission navigation for theMESSENGERmission toMercury,theNew Horizonsmission toPlutoand theKuiper Belt,and theOSIRIS-RExasteroid sample-return mission.[1][3]They are also providing mission navigation for theEmirates Mars Mission[4]and NASA's upcomingLucymission to theTrojan asteroids.[5]
Company history[edit]
KinetX, Inc. was founded in 1992 and was approached shortly thereafter byMotorolafor assistance in developing and implementing theIridium satellite constellationground system. In early 1993, several members of KinetX began working on the systems engineering for the Iridium command and control system. KinetX later provided engineering support and software development for companies such asLockheed Martin,Boeing,General Dynamics,Aerojet,Spectrum Astro,andTRW.[1]
The Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics (SNAFD) division was founded in 2001 by Dr. Bobby Williams and has since successfully navigated multiple interplanetary NASA missions, making KinetX the first privately held company to do so.[2]
References[edit]
- ^abc"History".KinetX.Retrieved7 February2021.
- ^ab"Management Team".KinetX.Retrieved7 February2021.
- ^"KinetX Aerospace Navigation Team Critical to Success of NASA's New Horizons Mission to Pluto".PR Newswire.29 June 2015.Retrieved7 February2021.
- ^"The Emirates Mars Mission Ground Segment".MBRSC.Archivedfrom the original on 12 July 2020.Retrieved26 July2020.
- ^Brann, Tamsyn (December 21, 2018)."Navigating NASA's First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids".NASA Solar System Exploration.NASA.Retrieved7 February2021.
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