Press Release

Wallops Flight Facility Being Recognized By MicroSat Systems

By SpaceRef Editor
November 29, 2007
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Littleton, Colorado, November 29th, 2007…. Today MicroSat Systems (MSI) recognized the Wallops Flight Facility for their support of the TacSat-2 satellite launch nearly a year ago on December 16, 2006. The ceremony was held at the Wallops NASA Visitor Center and Museum.

NASA and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport were recognized for supporting the successful launch of the TacSat-2 satellite aboard an Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket. This launch was the first orbital launch from Wallops since 1995 ending a twelve year hiatus. MSI, developers of the spacecraft bus, presented to Wallops a scale model of TacSat-2 that will be displayed in the Wallops museum as well as showed the video of the TacSat-2 launch. Presenting from MSI was President, John Roth and Director of Advanced Systems, Dr. Todd Mosher. Accepting the model on behalf of Wallops was NASA Wallops Director John Campbell, NASA TacSat-2 Project Manager Ron Walsh and Spaceport Manager Rick Baldwin.

“MSI is pleased to present NASA Wallops the scale model of the TacSat-2 Satellite it designed and built,” said President John Roth. “In helping with the successful launch, Wallops not only helped launch our satellite, they also helped launch our company.”

SpaceRef staff editor.