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Teledyne Brown to Support The University of New Orleans and Nasa
5/24/2007 7:53:32 AM
TELEDYNE BROWN TO SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND NASA
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 24, 2007) — Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE) announced today that the company will be providing a wide range of manufacturing services as a subcontractor to the University of New Orleans (UNO) and NASA/Michoud Assembly Facility.
The work, part of the first phase of the transition from the Space Shuttle program to the Constellation program, will be performed at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. The National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM) is part of the Michoud facility and is run by the UNO. The upper stage of the Ares I will be built at Michoud utilizing the NCAM facility. NCAM is a partnership between NASA, the State of Louisiana and UNO.
“We are pleased to support NASA through this new opportunity in New Orleans,” said Jim Link, president, Teledyne Brown Engineering. “Teledyne Brown has supported every major space initiative since the Apollo program. We look forward to playing a role in helping our nation return to the moon.”
Teledyne Brown will support the UNO by providing assistance
with the development of space flight qualified hardware and with
operational support of the NCAM facilities. Teledyne Brown has over 50
years of experience developing hardware for space flight applications.
About Teledyne Brown Engineering
Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., is
a full-service technology solutions company with core capabilities in
technology development, systems engineering, design, prototype
development, testing, manufacturing, logistics, and operations and
maintenance. These capabilities are applied across a wide range of
programs in aerospace, defense, information technology, and
environmental engineering. More information about Teledyne Brown
Engineering may be found at www.tbe.com.
About Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Teledyne Brown Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of Teledyne
Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), headquartered in Thousand Oaks,
Calif. Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated
electronics components, instruments and communications products,
systems engineering solutions, aerospace engines and components, and
on-site gas and power generation systems. Teledyne Technologies has
operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Canada.
For more information, visit Teledyne Technologies’ website at
www.teledyne.com.