CHANTILLY, Va., Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Engility's
(NYSE:EGL) Independent Verification and Validation support work for
NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP) concluded Sunday with the
successful launch of the spacecraft headed to the sun's atmosphere
for a historic scientific discovery mission.
"Our team has been working alongside NASA for five years to
prepare this spacecraft for launch and a successful mission," said
Mark Bruno, senior vice president of
Engility's space and mission systems business. "It's exciting to
contribute to a mission that could solve some of the biggest
mysteries about the physics of our solar system."
Since 2013, Engility has provided software assurance services to
NASA for the Parker Solar Probe mission at the agency's IV&V
facility in Fairmont, WV. The
Engility IV&V team conducted independent assessments of the
probe's operation software to provide confidence that the
spacecraft will operate as intended and continue its mission even
under adverse conditions near the sun. Critical PSP functions
depend on the correct, predictable operation of its software.
Activities such as navigation, sensor operation, data gathering and
communications could be seriously disrupted if the
software-intensive systems that they rely on fail.
PSP will be the first spacecraft to fly into the solar corona,
or the sun's atmosphere, in part to discover why the corona is on
average 300 times hotter than the sun's surface. Scientists also
hope to learn how the solar corona and wind are heated and
accelerated to become solar storms and flares. Extreme space
weather can cause adverse events on Earth, including power grid
fluctuations, damage to Earth-orbiting satellites, degradation of
high-frequency radio signals and exposure to higher-than-normal
levels of radiation.
Among other engineering challenges Engility helped to solve, the
team inspected guidance, navigation and control software to ensure
the probe's unique heat shield is always oriented correctly to
protect PSP from extreme radiation and heat near the Sun.
About Engility
Engility (NYSE: EGL), a $2 billion
technology leader, has thousands of employees around the world
working to make a difference. Our history of delivering
results for the defense, federal civilian, intelligence and space
industries spans more than 60 years. We provide leading-edge
solutions and services on Earth, in space and across cyber by
leveraging expertise in systems engineering & integration, high
performance computing, cybersecurity, readiness & training,
enterprise modernization and mission operations support. To
learn more about us, please visit www.engility.com and connect with
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Engility Holdings,
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