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| Vol. 23, No. 9 |
| May 15, 2001 |
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Raytheon Company Elected to Space Research Industry Forum By LIESL OWENS National Space Biomedical Research Institute Raytheon Technical Services Company, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company and a leading support services provider for defense, federal and commercial customers, has been elected as a member of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute's Industry Forum.As an Industry Forum member, Raytheon will help NSBRI transfer biomedical technology and research advances to the general public. "Raytheon's expertise in taking technologies and converting them to use in the commercial arena makes them a natural addition to the Industry Forum," said Dr. Joseph Kerwin, NSBRI Industry Forum chairman and a former astronaut. "Raytheon has exhibited a desire to make major contributions in this area, and it will be a major asset to the Industry Forum." The NSBRI, established in April 1997 following competitive selection by NASA, is a consortium of 12 research institutions leading a national effort to carry out the research necessary to ensure safe human exploration of space. The Institute's research into the health risks associated with long-duration space travel is designed to impact similar conditions found on Earth. A few of these similarities include bone loss, muscle wasting, sleep disorders and balance problems. Raytheon Technical Services Company provides technical, scientific and professional services for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in management, operation and maintenance of customer facilities, equipment and systems; logistics and life-cycle support; overhaul and repair depot operations; engineering, logistics and personnel support; space and earth sciences; test and training range support; and privatization of government services. Steven Corbin, program manager for the Microgravity Sciences Application Department in the Aerospace Engineering Services group of RTSC, will represent Raytheon on the forum. "I am looking forward to this opportunity to leverage my personal experience in biotechnology with that of my company to the benefit of humanity, both in space and on Earth," Corbin said. With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and business and special mission aircraft. In addition to Raytheon, NSBRI Industry Forum members include The Boeing Company, Draper Laboratories, Hoffman-LaRoche Inc., InDyne Inc., Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Payload Systems Inc., MBI International, SGI (formerly Silicon Graphics Inc.), Southwestern Bell, United Space Alliance, Veridian and Wyle Laboratories. The NSBRI's consortium members are Baylor College of Medicine, which serves as the lead institution; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Harvard Medical School; Johns Hopkins University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Morehouse School of Medicine; Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Rice University; Texas A&M University; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; University of Pennsylvania Health System; and University of Washington.
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