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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Leader
Honored by:
Mr. Lewis S. Pilcher
Developed System Engineering at Hughes Space and Communications, 1968-1999. Principal responsibility for Intelsat IV (1991) and Intelsat IVA (1995) satellites. Directed proposal for HS-601 Product Line (1992). Directed proposal and development of HS-702 Product Line (1999).
Instrumental in development of GaAs Dual Junction Solar Cell and Xenon Ion Propulsion (XIPS) Systems. Both these technologies are enabling to the HS-702 high power satellites.
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