ERC provides support to every phase of the developmental/acquisition life cycle of advanced military and space systems
for a wide variety of DOD and NASA clients. For example, we provide basic research support to the US Air Force Research
Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate in areas including (but not limited to) synthesis of new chemical compounds,
aerophysics research, advanced propulsion technologies, controllable thrust propulsion, advanced materials studies,
laser diagnostics, advanced plasma diagnostics, and high energy density matter (HEDM) propellants.
We support developmental test activities for virually all of our US Army, US Air Force, and NASA customers. For
example, in support of US Army Redstone Technical Test Center (RTTC) test activities, we design, fabricate, install
and preserve test setups; complete maintenance of data and inventory records of equipment and property; gauge
calibration and verification to test facilities; operate Government test and ancillary equipment for test and
evaluation efforts to accomplish data reduction, analysis and management; and support test article instrumentation
and telemetry and document test efforts.
ERC is heavily involved in providing system sustainment support to current major in-service space systems, such as
Shuttle and Space Station, and we provide support to programs under NASA’s emerging Constellation Program. At Johnson
Space Center, we provide technical expertise; investigative and analytical skills; and laboratories, test, simulation,
and manufacturing services to virtually all major systems the Center is responsible for, including the Constellation
Program’s next generation Spacecraft Orion (formerly known as the Crew Exploration Vehicle). At Marshall Space Flight
Center, we provide developmental and test and evaluation support to virtually all major propulsion/rocket systems
managed by Marshall, including the Constellation Program’s launch vehicle Ares I.
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