Keith Beck, NASA Test and Evaluation Contract (NTEC) Program Manager for Jacobs Technology, Inc., will be the featured speaker at the June Business on the Border Luncheon. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The meeting will begin with a hot entree buffet followed by a brief update by MVEDA staff.
The NASA Test and Evaluation Contract is one of 20 main contracts that Jacobs Technology Inc. (Jacobs) holds with NASA, the Department of Defense, and other government, and commercial entities. The primary role of Jacobs is to provide outstanding and unprecedented service to its customers. With more than 420 people on this contract, the Test Evaluation and Support Team (TEST) at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) provides the expertise to test and evaluate spacecraft materials, components, and rocket propulsion systems to enable the safe human exploration and utilization of space. Jacobs’ services also include system-level development and test operations, testing of composite overwrap pressure vessels (COPV), oxygen system analysis and testing, chemistry and metallurgy testing. The Agency’s hypergolic experts reside at WSTF, most of who are Jacobs, employees, making this facility essential to the health of future hypergolic propulsion-system development. Jacobs also has the facilities and expertise to provide calibration, machining, and welding services and clean rooms for their customers.
Luncheon cost is $20.00 per person, payable by cash, check or major credit card. Due to space limitations, reservations are required. Please confirm your attendance no later than Thursday, June 2 by sending an email to rsvp@mveda.com or by calling the office at (575) 525-2852. The meeting is open to the public.
