Making What's Old New Again

Published Wednesday, September 01, 1999

NASA and other high-tech organizations such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratories rely on Allied Signal Corp.'s powerful radio telescope facility at Fort Irwin, Calif., to communicate with satellites, the Voyager space probes and the space shuttle. A reliable electric supply is critical not only for the Allied Signal facility itself, but also for the safety and success of space programs and scientific research. Recently, however, a 1960s-vintage breaker operating off Allied's main power feed failed, cutting power to the telescope and portions of the complex. More critically, its passing created a massive dilemma for the technicians: locate a ...

Making What's Old New Again

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