Article: Payload Systems, Inc. Delivers First Installment of SPHERES Payload to NASA; Experimental Satellite Testbed Slated for Shuttle Launch in 2004.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003

Payload Systems, Inc., a Cambridge-based provider of specialized science and engineering services for spaceflight and research programs across the globe, this week delivered the first installment of parts for the much-anticipated SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites) testbed to NASA. The delivery marks the culmination of five years of research, design and development and will be followed by a subsequent delivery of additional hardware and software in the fall of 2003. SPHERES is projected to be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) ...

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