Article: Aurora Acquires Payload Systems, Inc.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation announced today that it has acquired Payload Systems, Inc. of Cambridge, MA effective October 26, 2007.

Payload Systems was founded in 1984 with a mission to provide science and engineering services for spaceflight and terrestrial applications. The company has been involved in the successful flight of over 28 space missions. Among these is a miniature constellation of free-flying satellites known as SPHERES, which Payload Systems built for MIT and which is currently deployed aboard the International Space Station. Payload Systems' extensive experience with NASA integration, safety, certification ...

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