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Article: HDT's Vertigo Recognized by NASA.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Vertigo, Inc., a subsidiary of HDT Engineered Technologies (HDT), was recognized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for its contributions as members of the Mars Phoenix Lander Entry, Descent and Landing Team (see also HDT Engineering Services).
The first in NASA's Scout Program, Phoenix was launched to Mars in 2007 to study the history of water and habitability potential in the Martian arctic's ice-rich soil. Dara Sabahi, Director at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Barry Goldstein, Project Manager for the Phoenix Mission, presented awards to the Vertigo engineering team members on October 22 at the company's Lake Elsinore, ...