MESA Contractor Excellence Award Criteria
In order to receive this award, a contractor must be nominated by a
NASA/GSFC civil servant. The criteria for the Contractor Excellence
award stipulates that, "The recipients should exemplify commitment to
excellence, creativity, dedication, and personal integrity in providing
outstanding support to Goddard's mission." This honor is awarded to
only one contractor per year for the entire Code 590 division.
Dr. David Gaylor's Role in the Formation Flying Test Bed
Dr. Gaylor has been an instrumental part of the Formation Flying Test
Bed (FFTB) at NASA/GSFC for the past year and a half. He was nominated
for this award by Mr. Rich Burns, FFTB Lead Engineer for NASA/GSFC. In
his nomination Rich stated that, “Through personal dedication and a
high level of technical expertise, Dave assembled, organized, and
executed the tools within the FFTB such that they work and communicate
together as a seamless real-time, hardware-in-the-loop simulation…no
small feat!” Dave also worked to develop, write, and test code for use
within the FFTB. “Dave’s technical expertise in both software
engineering and spacecraft navigation and control form a truly unique
capability.” This capability of Dave’s has made him invaluable not only
to the FFTB but to the entire Emergent team. Rich also stated, “Dave
Gaylor’s innovation, dedication, and technical excellence have led to
the fulfillment of the most significant FFTB milestone to date, closed
loop formation control with GPS in the loop.”
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