Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. company, was selected yesterday as the 2007 recipient of the prestigious George M. Low Award, large business-product category. This award is NASA’s premier quality-performance award for prime and support contractors and subcontractors, and signifies NASA’s recognition of PWR’s demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievement in quality and performance.
“We are very proud and honored to receive this recognition from NASA,” said Jim Maser, president, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. “PWR is committed to providing flawless mission support and striving for 100 percent customer satisfaction. We have a long history of supporting NASA with outstanding propulsion and power systems products, and we look forward to this continued partnership as we prepare to return to the moon and explore our solar system.”
The award, which is managed by NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, is named for former NASA deputy administer George M. Low, who greatly contributed to the early development of NASA space programs during his 27 years of government service.
George M. Low Award candidates are evaluated in six categories including customer satisfaction and contract technical performance; schedule performance; cost performance; leadership and quality improvement; research and development and/or innovative technology breakthroughs; and finally, items of special interest to NASA.
PWR was nominated for the George M. Low award by the Marshall Space Flight Center and last received the award in 1996.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., a part of Pratt & Whitney, is a preferred provider of high-value propulsion, power, energy and innovation system solutions used in a wide variety of government and commercial applications, including the main engines for the space shuttle, Atlas and Delta launch vehicles, missile defense systems and advanced hypersonic engines.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
