Saalex ELVIS 3 Team Supporting Unusual Double Payload Launch

Camarillo, CA and Rockledge, FL (October 26, 2022) – Saalex Corporation’s ELVIS 3 launch team is providing launch technical integration support for the upcoming JPSS-2/LOFTID mission, in which two satellites will be taken to space on one rocket. The launch is currently scheduled for November 9 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The main satellite on board, JPSS-2, is the third satellite in NOAA and NASA's Joint Polar System series, and will be one of five such spacecraft designed to collect data and improve weather predictions, allowing scientists to better anticipate severe weather occurrences and climate change.

When JPSS-2 is sent into orbit 512 miles above Earth's surface, it will study our planet's land, atmosphere, and seas in great detail. In order to cover the entire planet, the satellite will make 14 orbits per day, traveling from the North Pole to the South Pole and back again. Floods, hurricanes, storms and wildfires are all severe weather events that may be prevented with early and specific warnings from JPSS-2.

The secondary payload is the LOFTID, or the Inflatable Decelerator spacecraft. It is designed to test heat shields for atmospheric re-entry. It is to be a demonstration test of technology that might be used to land large payloads on the surface of Mars, such as those needed for crewed missions. The LOFTID spacecraft will come back to earth just two hours after launch.

“This is a complex launch, having two spacecraft together on one rocket, but our launch team has performed flawlessly in supporting NASA,” said Robert Bezduch, President of Saalex. “This type of a rideshare arrangement enables NASA and the United Launch Alliance to optimize their operations, and save on resources. It’s a win-win for everyone involved, and we are proud to support such an innovative mission.”

 

 

About Saalex Corporation

Saalex Corp. is a federal services contractor providing core competencies in the areas of test range operations and management, engineering and logistics services, cybersecurity, and IT services. Founded in 1999 by Travis Mack, Saalex Corp is a service-disabled veteran-owned business headquartered in Camarillo, CA. Learn more at www.saalex.com.

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Thomas Rossi appointed President of Netsimco

(August 29, 2022) – Saalex is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Thomas Rossi as President of Netsimco, a wholly owned subsidiary and division of Saalex Corp.

Mr. Rossi is a proven business leader with over 30 years of documented leadership success. His organizational leadership is evidenced in his proven technical, product management, process improvement, and strategic business development skills. After a distinguished 20-year career as a Naval Officer which included command of a Destroyer, Tom served as a VP in Anteon Corporation (now GDIT); EVP and GM of Caton Connector Manufacturing; Director of Operations in SRI International; President and CEO of Hall Spars and Rigging; and Chief Operations Officer of Netsimco. He is extremely successful at leading high-performance teams in demanding environments with very limited resources. Mr. Rossi graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. With a BS degree in Engineering Resources Management and was the President’s Honor Graduate as he earned his master’s degree from the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI.

“Mr. Rossi brings decades of experienced leadership. We know he is the right person to lead the Netsimco Division and I am thrilled to make this appointment.” Said Mr. Travis Mack, Chairman and CEO of Saalex Corp.

“It is a privilege to lead such a great group of professionals in Netsimco.” Said Thomas Rossi, Netsimco President. “As a wholly owned subsidiary of Saalex, we will continue our aggressive pursuit of organic growth while maintaining the high level of performance and customer service for which Netsimco is known for. I’d like to thank Travis Mack for the trust and confidence he has placed in me, and I look forward to many years of continued success.”

Mr. Rossi will be setting policies and strategic direction for the company, both for the near term and for the foreseeable future. It is his responsibility to ensure Netsimco follows its mission, policies and procedures that are in place, and is profitable.

Please join us in welcoming Mr. Rossi as President of Netsimco.

Saalex Solutions Awarded Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division Technical, Engineering, and Logistics Support Recompete Contract

Camarillo, CA (April 29, 2022) – Saalex was recently awarded the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division Technical, Engineering, and Logistics Support (TELS) recompete contract. Saalex will continue to provide Technical, Engineering, and Logistics support services to the Range Systems (RS) Department located at Norco, California. The contract was awarded Wednesday, April 27, 2022, and is valued at $44 million.

Saalex President, Robert Bezduch, said: “We are truly elated with the opportunity to continue building and cultivating the relationship with NSWC Corona. Saalex has partnered with the NSWC Corona Team on three contracts supporting their critical mission requirements, ensuring operational readiness for the warfighter. This is an important contract for us, extending beyond the obvious business rewards. Saalex is an organization deeply rooted in military service and we are dedicated to the critical mission of enhancing combat readiness and plan to support the NSWC Corona mission for years to come.”

NSWC Corona is a Naval Sea Systems Command activity that provides the Navy with independent assessment and war fighter support. Their mission is to provide transparency to warfighting readiness through data analytics and assessment, engineering the Fleet's Live-Virtual-Constructive training environment, and assuring the accuracy of measurements. The RS Department’s mission includes engineering, planning, acquisition, integration, installation, testing, operation, configuration control, system replacement, restoration, modernization, sustainment, and maintenance support for fixed and portable land-based, airborne and shipboard telecommunications, scoring, and other range infrastructure and instrumentations systems.

About Saalex Corporation

Saalex Corp. is a federal services contractor providing core competencies in the areas of test range operations and management, engineering and logistics services, cybersecurity, and IT services. Founded in 1999 by Travis Mack, Saalex Corp is a service-disabled veteran-owned business headquartered in Camarillo, CA.

Learn more at www.saalex.com.

Saalex Corp’s ELVIS 3 Team Supports TROPICS Launch

Camarillo, CA and Rockledge, FL (June 10, 2022) –  Saalex’s Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support 3 (ELVIS 3) team will support the TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) mission launch. The TROPICS mission consists of six CubeSats and will increase the scientific community’s understanding of storm processes. The CubeSats will provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes and tropical storms they form and evolve.

The commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra is scheduled to lift off Sunday, June 12, 2022 from Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral, FL and is the first of three TROPICS launches.

“I am extremely proud of the amazing work our ELVIS 3 team is doing to support these missions that help us to better understand environmental conditions here on Earth,” said Saalex President, Robert Bezduch.

About Saalex Corporation

Saalex Corp. is a federal services contractor providing core competencies in the areas of test range operations and management, engineering and logistics services, cybersecurity, and IT services. Founded in 1999 by Travis Mack, Saalex Corp is a service-disabled veteran-owned business headquartered in Camarillo, CA.

Learn more at www.saalex.com.

Saalex ELVIS 3 Team to Support SpaceX Crew-4 Launch

Camarillo, CA and Rockledge, FL (April 13, 2022) – Saalex Corporation’s ELVIS 3 launch team is providing launch technical integration support for the upcoming Crew-4 SpaceX launch, scheduled for April 20 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will take four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS).

The crew will spend its time on the ISS conducting scientific studies, living and working as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 of the orbiting laboratory. Crew-4 will be NASA's Commercial Crew Program's fourth crew rotation trip with SpaceX, and its fifth crewed flight overall, including the Demo-2 flight test.

The Crew-4 will be carried into orbit on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, which will be making its 91st launch. Developed by SpaceX, the Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket capable of delivering satellites and the Dragon spacecraft safely into orbit.

The ELVIS 3 team has supported several previous SpaceX missions in the past year, providing critical engineering, programmatic and technical support for each of the launches.

“The Saalex launch team continues to perform flawlessly for every space mission it supports, helping to make space flight almost a routine activity,” said Robert Bezduch, President of Saalex. “But of course, every mission is an amazing adventure, demonstrating the incredible innovation of our nation’s space launch capability, and the ingenuity of the team behind it. We are so proud to be a part of these missions.”

 

 

About Saalex Corporation

Saalex Corp. is a federal services contractor providing core competencies in the areas of test range operations and management, engineering and logistics services, cybersecurity, and IT services. Founded in 1999 by Travis Mack, Saalex Corp is a service-disabled veteran-owned business headquartered in Camarillo, CA. Learn more at www.saalex.com.

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