Many eyes are turned to NASA's 37-day mission that involves sending a rocket on a trip to the moon and back, and FOX 10's Marissa Sarbak has more on the small but vital role one Arizona company is playing in the mission.As attention turns to NASA's attempts to launch a rocket on a 37-day mission that will orbit the Moon and return to Earth, we are also taking a look at how one Scottsdale company is playing a small, yet major role in the Artemis 1 mission.
The part General Dynamics created for the Artemis mission is the communications link from space back to Earth, and the part is only about 8'' by 10''. This is one of the most high-profile projects General Dynamics has played a role in. The company has had hundreds of employees working on it, for the past 15 years, and the transponders and emergency radios that will be on the Orion spacecraft were delivered for this NASA mission in 2018.
"It’s getting a lot of attention, being the first time we’re going back to the moon in 30 years, 40 years, so it’s exciting," said Wilkinson.