SPACE PROGRAMS
Space Exploration Programs – Pioneer’s depth of involvement in space science and exploration programs is unmatched in the printed circuit industry. Our contributions to NASA/JPL’s Mars exploration programs including the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) and Pathfinder/Sojourner missions were particularly significant. Pioneer is also a major supplier to the International Space Station, Cassini, James Webb Space Telescope and many other NASA programs..
Pioneer Circuits’ Contributions to MARS Science Laboratory, MSL “Curiosity”
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Multilayer Rigid-Flex navigation camera
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Flex harness allowing the Remote Sensing Mast (RSM) to turn 360º
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HGAS Flexible circuit allows for 360º rotation and also 0-90º tilt
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Interconnecting flexible cables extending form inside the body supply power and control to each of the 6 wheels
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Robotic Arm: Interconnected Flex harness reaching 35 feet
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Body: Multilayer Rigid PWB’s for
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Multiple science packages
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Communication (uplink & downlink)
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Power distribution
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Rover guidance control
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Cables interconnecting scientific & control modules
MARS ROVER
Dragon is a new way for Manned missions to go into space. Space X is a commercial company which is contracted by the government to send equipment and eventually astronauts into space. In the past, only governments had the resources to send men into space. Space X’s Dragon space capsule, is a step forward in the exploration of space and mankind’s growth outward from the Earth. Early explorers were often funded by governments, Christopher Columbus exploration of the new world is good example. After Columbus, other private companies and people followed to make homes and businesses in the new world. Companies sending material and people into space are just the next step in this ongoing process. We here at Pioneer, are a part of history in the making.
