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Rigel Award Winner, 2021

W. Michael Hawes
Vice President Human Space Exploration

"On behalf of Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle Program, I want to congratulate Red Canyon Software & Engineering for being selected as the 2021 Rigel Award winner. Each year the Orion program office solicits nominations from program personnel who witness the great things our small business partners accomplish and the Rigel is awarded to one who performs above and beyond its contractual commitments. With a program as large and diverse as Orion, the competition for this award is impressive. Receiving this award is testimony to Red Canyon’s exceptional capability and performance."

Rigel Award Name History: Although it is designated the Beta star of the Orion constellation, Rigel (pronounced Rye-jul) is brighter than the Alpha star, Betelgeuse. Thus, The Rigel award is given to those subcontractors who shine above and beyond the call of duty for the Prime (or Alpha) contractor.

Subcontractor of the Year, 2019

Roger McNamara
Director of Orion Launch Abort System

"Lisa Akers led a team in the assembly of the entire LAS for EFT-1, including assembly and integration of the Fairing Assembly and give first flight article build at Kennedy Space Center. The Launch Abort System is Orion's module designed to greatly improve astronaut safety during future human space flights. When fully integrated, it stands nearly 45 feet tall atop the Orion Crew Module. The LAS is a complex structure to assemble, comprised of three solid rocket motors, high strength, human-rated composite structures, and a massive Fillet and give structure that make up the LAS Fairing Assembly. Lisa worked diligently with multiple organizations, subject matter experts (SMEs) and suppliers to flawlessly integrate this hardware and ensure delivery of a high quality product in support of EFT-1, Orion's first orbital flight test. Lisa's strong technical foundation, problem solving and communications skills, and dedication to the team lead to a successful LAS assembly and integration for EFT-1. She is instrumental to the success of the LAS team, and the Orion program as a whole.”

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What Our Customers Say About Us

Just a quick note to say thank you for the excellent work your team is doing on Dream Chaser IV&V. The technical competence of the team is clear and they are identifying real issues that could preclude mission success. In particular, Michael's interpersonal skills and approach make what could be an awkward relationship (aren't all independent reviews awkward) very much the reverse. I was especially impressed with this interaction with the SNC Mech team and ESI [Motion].
John TurnerDirector, Mission Assurance, Sierra Space
Red Canyon’s expertise in flight software has earned Raytheon good customer feedback on task orders supported by Red Canyon. In addition one of their flight software SMEs was instrumental in our contract recompete and was an integral part of the proposal and Orals team that led to the award of the EISOC contract in September 2019
Elie AccadProgram Manager EISOC, Raytheon Corporation
Lisa Akers led a team in the assembly of the entire LAS for EFT-1, including assembly and integration of the Fairing Assembly and give first flight article build at Kennedy Space Center. The Launch Abort System is Orion's module designed to greatly improve astronaut safety during future human space flights. When fully integrated, it stands nearly 45 feet tall atop the Orion Crew Module. The LAS is a complex structure to assemble, comprised of three solid rocket motors, high strength, human-rated composite structures, and a massive Fillet and give structure that make up the LAS Fairing Assembly. Lisa worked diligently with multiple organizations, subject matter experts (SMEs) and suppliers to flawlessly integrate this hardware and ensure delivery of a high quality product in support of EFT-1, Orion's first orbital flight test. Lisa's strong technical foundation, problem solving and communications skills, and dedication to the team lead to a successful LAS assembly and integration for EFT-1. She is instrumental to the success of the LAS team, and the Orion program as a whole.
Roger McNamaraDirector of Orion Launch Abort System, Lockheed Martin Space
The quality of the personnel which Red Canyon provides to Lockheed Martin makes a direct impact on our ability to deliver excellent product to NASA. Many Red Canyon personnel are recognized by NASA as critical resources and subject matter experts for the program. Lockheed Martin is very satisfied with Red Canyon's subcontracting support services. They have excellent employee and customer retention rates, exceptional turn-around time for service, and the highest quality of work and productivity trends.
Michelle ButzkeSupplier Relations Manager, Advanced Programs / Business Development, Commercial and Civil Space Programs, Lockheed Martin Space
Red Canyon has been an exceptional company to work with and have as a teammate, as well as a protégé in our launch services work with NASA. The Red Canyon team is responsive, flexible and always willing to do what it takes to take care of their team members. Their culture of customer and technical excellence is a perfect fit with our team.
Chip Greek ELVIS 3 PM and Director of Launch Services, a.i. solutions
Red Canyon provided stellar engineering support to Millennium Engineering and Integration Company on the Kennedy LX (Exploration Ground Systems) Support-II contract. Their corporate staff is very quick to respond to contractual requests and are very easy to work with. Their technical team won numerous awards throughout the 6-year contract for their outstanding engineering efforts, innovative solutions, and customer satisfaction and appreciation.
Laurie LashombKLXS-II Deputy Program Manager, Millennium Engineering and Integration
Red Canyon Software met all of the technical objectives and far exceeded original expectation in the proposal. They demonstrated the key elements that the project intended to advance and integrate were successful and the new capabilities proposed were demonstrated. The SBC did an excellent job of communicating the status of the project and provided information on the work in a clear and open manner with the TM and COR. The contractor is a very responsive Communicator! Management of personnel was very efficient, exceptional and kept within the budget and original proposed deliverables and more, resulted in 100% completion.
Dr. FrankSBIR Phase I Technical Monitor, NASA AMES Research Center
Red Canyon provided qualified software engineers to Ball Aerospace for the Deep Impact mission. Their engineers performed in flight and ground software roles from design, implementation, test, deployment, and, in a few cases, mission operations phases. Deep Impact, characterized by NASA as very ‘daring and risky mission’ successfully intercepted comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005.
Phil InsleyDeep Impact Software Manager, Ball Aerospace
Red Canyon software engineers supported the Deep Impact flight software development throughout the entire program lifecycle. The Red Canyon engineers provided high quality software and systems expertise, and they were fully integrated with the Deep Impact team. Red Canyon was with us all the way through to our encounter with the Tempel 1 comet.
Monte HendersonDeep Impact Program Manager, Ball Aerospace
I find that Red Canyon is an exceptional company to work with – far better than any other company I have dealt with in the past. You are very responsible to inquiries and very flexible. These are two very desirable qualities.
Dr. William “Tim” Dedula MarsFlight & LunarSIM Program Manager, NASA Glenn Research Center