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Contract Extends Company's Long Partnership with NASA ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 10, 2002--Eastman Kodak Company's Commercial & Government Systems unit has been selected as part of a TRW-led team to build NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, formerly known as Next Generation Space Telescope, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Kodak, under contract to TRW Inc., will integrate and test the Optical Telescope Element (OTE) of the James Webb Space Telescope payload that will capture images and information from outer space. TRW is the selected observatory contractor. Using its infrared sensors, James Webb Space Telescope will peer into distant space to see the first stars and galaxies formed in the universe billions of -years ago. A component of NASA's Origins Program, the James Webb Space Telescope will search for answers to astronomers' fundamental questions about the birth and evolution of galaxies, the size and shape of the universe, and the mysterious life cycle of matter. "Kodak is proud to once again contribute in a major way to an historic NASA mission," said James Manchisi, president of Kodak's Commercial & Government Systems, corporate vice president. "The James Webb Space Telescope project is a perfect example of infoimaging, the business of combining technology and images to derive information. In this case, the images will yield primary information that will expand mankind's understanding of the universe." Manchisi noted that Kodak has partnered with NASA on space science and remote sensing missions for more than 40 years, including the Lunar Orbiter missions and the Chandra X-ray observatory. The James Webb Space Telescope project is managed by NASA Goddard for NASA Headquarters Office of Space Science and consists of an international team involving NASA, the European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, industry and academia. Commercial & Government Systems provides imaging solutions for commercial and government markets. About Eastman Kodak Company and infoimaging Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, enhance, preserve, print and enjoy pictures for memories, for information, for entertainment. The company is a major participant in infoimaging a $385 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras, scanners, copiers), infrastructure (online networks and specialized imaging software), and services and media (film and paper, online photo storage, CDs). Kodak harnesses its technology, market reach and a host of industry partnerships to provide innovative products and services for customers who need the information-rich content that images contain. The company, with sales last year of $13.2 billion, is organized into four major businesses: Photography, providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; Commercial Imaging, offering image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses and government; Components, delivering flat-panel displays, optics and sensors to original equipment manufacturers; and Health, supplying the health-care industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. |
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