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White Plains, NY May 12, 2008 — ITT Corporation announced today the successful flight test of a suite laser-based sensors and lidars to monitor global climate change. The tests were completed late last year at NASA Langley in Virginia. Developed under a technology study contract with NASA Langley Research Center, the sensors will be able to provide all-seasons, all latitudes, and day-night regional monitoring. The sensor's data set will provide information on how carbon dioxide is emitted and absorbed, a key to measuring greenhouse gas. "Understanding the behavior and responses of these carbon dioxide sources is essential to developing accurate climate forecasts," said Rob Mitrevski, vice president and director of Commercial and Space Science Programs for ITT Space Systems Division. "We need these kinds of technologies and strategies to help stabilize the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere," he added, "and our sensors and lidars have proven themselves through extensive aircraft-based flight programs to be ready for the next step -- which is space-based." The NASA Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days and Seasons (ASCENDS) mission, on which the sensors and lidars would fly, is projected for launch in 2015. ITT has invested millions over a period of years in internal research and development funding to develop and demonstrate lidar systems, which will monitor the on-going and future changes in our physical world, ecosystems, and climate. "This technology will help create a more livable environment," said Mitrevski. Since 1965, ITT has provided high tech sensors that have revolutionized weather forecasting, providing critical data to the National Weather Service and the Department of Defense. To learn more visit www.ssd.itt.com. About ITT Corporation ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales. © ITT Industries, 2008. |
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