FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc.
Irvine, CA 92618
One Star-Spangled Mohawk for Mankind
IRVINE, Calif. – It's here. August 6th – the date that animated every space science Ph.D. into giddy teenagers. Glued to YouTube, our eyes fixated for seven minutes of terror, we waited. And then, with two words, every confidence in NASA was restored. The Mars Rover Curiosity landed.- - - - - - - - - - - Eruptions of applause followed by a string of hugs filled JPL's control room;...
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Hurricane Sandy VIIRS Satellite Images
IRVINE, Calif. – FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. was commissioned by NASA to design and develop two cryogenic load cells to operate aboard the satellite producing aerial images of Hurricane Sandy. NASA's Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is one of five instruments currently in use by the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory...
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Curiosity Prepares to Drill
IRVINE, Calif. - On August 6, 2012, a national achievement swept newsstands - NASA JPL's Mars Rover Curiosity touched down safely upon the Martian terrain. Over the past five months, the rover canvassed the Red Planet in search of the perfect drilling ground. That site has finally been found.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology Inc. designed and...
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Mars Rover Collects First Drill Sample
Irvine, CALIF.- – FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. is beyond ecstatic with the latest news regarding the Mars Rover Curiosity. The success of this first ever inter-planetary sample collection not only made history for NASA and the U.S. space program, but also for FUTEK as two of their test and measurement products were integral during this drilling mission. Six years ago, FUTEK partnered...
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Curiosity Finally Drills Into Martian Terrain
IRVINE, Calif. – Since its landing in August, NASA JPL's rover has yet to utilize its drilling arm to full capacity. However, that all changed on February 9, 2013. Mars Rover Curiosity officially bore its first hole into the Martian surface.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Seen as the rover's most complex device, the robotic...
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Sense the Future
It is a late night at the office and you are on the cusp of a breakthrough. As your design approaches perfection, your focus tightens and you tune out the familiar hum of Rosie, a janitorial robot you developed that is diligently minding her evening chores in the next room. Your concentration is broken when your monitor goes blank and a matrix of random characters slowly starts to populate the...
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Curiosity: A Great Achievement for FUTEK
On August 6, 2012, history was made and dreams were achieved as NASA JPL's MSL Mars Rover Curiosity set down upon the Martian soil. This touchdown not only marked a rebirth for the NASA program, but an enormous accomplishment for all partners involved with this mission. Landing Curiosity was by no means an easy feat. But more importantly, it was not an individual effort. Alongside the brilliant...
Read More »Benefits of the Next Generation of Digitals Display
When it comes to sensors, form necessarily follows function. Consequently, as the geometric constraints, environmental conditions, and loading modes that sensors were required to meet expanded, the variety of form-factors, material compositions, and measurement capabilities of sensors grew proportionally. At face value, it seems the same can be said of the digital indicators paired with these...
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Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia - Who will Be the Deadliest?
The early twentieth century was no battlefield for fools. As it stood, only the strongest, brightest, most strategic could prevail, or even more profound, walk away alive. It was within this era that two distinct men carved a name for themselves: Theodore Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia. Both men of esteemed stature and courage, they led their fellow comrades through difficult circumstances....
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Strain Gauge Signal Amplifier features CE approval.
Compliant for all medical, industrial, and consumer applications, CSG110 is available in 1 or 10 kHz bandwidth versions and supports modification to support 25 kHz option. RoHS-compliant product, designed for minimal noise output, features short-circuit and over-voltage protection, comes in ABS-94HB black enclosure, and features DB9 connectors. Enclosed with DIN rail mount, product is constructed...
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One Star-Spangled Mohawk for Mankind
IRVINE, Calif. – It's here. August 6th – the date that animated every space science Ph.D. into giddy teenagers. Glued to YouTube, our eyes fixated for seven minutes of terror, we waited. And then, with two words, every confidence in NASA was restored. The Mars Rover Curiosity landed.- - - - - - - - - - - Eruptions of applause followed by a string of hugs filled JPL's control room;...
Read More »
Hurricane Sandy VIIRS Satellite Images
IRVINE, Calif. – FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. was commissioned by NASA to design and develop two cryogenic load cells to operate aboard the satellite producing aerial images of Hurricane Sandy. NASA's Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is one of five instruments currently in use by the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory...
Read More »
Curiosity Prepares to Drill
IRVINE, Calif. - On August 6, 2012, a national achievement swept newsstands - NASA JPL's Mars Rover Curiosity touched down safely upon the Martian terrain. Over the past five months, the rover canvassed the Red Planet in search of the perfect drilling ground. That site has finally been found.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology Inc. designed and...
Read More »
Mars Rover Collects First Drill Sample
Irvine, CALIF.- – FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. is beyond ecstatic with the latest news regarding the Mars Rover Curiosity. The success of this first ever inter-planetary sample collection not only made history for NASA and the U.S. space program, but also for FUTEK as two of their test and measurement products were integral during this drilling mission. Six years ago, FUTEK partnered...
Read More »
Curiosity Finally Drills Into Martian Terrain
IRVINE, Calif. – Since its landing in August, NASA JPL's rover has yet to utilize its drilling arm to full capacity. However, that all changed on February 9, 2013. Mars Rover Curiosity officially bore its first hole into the Martian surface.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Seen as the rover's most complex device, the robotic...
Read More »
Curiosity: A Great Achievement for FUTEK
On August 6, 2012, history was made and dreams were achieved as NASA JPL's MSL Mars Rover Curiosity set down upon the Martian soil. This touchdown not only marked a rebirth for the NASA program, but an enormous accomplishment for all partners involved with this mission. Landing Curiosity was by no means an easy feat. But more importantly, it was not an individual effort. Alongside the brilliant...
Read More »
Sense the Future
It is a late night at the office and you are on the cusp of a breakthrough. As your design approaches perfection, your focus tightens and you tune out the familiar hum of Rosie, a janitorial robot you developed that is diligently minding her evening chores in the next room. Your concentration is broken when your monitor goes blank and a matrix of random characters slowly starts to populate the...
Read More »
Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia - Who will Be the Deadliest?
The early twentieth century was no battlefield for fools. As it stood, only the strongest, brightest, most strategic could prevail, or even more profound, walk away alive. It was within this era that two distinct men carved a name for themselves: Theodore Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia. Both men of esteemed stature and courage, they led their fellow comrades through difficult circumstances....
Read More »Benefits of the Next Generation of Digitals Display
When it comes to sensors, form necessarily follows function. Consequently, as the geometric constraints, environmental conditions, and loading modes that sensors were required to meet expanded, the variety of form-factors, material compositions, and measurement capabilities of sensors grew proportionally. At face value, it seems the same can be said of the digital indicators paired with these...
Read More »A Partnership that Transcends Earth's Walls: FUTEK + NASA
Space exploration has been a part of international culture for the past six decades. From orbits, to satellites, to walking on the Moon, to now successfully landing on Mars, audiences around the world have waited in awe to see what the next accomplishment will be beyond Earth’s walls. And FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. has had the privilege to work on many of these acclaimed missions....
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