Canada's Neptec awarded NASA's prestigious George M. Low Award
Written by CE Staff February, 15 2011
Neptec Design Group received the George M. Low Award, NASA's premier honour for quality and performance. This recognition marks the first time a non-U.S. company receives this award.Neptec
received the award in the small business product category for the
development of machine vision products that operate in hostile space
environments in support of the Space Shuttle Program at NASA's Johnson
Space Center in Houston. The company is one of this year's four
recipients of the Low award, which recognizes businesses that share a
commitment to teamwork, technical and managerial excellence, safety, and
customer service.
"I
want to congratulate Neptec on their outstanding performance over the
past few years and also congratulations on winning the George M. Low
Award - Congratulations," said John Shannon, Space Shuttle Program
Manager. "Neptec has been a great partner with NASA and the Space
Shuttle Program. We count on Neptec and their Engineers to help us bring
home the vehicle safely each flight."
Neptec,
a NASA prime contractor since 1995, has delivered space-certified
flight machine vision systems on three different NASA programs and has
supported over 40 Space Shuttle missions with more than 30,000 hours
logged in Mission Control. While the company has achieved multiple
awards in this capacity, as well as the highest possible annual
contractor performance rating three years in a row, Neptec president
Iain Christie was humbled after receiving NASA's highest recognition.
"We
are honoured to receive the George M. Low Award from NASA," said
Christie. "It is a recognition not only of the value of our technology
and talent and creativity of our people, but also a recognition of their
unwavering commitment to quality, to their attention to detail and to
their commitment to working in partnership with our customers to solve
really tough problems when it really counts."
The
award was established in 1985 as NASA's Excellence Award for Quality
and Productivity before being renamed in 1990 in memory of George M.
Low, NASA's deputy administrator from 1969 to 1976 and a leader in the
early development of space programs. The Low award has been used by NASA
to promote excellence and continual improvement by challenging its
contractor community to be a global benchmark of quality management
practices. The 2010 Low awards were presented on February 10, 2011 at
NASA's eighth annual Project Management Challenge in Long Beach, CA.
"Neptec
is a prime example of a Canadian space success story," said Dr. Steve
MacLean, President of the Canadian Space Agency. "The Canadian Space
Agency is very proud to see Neptec being recognized as a driving force
of innovation, both in Canada and internationally. This recognition is
even more important to Canada as Neptec is the first non-U.S. company to
receive this prestigious award from NASA. It truly shows the value
Canada offers to the international space program."
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