NASA's QuickSCAT science satellite was shipped to Vandenberg AFB, Calif., in a new, reusable container that protected the spacecraft from electrical fields while maintaining a specified internal temperature range. Designed and fabricated by Engineered Plastic Designs (EPD) Inc., a small Berthoud, Colo.-based firm, the three-piece, shock-mounted, polymer-lined aluminum container will accommodate most satellites built on Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.'s BCP 2000 stan-dard bus.
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