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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists are right now brainstorming for ways to get a drill on the Curiosity rover back into service so it can pull samples from the surface of Mars. The rover's ongoing exploration has been enabled by lots of preparation and support back here on Earth. Privately held Industrial Motor Power Corporation (IMP) played a crucial role by providing a Caterpillar (CAT) C18 generator to power NASA's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) in southern Australia.One of three communication facilities that make up the NASA Deep Space Network, CDSCC helps keep earthbound scientists in constant contact with Curiosity and other craft many millions of miles away. As one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial power generators like the CAT C18, IMP has installed thousands of units all around the world since its 2001 founding. That experience and dedication to excellence makes IMP a natural choice even for projects as important, demanding, and specialized as the CDSCC's continuing support of the Curiosity rover's historic mission.
"Curiosity is once again back in the news, with project scientists now trying to find a way to release a drill brake that has been acting up," said IMP Chief Marketing Officer, Vincent Scatena, "It's amazing to think that this could even be possible, what with the rover currently standing over 180 million miles from Earth on the surface of Mars. One of the reasons why is the hard work put in around the clock at CDSCC and the other sites of the Deep Space Network. We here at IMP are proud of how we've contributed to CDSCC with our provision of a Caterpillar C18 generator. It's truly an honor to be a small part of such an unprecedented mission that has already produced so many important results. We've got our fingers crossed for Curiosity and can't wait to see what we learn next from this mission."
The spacecraft containing Curiosity took off from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, with the rover touching down on the surface of Mars about ten months later. By April of 2015, Curiosity had covered ten kilometers in its Martian travels, beaming pictures and data back to Earth all the while, and it has continued exploring since. The signals sent out by Curiosity are picked up at three NASA-managed sites placed strategically around the globe, such that at least one of the communication facilities always has a clear line of transmission from and to the rover.
As an industry-leading supplier of new, used, and surplus power generation equipment, IMP was contracted to provide a generator to power the CDSCC portion of NASA's Deep Space Network. With a record of consistently delivering exactly what clients need that stretches back to the company's 2001 founding, IMP was a natural choice to support the Curiosity mission in this way. Visitors to the IMP Corporation website can learn more about the company and browse its current inventory of products.
About Industrial Motor Power Corporation:
As one of the world's leading suppliers of new, used, and surplus power generation equipment, Industrial Motor Power Corporation has built an industry-leading record of understanding and accommodating the specialized needs of each and every client.
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