PRESS RELEASE: Newly elected MP visits Tessella’s Stevenage office
Stevenage, UK | 19th August 2010. Tessella, the information technology and consulting services company selected by R&D, science and engineering leaders for business-critical assignments welcomed Stephen McPartland, newly elected MP for Stevenage, Hertfordshire, at Tessella’s Stevenage offices.
Mr McPartland visited various space technology companies around the Stevenage area as part of a campaign to understand the future of a fast growing UK space industry, currently estimated to add over £6 billion to the UK economy each year.
Commenting on his tour at Tessella, Mr McPartland said: “The visit to Tessella was extremely interesting and it was fascinating to see and understand the company’s offerings in the space sector.”
Alan Gaby, Director at Tessella said: “We were keen to show our long standing involvement and commitment in the space sector and briefed Mr McPartland on our plans for the future.”
Tessella Stevenage has been responsible for the design, analysis and simulation of on-board attitude determination and control algorithms for a number of the European Space Agency’s scientific and telecommunications satellites. The company has designed guidance, navigation, control and tracking systems for aerospace applications and has responsibility for radar tracking algorithms on a major defence system.
Photo: left to right: MP Mr McPartland and Alan Gaby, Director of Tessella
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