Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation announced today that it has acquired Payload Systems, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts effective October 26, 2007. Payload Systems was founded in 1984 with a mission to provide science and engineering services for spaceflight and terrestrial applications. The company has been involved in the successful flight of over 28 space missions. Among these is a miniature constellation of free-flying satellites known as SPHERES, which Payload Systems built for MIT. They are currently deployed aboard the International Space Station.
Aurora currently operates four business sectors focusing on Tactical Systems, Science Applications, Advanced Concepts, and Aerostructures. Among the company’s signature programs are GoldenEye, a vertical takeoff and landing UAV being developed for DARPA; MarsFlyer, a rocket-powered planetary UAV developed for NASA; and Global Hawk, a Northrop Grumman UAV for which Aurora manufactures major portions of the airframe. Payload Systems will be merged with Science Applications and operated under the sector name of Payload Systems. Payload System Inc.’s CEO, Dr. Javier de Luis, will become Chief Scientist at Aurora. Payload Systems Inc.’s President, Joe Parrish, will become the Aurora Vice President of Payload Systems—Cambridge, Massachusetts
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