SSC awards contract for sensor

Lion Precision of St. Paul, Minn., manufacturer of high-performance displacement sensors, was awarded a Cooperative Agreement with NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center to develop a smart sensor and associated communication protocols to monitor valve position and wear. The eddy-current displacement sensors will monitor valves responsible for the flow of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in rocket engine test cells. (Source: PR.com, 08/31/10)