Goodrich Supplies Europe's first MEMS gyros for space navigation
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 16 Nov. 2010. Goodrich Corp. gyroscopes have passed in-orbit testing on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Explorer CryoSat-2 satellite during a mission to detect shifts in global ice cover. The Goodrich microelectromechanical system (MEMS) gyros were the smallest ever flown by ESA and were used to monitor the satellite's rate of spin. They were integrated into the SiREUS rate sensor to form Europe's first MEMS-based device to be used for space vehicle navigation.