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Riccardo Giacconi Awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal

Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, former Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), has been awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his outstanding leadership in development of the STScI. The medal is awarded annually to individuals whose distinguished accomplishments contributed significantly to the NASA mission. It is the highest honor that NASA confers on a non-government individual. Dr. Giacconi was appointed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) as the first Director of the STScI in September 1981. Under his leadership, the STScI developed the expertise and capabilities to direct the science mission
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Electronics Test Fixtures
Electronics test fixtures are used to test contact points on circuit boards during manual or automated testing.
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Micro connectors and nano connectors exhibit contact pitches of 0.05'' (micro) and 0.025'' (nano), respectively.
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Military (MIL-SPEC) connectors are built in accordance with military specifications. Their design takes into account the need to protect the connection from environmental factors, allowing them to be used in military and aerospace applications.
IC Package Converters and Adapters
IC package converters and adapters are electronic interconnect devices that are used to interface different types of integrated circuit (IC) sockets.
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Electromechanical relays are devices that complete or interrupt a circuit by physically moving electrical contacts into contact with each other.
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