In the Spotlight
VPT is powering the world’s most advanced military and aerospace programs.
Following are just a few of the programs currently relying on VPT.
NASA Launches X-Ray Telescopes to Observe Extreme Cosmic Objects
NASA successfully launched its Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) into space. The IXPE space observatory consist of three telescopes designed… Read more
NASA Launches First Asteroid Impact Mission
NASA successfully launched the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, which is intended to test planetary defense of near-Earth objects…. Read more
Airbus A400M Conducts Air-to-Air Helicopter Refueling Campaign
The Airbus A400M tactical airlifter successfully performed a helicopter air-to-air refueling certification campaign, completing nearly all of their certification objectives…. Read more
Japan’s Hayabusa-2 Mission Successfully Returns Asteroid Samples to Earth
The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft has successfully returned a capsule containing rock and soil samples from the asteroid Ryugu back to Earth… Read more
VPT Parts On Board NASA’s Mars Perseverance Mission
VPT is proud to report that it has several products built into NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Mission. VPT’s power conversion… Read more
GPS III Satellite Launched for U.S. Space Force
A new GPS III satellite was successfully launched on June 30th from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This… Read more
ESA’s Proba-V Ending Plant-Tracking Mission
ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite will be wrapping up its plant-tracking mission on June 30, 2020 after seven years of collecting data…. Read more