A tribute to the Rover Telecommunications Sponsors and Contributors

The microrover telecom team wishes to thank the following organizations which sponsored or funded this effort:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

California Institute of Technology

JPL Mars Exploration Directorate

JPL Spacecraft Telecommunications Equipment Section - 336

JPL Communications Systems and Research Section - 331

The microrover telecom team wishes to thank the following people at JPL for their contributions:

Core Telecom Team

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Lin van Nieuwstadt - Rover Telecom Cognizant Engineer

Scot Stride - Engineering Support/Telecom Mission Operations

Sami Asmar - Telecom Mission Operations/Cognizant Engineer

Tom Rebold - Telecom Mission Operations/Engineering Analysis Team

Jan Tarsala - Telecom Mission Operations/Engineering Analysis Team

Bert H. Fujiwara - Technical & Laboratory Support

Robert F. Thomas - Rover & Lander UHF Antenna Design

Cosme Chavez - Antenna Testing

Other JPL Contributors

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Ronald Banes - Microrover Power Subsystem/Mission Operations

Chuck Barnes - Radiation Testing

Javier Bautista - Laboratory Support

Robert Beckon - Mesa Antenna Range Engineering Support

Tom Borden - Advanced Packaging Consultation

David F. Braun - Mechanical Engineering Support

Kevin Burke - Antenna Mechanical Engineering Support

James Coss - Radiation Testing/Analysis

Johnny Duong - Flight Assembly Support

Howard J. Eisen - Mechanical Engineering Support

Khanara Ellers - Packaging Support

Charles Fenske - Cryogenics Supply

Robert Galletly - Systems Engineering Support

Lorraine Garcia - Quality Assurance

Carl Gilchriest - Telecom Systems Analysis

Gary W. Glass - Technical Support/ KSC testing

Verne Gordon - Quality Assurance

William A. Hatch - Technical Support

Martin I. Herman - Systems Technical Support

Kenneth Jewett - Mechanical Engineering Support

Cindy M. Jones - Flight Assembly Support

Amedeo Larussi - Mesa Antenna Test and Analysis

William Layman - Project Science & Engineering Support

Leslie Livesay - Pathfinder Telecom Manager

Jake Matijevic - Project Management/Technical Support

Andrew Mishkin - Systems Technical Support/Mission Operations

Kenneth McCarty - Radiation Testing

Don McQuarie - Quality Assurance

Jack Morrison - Software Support/Mission Operations

Donald Nichols - Radiation Testing/Analysis

Fred Nabors - Arroyo Antenna Tests

Tam Nguyen - Software Support/Mission Operations

Steven M. Petree - Laboratory Support and Testing

William Pickett - Mesa Antenna Range Engineering Support

Harvey Schwartz - Radiation Testing/Analysis

James S. Shell - Laboratory Support

Donna Shirley - Mars Project Office/Technical Support

Allen Sirota - Technical Support/Mission Operations

Hugh Smith - Antenna Technical Support

Henry W. Stone - Technical Support/Mission Operations

Art Thompson (ZaTHrus VI) - Engineering Support/Mission Operations

Matthew Wallace - Microrover Power Subsystem/Mission Operations

Paul Willis - Antenna Technical Support

Gordon Wood - Technical Support/ KSC testing/Telecom Mission Operations

The microrover telecom team wishes to thank the following people at Motorola and DataRadio for their contributions:

Steve Knapp - Motorola Mount Pleasant Radius Division

Robert Albrecht - DataRadio RNet Design Team

Steve Meyer - Formerly VP RNet Wireless Data

William Huhn - Formerly with RNet Wireless Data

Richard Vallee - RNet Modem Board Design Team

Robert Rouleau - President, DataRadio

Frank Crook - Motorola Factory Support

Curtis Roberts - Motorola Mount Pleasant Radius Division

Larry Sheely - Motorola Mount Pleasant Radius Division

Norman Ward - Motorola Mount Pleasant Radius Division

Steve Brendle - Motorola OEM Products

Edward Clark - Motorola IC Technology Center

Greg Connary - Motorola ATT Engineering Group

Claudio Rodriguez - Motorola IC Technology Center

The telecom team wishes to thank the following companies for their contributions: