Harris Corporation Awarded Multimillion-dollar Contract by NASA to Develop Interoperable...

Harris Corporation Awarded Multimillion-dollar Contract by NASA to Develop
Interoperable Radio Architecture for Future Space Missions

Research Initiative Will Advance Software-Defined Radio Technology for Use in
Space

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Booth #400
-- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) have embarked on a cooperative effort to advance a
common, software-defined radio architecture for future space missions. NASA
has awarded Harris a 14-month, multimillion-dollar contract to develop Ka-band
capable radios as part of the Communication Navigation and Networking
reConfigurable Testbed (CoNNeCT), which will be installed onboard the
International Space Station (ISS). CoNNeCT is currently scheduled to be
launched to the Space Station via a Japanese H-II launch vehicle in 2011. The
announcement was made during the 25th National Space Symposium being held
March 30 through April 2 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The overall goal of the CoNNeCT program is to demonstrate Space
Telecommunications Radio System-compliant software-defined radios (SDR) that
will provide an on-orbit, adaptable radio facility to conduct a suite of
experiments. The experiments will advance communications technologies, reduce
risk, and demonstrate future mission capabilities such as those planned for
NASA's Constellation Program.

"We are excited to participate in this initiative, which will define the next
generation of space radios for use on a variety of launch and exploration
vehicles, as well as in the astronauts' space suits," said Frank Van
Rensselaer, vice president NASA Programs at Harris Government Communications
Systems. "Harris has a rich history of SDR development dating back to 1988,
and we have supported major NASA programs since the 1960s. We are committed
to helping NASA realize its vision for the next generation of space
exploration."

Harris also produced the Internal Audio System and the Internal Video
Distribution Subsystem that help make up the fiber-optic communications
network onboard the Space Station. The systems are providing sophisticated,
digital voice and video communications for astronauts and scientists who live
and work onboard the station.

Harris conducts advanced research studies and develops network architectures
for NASA that provide highly reliable, space and terrestrial communications
and support solutions that solve the mission critical challenges of NASA's
Exploration program.

About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of $5.4
billion and 16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and
scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(R) products, systems, and services. Additional information
about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

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Sleighton Meyer, Harris Government Communications Systems,
sleighton.meyer@harris.com, +1-321-727-6514, or Jim Burke, Harris Corporation,
jim.burke@harris.com, +1-321-727-9131, or Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation -
Washington, DC, Marc.raimondi@harris.com, +1-202-729-3732