P 15 333 BRYAN EVEN President RAYTHEON TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY LL C 3 RAYTHEON TECHNICAL  SERVICES COMPANY LLC 333 (RTSC)  which reported sales of $2 billion in 2003  provides technology solutions for defense  federal and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in customized engineering services; logis- tics and supply chain management; training; and science  research and technology.  33 Maintaining its 15-year partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)  Raytheon continues sup- porting DTRA’s mission: safeguarding the world’s interests from weapons of mass destruction (chemical  biological  radiological  nuclear and high explosives) by controlling and reducing the threat and providing quality tools and services for the war fighter. In 2003  RTSC was awarded projects to provide operations  supply chain and logistics services in Russia  Ukraine and Iraq. In Russia  RTSC sup- ports the elimination of SS-25 missiles  mobile launchers and sup- port vehicles and renovation of SS-25 launcher and vehicle elimination facilities.  33 In addition to supporting simulators NASA uses to perform crew training for manned space missions  RTSC provides NASA with space and earth science  information technol- ogy and engineering support services. In 2003  NASA selected RTSC to provide real-time mission support  operation and sustaining engineering for the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. These facilities are used to prepare astronauts for space flights and space walks. NASA also selected Raytheon to manage and operate the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla  the primary focus for NASA’s space-communications activities within Australia. The space tracking station is one of three facilities forming NASA's Deep Space Network.  33 RTSC orchestrated the unprecedented offloading of a refueling tanker from a sea-ice berthing for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Ice at the NSF’s logistics and science hub in Antarctica prevented icebreakers from opening a channel wide enough for the tanker to reach the station. Without fuel  two base stations would not have been fully operational the following season — jeopardizing the customer’s mission of conducting sci- ence on the southernmost continent. RTSC successfully pumped 6 500 000 gallons of fuel across nearly four miles of ice — safely and without damaging the environment. 33 RTSC is working across the company to integrate engineering  technology and logistics capabili- ties to offer customers full service product support solutions.  NASA selected Raytheon to provide real-time mission support  operation and sustaining engineering for the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (shown here) and the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility. These facilities are used to train astronauts and flight controllers on mission-critical skills at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The astronauts shown here are preparing for space flights and space walks using underwater mockups and pressurized suits to simulate the weightless environment.  Artwork based on NASA photo.