ARCATA EMPLOYEE LORI LOSEY NAMED NASA VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Lori Losey, Arcata videographer at NASA Dryden, was named NASA's Videographer of the Year in part for her camera work during NASA's AirSAR 2004 science mission in Chile.

Lori Losey, an employee of Arcata Associates at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, was honored with NASA’s highest award for videography for 2004. She won in two of the three categories in the NASA video competition – public affairs and documentation.

In the public affairs category, Losey’s received a first place citation for her footage of an Earth Science mission that was flown aboard NASA’s DC-8 Flying Laboratory in South America last year. Lori also took first place in the documentation category for her acquisition of technical videography of the X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flight tests.

The award was presented to Losey’s during a NASA reception at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas on April 19th. On behalf of Arcata, Anthony Ng, Executive Vice President, presented Lori with a company award in recognition of her outstanding achievement.

Losey’s award was the second major NASA video award won by Arcata employees in two years. Last year Arcata videographer, Steve Parcel, took first place in the documentation category for his piece on the Helios Prototype solar electric aircraft checkout flight.