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September 15, 2014

Space Launch System Will Use Massive Welding Tool
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2014
The largest spacecraft welding tool in the world, the Vertical Assembly Center officially is open for business at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The 170-foot-tall, 78-foot-wide giant completes a world-class welding toolkit that will be used to build the core stage of America's next great rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built for deep space missions, including to an asteroid and eventually Mars. The core stage, towering ... read more

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Thales-operated munition plants to continue Australian military production		Raytheon providing ongoing support for Patriot air defense system		BAE Systems Hagglund delivers combat vehicle to Norway		Middle East entity orders Harris tactical radios		U.S. military taps Northrop Grumman for new technology

Lockheed opens center for optical payload development in California

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Dutch say need to know MH17 missile launch site to prosecute

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Alibaba: China's giant online shopping 'crocodile'

China's Alibaba sets new path with US IPO

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