The men and women representing Team USA in this year’s Summer Olympics may have been born, raised and trained in America, but as for their stylish Ralph Lauren uniforms, those were made entirely in China.
Part of NASA’s New Frontiers Program, the Juno Mission began Aug. 5, 2011, with the launching of United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, FL. A solar-powered spacecraft released from the rocket will travel more than 1.9 billion miles over the next four years to reach Jupiter in 2016.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Nammo Composite Solutions has developed an automated composite manufacturing process for the production of a next-generation missile launcher.
EXETER, UK—Researchers from the University of Exeter have developed a new method for making three-dimensional aluminum composite parts for automotive and aerospace applications.
PLANO, TX—Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Corp. has hired Advanced Integration Technology to design and build the final assembly line for its C919 passenger jet.
SEATTLE—Pushing for faster production of its 787 Dreamliner, Boeing is cutting the amount of work needed to make the planes ready to fly after they leave the assembly line.
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