A Crew Module Structure Made Of Composite Materials
Alliant Techsystems said Thursday it has delivered a
technological first to NASA: a full-scale, crew module structure
made of composite materials. The Composite Crew Module (CCM) is a
unique capsule design that has the potential to reduce the overall
weight of future manned launch vehicles.
Offers Discounts To Commemorate Five Years of Successful
Weightless Flights
In honor of Zero Gravity Corporation's (ZERO-G) fifth
anniversary of offering weightless flights, the company is deeply
discounting slots for its next scheduled flight. ZERO-G is cutting
all regularly priced tickets to celebrate five years of flipping,
floating and flying.
In less than a week, the doors of high bay number 3 of the VAB
will have to yawn wide open. This time it will be to allow the 327
foot tall Ares I-X to be rolled out. First motion is planned for
0001 October 20th.
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