Alliant Techsystems' Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM) passed
a major milestone this weekend, as they successfully powered NASA's
space shuttle Discovery and its crew during Sunday's launch. The
motors launched were the 100th flight set since the redesigned
RSRMs were first flown more than 20 years ago.
Aerosol Sensor Delivered To Orbital For Installation On Glory
Spacecraft
The Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS), an advanced scientific
instrument that will be launched on the Glory satellite, has
successfully completed environmental testing and was officially
turned over to NASA on March 11 by the Raytheon Company, Waltham,
MA which built the instrument. APS was delivered on March 9 to the
Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, VA for integration with the
Glory spacecraft.
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