Highlights Local Firm On The Eve Of 'Small Business
Saturday'
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden toured Kegman Inc. of
Melbourne, FL, on Friday. The company was one of many which
supplied technology and engineering support to the Mars Science
Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover. Bolden's tour of Kegman coincided
with the Second Annual Small Business Saturday, a day to support
the local small businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and
preserve neighborhoods around the country.
Rover 'Curiosity' To Explore Mars 8 1/2 Months From
Now
NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of
the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which carries a car-sized rover
named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 1002 EST. "We are very excited
about sending the world's most advanced scientific laboratory to
Mars," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "MSL will tell us
critical things we need to know about Mars, and while it advances
science, we'll be working on the capabilities for a human mission
to the Red Planet and to other destinations where we've never
been."
Design Equivalency Review Completed For Production Launch
Vehicle
United Launch Alliance (ULA) said Tuesday it has reached a key
milestone that could lead toward the certification of the Atlas V
launch vehicle for human spaceflight. The Design Equivalency Review
(DER) completes a rigorous assessment of the flight-proven Atlas V
launch vehicle's compliance with NASA human spaceflight
requirements.
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