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July 23, 2009

Rolls-Royce Celebrates Role In Apollo 11 Mission To The Moon

Built Components For Command, Service, And Excursion Modules

Rolls-Royce this week observed the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing by commemorating the important role the company (then the Allison Gas Turbine Company) played in the Mission to the Moon.

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Endeavour Crew Completes Third Spacewalk

100th Excursion From An ISS Airlock

Did you think that in all the excitement of getting ready for Oshkosh that we'd forgotten about the Endeavour and ISS crews? Of course we haven't. Spacewalkers Dave Wolf and Chris Cassidy wrapped up a five-hour, 59-minute spacewalk at 4:31 p.m. EDT. The spacewalk ended earlier than planned because of higher than normal carbon dioxide levels in Cassidy's spacesuit.

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