Will Supply Aluminum-Lithium Plates For Booster
Aluminum parts supplier Alcoa announced Wednesday its North
American Rolled Products business has won a one year contract from
NASA, to develop the manufacturing capability and supply of high
performance aluminum-lithium plate and ingot to be used for the
Ares 1 crew launch vehicle (CLV) upper stage, the rocket that will
carry the space agency's next-generation Orion manned space
vehicle.