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August 06, 2015

Robotic maker system will build biggest composite rocket parts ever made
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 05, 2015
A titan now resides at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. This titan is no Greek god, but one of the largest composites manufacturing robots created in America, and it will help NASA build the biggest, lightweight composite parts ever made for space vehicles. "Marshall has been investing in composites for a long time," said Preston Jones, deputy director of Marshall's Engineering Directorate. "This addition to Marshall's Composites Technology Center provides modern technol ... read more

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