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Boeing to supply large spare parts for the ISS

Cape Canaveral, USA - 12 elements out of 15 are built or provided by the company

When Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from Kennedy Space Center on November 16 (see AVIONEWS) to begin its journey to the International Space Station (ISS), it will carry more than 14 tons of large spare parts, many of which were designed or built by Boeing. The parts, which the company also processed for launch, are critical to sustaining the ISS once the space shuttle fleet retires in late 2010. Mission...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1111435
Rome, Italy, 11/13/2009 18:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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