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DRS Defense Solutions to supply NASA with infrared sensor modules for discovering new celestial bodies

Rome, Italy - The aim of the WISE mission is to map the sky with a degree of sensitivity never achieved before, thereby providing a detailed survey of objects

"DRS Defense Solutions LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies Inc., part of the Finmeccanica Group, is to supply all the infrared sensor modules for NASA’s new space vehicle for mapping the sky (WISE – Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer), which was launched on 14 December 2009 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base (California). The aim of the WISE mission is to map the sky with a degree of...

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Rome, Italy, 01/19/2010 14:13
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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