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Spacecraft: profitable market for commercial space flights

London, United Kingdom - Technology: certified, packaged and sold

Modern technologies allow today operations which, a few decades ago, were related only to sci-fi fictions. Most of all it is happening in the space sector. The landing of the new Curiosity rover on Mars scheduled on next August 6, 2012 (AVIONEWS) or the testing of the new manned Orion capsule are examples of this. Moreover, not only the appearance of space missions has changed, but also its nature....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144216
Rome, Italy, 08/03/2012 15:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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