NASA's Asteroid Sample Safely Returned to Earth with Help from Lancaster County and Redmond Companies
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Lancaster County company, Weaver Industries, played a crucial role in NASA's successful landing of the OSIRIS-REx capsule carrying an asteroid sample. Weaver Industries manufactured the heat shield that protected the capsule during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The project, years in the making, involved turning raw materials into a finished heat shield. This accomplishment adds to Weaver Industries' track record of crafting heat shields for NASA's Mars rovers.
Topics:top-news#asteroid-sample#heat-shield#nasa#science-and-technology#space-exploration#weaver-industries
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