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The Ferrell Phelps Show Celebrating Black History Month in Houston Texas – Video

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Ball Aerospace's QuickBird Retired from DigitalGlobe Remote Sensing Constellation

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The QuickBird satellite designed and built by Ball Aerospace for DigitalGlobe de-orbited successfully last month after making 70,000 trips around the Earth during its more than 13 years on orbit.

QuickBird, which far exceeded its five-year design life, provided the highest resolution Earth imagery that was commercially available when it launched in October 2001. Ball Aerospace designed, fabricated, integrated and tested the total space segment consisting of a spacecraft bus and 61-centimeter imaging instrument aboard the pioneering satellite. Ball and DigitalGlobe have continued to team on three additional remote sensing satellites with advanced capabilities: WorldView-1, WorldView-2 and WorldView-3.

QuickBird was our first venture into the commercial spacecraft market, and became the basis for the development and maturation of a string of highly successful Ball commercial spacecraft and instruments, said Cary Ludtke, vice president and general manager for Balls Operational Space business unit. QuickBird demonstrates the longevity and reliability of spacecraft and instruments built by Ball in the fixed-price market.

A firm, fixed-price spacecraft, QuickBird used the Ball Commercial Platform 2000 to capture 61 centimeter (black and white) and 2.4 meter multispectral (color) digital images of Earth's surface. QuickBird circled the globe 450 km (about 280 miles) above Earth while the Ball high-resolution camera gathered images of the Earth's surface during daylight hours. The world-class images have contributed significantly to mapping, agricultural and urban planning, weather research and military surveillance.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. Ball continues to invest and innovate in affordable, high resolution imaging systems, contributing to the needs of civil, military and commercial customers. For more information, visit http://www.ballaerospace.com/.

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 14,500 people worldwide and reported 2014 sales of $8.6 billion. For more information, visit http://www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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Marvin Test Solutions' GENASYS Platform Advances Mission-Critical Aerospace Production Test

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Lockheed Martin Receives First TS-323 GENASYS Test Platform for Testing of Satellite Subsystems

IRVINE, CA /PRNewswire/ -- Marvin Test Solutions, a trusted provider of globally deployed, innovative test solutions for military, aerospace, and manufacturing organizations, today announced the delivery of its TS-323 GENASYS Test Platform to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC). GENASYS is a high-performance PXI-based system designed to meet the demands of mission-critical applications that require performance functional testing. GENASYS features a high-density, multiplexed switching subsystem with any-pin-to-any-resource architecture and switch management software that provides automated, end-to-end signal routing. GENASYS also includes a high-performance digital subsystem that supports up to 512 I/O pins with multiple timing sets and per-pin PMU capability. The system will be deployed by LMSSC for the functional testing of satellite systems and subsystems.

"As aerospace systems become more complex, engineers must have increasingly flexible and capable test equipment to ensure accuracy, reliability, and safety of mission-critical systems. The lack of available OEM support for legacy ATE systems compels users to either replace or upgrade high-performance legacy ATE systems, and both of these decisions are typically expensive, difficult, and often don't yield the needed results," said Major General Steve Sargeant, USAF (Ret.), CEO of Marvin Test Solutions. "We created the GENASYS platform and added this new switching subsystem to solve that problem. With a compact footprint, open, expandable architecture, and SwitchEasy software, the GENASYS platform eases the burden on test engineers, becoming a replacement for obsolete legacy digital functional test systems from manufacturers including Teradyne, Schlumberger, and GenRad. The platform also can form the basis for a completely new system that will address next-generation, complex testing challenges and manage up to 4,500 interface test points without manual programming."

Lockheed Martin's test requirements for future applications include: an open architecture, a functional test platform that is configurable, scalable, and the capability to support more than 4,000 I/O test points as well offering performance digital and analog test capabilities. The GENASYS platform, with its high-performance digital subsystem and high-density switching subsystem, provides LMSSC the required functionality to support both their legacy and future test needs.

Maximize the GX7016 High-Density Switching Architecture with SwitchEasy Software The GENASYS platform now features the GX7016, a high-density, modular switching subsystem with SwitchEasy software for easy use and high-performance testing of complex, high I/O count, and mixed-signal applications including those for complex electronic systems. With SwitchEasy software, test engineers no longer have to manually route individual signals, and can automatically and efficiently monitor relays. And, to support legacy test requirements, GENASYS includes software tools that test engineers can use to migrate existing applications to the GENASYS platform. For new, mission-critical test needs, the GENASYS platform offers test engineers advanced software tools with system and UUT simulation capabilities, and user-defined FPGA instrumentation for the support of custom control interfaces.

The high-performance PXI digital subsystem addresses a range of bus test requirements including 1553, 429, RS-232, and custom or parallel digital busses. In addition, the multiplexed pin architecture of the GENASYS platform supports more than 6,000 UUT pin connections. With hybrid pin capability, both analog and digital tests can be performed at the pin level.

Achieve Mission-Critical Success The GENASYS platform is ideal for high-value, mission-critical electronics applications whether at the board, box, or system level including satellite payloads, platform management systems, armament electronics and subsystems, and flight management and control systems.

To learn more about how the Marvin Test Solutions GENASYS functional test system can successfully address both current and future test needs that are currently supported by legacy functional test platforms, download the new white paper: Solving Functional Test Obsolescence.

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UK MoD Chinook Support Contract Boost for Vector Aerospace Almondbank

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Vector Aerospace UK (Vector - http://www.vectoraerospace.com), a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has announced that Vector Component Services (UK) based at Almondbank, Perthshire, will share in a 420 million order that extends the support programme for the RAF's fleet of 60 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.

The contract, announced by Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to Portsmouth on 17 February, will see a five year continuation of the Through Life Customer Support (TLCS) programme whereby Vector Aerospace provides maintenance, repair and overhaul for the Chinook under contract to Boeing, the manufacturer of the helicopter. Vector's Almondbank facility carries out precision testing, overhaul and repair on key components, including rotorheads and gearboxes, that are vital for the Chinook's successful and safe operation

Mick O'Connor, Business Director of Vector Component Services (UK) said, "This contract award ensures the continuation of Chinook component support within the Vector Aerospace group for the next five years and demonstrates the success of the company's partnership with Boeing and MOD.We pride ourselves on providing our Armed Forces with safe and reliable aircraft components, this is a very important programme and underpins our future growth plans."

About Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace holds approvals from some of the world's leading turbine engine, airframe and avionics OEMs. Engine products supported include a wide range of General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca, (all engine lines including complete test capability). Vector Aerospace also provides support for a wide range of airframes from Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, Boeing, and Sikorsky, including major inspections and dynamic component overhaul, and offers full-service avionics capability, including complete aircraft rewire plus glass cockpit engineering, development and integration.

More information can be found on the company's website atwww.vectoraerospace.com

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Aerospace manufacturer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft.[citation needed] Aerospace is a high technology industry.

In the European Union, aerospace companies such as EADS, BAE Systems, Thales, Dassault, Saab AB, and Finmeccanica account for a large share of the global aerospace industry and research effort,[citation needed] with the European Space Agency as one of the largest consumers of aerospace technology and products.[citation needed]

In Russia, large aerospace companies like Oboronprom and the United Aircraft Building Corporation (encompassing Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Ilyushin, Tupolev, Yakovlev, and Irkut, which includes Beriev) are among the major global players in this industry.[citation needed]

In the United States, the Department of Defense and NASA are the two biggest consumers of aerospace technology and products.[citation needed] The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States reported that the aerospace industry employed 444,000 wage and salary jobs in 2004, many of which were in Washington and California,[citation needed] this marked a steep decline from the peak years during the Reagan Administration when total employment exceeded 1,000,000 aerospace industry workers.[1] During that period of recovery a special program to restore U.S. competitiveness across all U.S. industries, Project Socrates, contributed to employment growth as the U.S. aerospace industry captured 72 percent of world aerospace market. By 1999 U.S. share of the world market fell to 52 percent. Leading companies like Boeing, United Technologies Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corp. are among the most widely known aerospace manufacturers in the world.[citation needed]

Important locations of the civil aerospace industry worldwide include Seattle, Wichita, Kansas, Dayton, Ohio and St. Louis in the United States (Boeing), Montreal in Canada (Bombardier), Toulouse in France and Hamburg in Germany (Airbus, EADS), the North-West of England and Bristol in Britain (BAE Systems, Airbus and AgustaWestland), as well as So Jos dos Campos in Brazil where Embraer is based. Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Irkutsk in Russia.

Several consolidations took place in the aerospace and defense industries over the last few decades. Between 1988 and 2010, more than 5,452 mergers & acquisitions with a total known-value of $579 billion were announced worldwide.[2] The largest transactions include the merger of Boeing with McDonnell Douglas valued at $13.4 billion in 1996,[3]Marconi Electronic Systems, a subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, was acquired by British Aerospace for $12.9 billion in 1999 merger[4] and was renamed BAE Systems, and Raytheon acquired Hughes Aircraft for $9.5 billion in 1997.

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ThyssenKrupp Aerospace announces India foray

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ThyssenKrupp Aerospace, part of ThyssenKrupp AG, the Germany-based conglomerate, and supplier of aerospace materials and logistics, announced its foray into the Indian aerospace market with the setting up of a facility here.

This has been sited at the Aerospace Special Economic Zone, near the international airport, for processing of materials used in the segment.

"We will be sourcing a wide range of metals like titanium, aluminium, steel and high performing alloys, among others, from across the country. We will process and stock here and supply to tier-1, tier-2 and tier-3 vendors," said Joachim Limberg, chairman of the management board of ThyssenKrupp AG for business area materials services.

He said the company would help Indian companies to make parts for Original Equipment Manufacturers, by supplying material. It has installed machining centres, cutting and milling units, and testing facilities at the Bengaluru plant. ThyssenKrupp operates 40 such units across the world and the new facility is to cater for the growing needs of Indian aerospace components makers and public sector undertakings in the defence sector.

The company has invested around Rs 25 crore in the new facility, which employs around 30 people. "More than our investment in the physical facility, we will be investing a substantial amount of money in sourcing and stocking materials of very high precision and performance," said Jurgen Funke, president, ThyssenKrupp Aerospace.

The facility will help the company gain market share in South Asia and go close to customers to address the latter's needs, he said. Spread across 3,300 sq metres, the facility will stock the whole range of aerospace materials. The idea is to keep ready cut-to-size and machine-ready material that is shipped to the customer just-in-time, helping them save around three months for anything needed, said Gopi Hanumanthappa, managing director, ThyssenKrupp Aerospace India.

It also plans to partner in the central government's Make in India programme. "This facility will play a critical role in developing a system in India for the growth of aerospace manufacturing," said Limberg. Also, ThyssenKrupp is in the process of finalising a plan for a new manufacturing plant for elevators, at Chakan near Pune. It is expected to invest around Rs 300 crore, sources said.

ThyssenKrupp's presence in this country goes back to 1860. Currently, with annual sales of about Rs 3,000 crore, India is the third largest market for the company in the Asia-Pacific.

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Aerospace Adhesives & Sealants Market Worth $2,189.80 Million by 2019

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DALLAS, February 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

The report "Aerospace Adhesives & Sealants Marketby Resin Type (Epoxy & Others), by End-user Industry (Commercial, Military & General Aviation), by User Type (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) & Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO)) - Global Forecast to 2019", The global Aerospace Adhesives Market 2014-2019 is estimated to reach $2,189.80 Million by 2019.

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The global Aerospace Adhesives Market is significantly penetrating in the aerospace industry. The characteristics of the end products differ as per the requirement of end-user industries and for different user types. The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest growing segment of the global aerospace adhesive market and is mainly attributed to high economic growth rate followed by increasing demand for commercial aircrafts which is eventually driving the aerospace industry. The Asia-Pacific and RoW markets are estimated to show a rising growth in the next five years with the allied industries expected to stabilize the overall business need in the respective regions.

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R&D is a key part of this market. The manufacturing companies, associations, and end-product manufacturers infuse high investments for future advancements and technology modifications of aerospace adhesives and match the consumer demands coming from various types of end-user industries. Global companies are continuously investing in R&D to create unique aerospace adhesives that can be used in the aerospace industry.

Asia-Pacific is the largest market, both in terms of volume and value, followed by Western Europe. China, U.S., Japan, India, and Germany are expected to persist as successful aerospace adhesive markets. The key players in the Aerospace Adhesives Market are 3M (U.S.), Beacon Adhesives Inc. (U.S.), Cytec Industries Inc. (U.S.), Henkel AG & Company (Germany), Hexcel Corporation (U.S.), Huntsman Corporation (U.S.), Master Bond (U.S.), PPG Industries Inc. (U.S.), Royal Adhesives & Sealants (U.S.), and United Resin Corporation (U.S.)., and others.

The Eastern and Central European nations, emerging South-East Asian, and Latin American nations that will host the future global events would supplement the growth of aerospace industry, followed by enhanced travelling activities which will indirectly boost the demand for the aerospace adhesives.

The aerospace adhesives demand, in terms of value and volume, depicts the current and future projections according to the parallel economic and industrial outlook. This analysis covers important developments, new product launches, investments & expansions, partnerships, agreements, joint ventures and collaborations, and mergers & acquisitions of the leading global companies.

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