je.st

Home › shuttle

Tag: shuttle

Packaging Space History: Protective Packaging Preserves Space Shuttle Main Rocket Engines

2014-01-07 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

A large aerospace manufacturer had been tasked with storing several rocket engines used during the Space Shuttle missions. The company had a packaging solution in place that consisted of regular polyurethane bags fitted with valves that enabled them to pump "missile air" (super dehumidified air) into the bags to purge the ambient, humid air out of the bag and keep the humidity at a minimum inside the bag. This solution is effective for reducing the risk of corrosion as long as the power is on ...This story is related to the following:Protective Packaging | Heat Seal Packaging |

Tags: main history space packaging

Houston's Space Shuttle Replica Christened 'Independence'

2013-10-06 16:59:33| Telecom - Topix.net

Officials with Space Center Houston, the visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center , revealed the name - the winning entry from its recent "Name the Shuttle" statewide contest - during a public christening ceremony Saturday .

Tags: space independence shuttle replica

IBM to shuttle its retirees to health care exchanges

2013-09-09 17:08:27| Trucking - Topix.net

International Business Machines Corp . is planning to remove roughly 110,000 retires from its company-sponsored health insurance and provide them with a payment to enroll in a health-insurance exchange.

Tags: health care ibm exchanges