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Red Planet Rendezvous Silicone-coated air bags ease rover's landing.

Publication: Rubber & Plastics News
Publication Date: 26-JAN-04
Format: Online - approximately 744 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Red Planet Rendezvous Silicone-coated air bags ease rover's landing.(Bradford Industries Inc.)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Mike McNulty

Bradford Industries Inc. never figured it would get rich coating spacecraft landing bags used in missions to Mars.

Which is good. Because it won't, admits Richard Satin, president of the firm.

But, he stressed, nothing equals the rush, pride and sense of accomplishment that came with watching the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit successfully touch down Jan. 3 on Mars using a cluster of air bags that were protected by a unique silicone rubber coating produced and applied by Bradford Industries.

The air bags used to cushion Spirit's lander when it came down into a crater on the rocky surface of Mars were made of a Vectran material,...

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