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NASA Selects Alcoa as Materials Supplier for Ares 1 Launch Vehicle
NEW YORK & BETTENDORF, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its North American Rolled Products
business has won a one year contract from the U.S. National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) to develop the manufacturing capability
and supply of high performance aluminum-lithium plate and ingot to be
used for the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle (CLV) upper stage, the rocket
that will carry a new generation of explorers into space. The material
will be sourced from Alcoa’s Davenport Works
in Iowa and the Alcoa Technical Center near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“We are excited about the opportunity to be
involved in the design, development, and future production of the next
generation of spacecraft. Receiving this contract speaks to NASA’s
confidence in Alcoa’s ability to provide
leading edge materials and new aerospace technology solutions,”
says Tony Morales, Global Marketing Director-Aerospace.
Ares I is an in-line, two-stage rocket that will transport to low-Earth
orbit the Orion crew exploration vehicle carrying a team of up to six
astronauts. The first stage will consist of a single reusable solid
rocket booster similar to those used on the space shuttle. The second,
or upper stage, will consist of a J-2X main engine fueled by liquid
hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants.
In addition to carrying crews into orbit, the launch vehicle’s
25-ton payload capacity could be used to deliver resources and supplies
to the International Space Station or to “park”
payloads in orbit for retrieval by other exploration teams heading for
the moon.
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Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum,
fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major
aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive,
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industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other
capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum
products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy
extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa®
wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, structures
and building systems. The company has 122,000 employees in 44 countries
and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the
world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More
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