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SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 Robert J. Collier Trophy has been presented to NASA and the International Space Station Team by the National Aeronautic Association.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth and final pair of massive solar arrays, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, have been installed on the International Space Station by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery.
The crew of the shuttle Discovery Friday installed solar wings that can double the electricity available on the International Space Station, NASA said. When extended, the array measures 240 feet tip to tip and adds 9,600 square feet to the station's solar arrays, the U.S.
Astronauts are about to add a pair of 115-foot-long solar wings to the International Space Station and amateur astronomers can see it happen with their own eyes.
