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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split of all outstanding shares of the Company's Common stock. The record date for the stock split is expected to be Mar. 6, 2013 with new shares expected to be distributed on or about Mar. 20, 2013. Each shareholder of record on the close of business on the record date will receive one additional share of common stock for each share held....
BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tektronix Component Solutions today announced that its Beaverton, Ore. manufacturing facility and headquarters has been certified to the standards of AS9100 Rev C for commercial aerospace, defense and space industries. In July of last year, Tektronix Component Solutions' component test laboratory in Orlando, Fla. achieved the same certification. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130211/SF56646LOGO) AS9100 is a quality...
[ Watch the Video: Red Bull Stratos Jump From 128,000 Feet ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Official numbers are in from the Red Bull Stratos team's jump from the edge of space last year and the results show that Felix Baumgartner reached higher speeds than previously thought. According to the official measurements, Baumgartner reached a maximum speed of 843.6 mph, or Mach 1.25, during his free fall from space on October 14, 2012. This latest number is not only a...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. PT to review its fourth quarter and fiscal 2012 results. The call will be broadcast live on the Web at http://investor.trimble.com/. Investors without Internet access may dial into the call at (800) 528-9198 (U.S.) or (702) 928-6633 (international). The pass code is 95278356. About Trimble Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile...
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. [NYSE: SPR] will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Phil Anderson will participate in a conference call presentation to securities analysts about fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results and company outlook at 10 a.m....
LONDON, January 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - There's a new hero blasting off... and he's just your average Joe - Lynx is giving one guy or girl the chance to go where only a few elite have gone before, by offering the chance to win an ultimate out-of-this-world experience: a trip to space. In the biggest product launch in its 30-year history, the global competition was announced by space hero Buzz Aldrin, who has revealed details of the Lynx Space Academy....
SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Simrit's Santa Ana, Calif. facility was recently awarded United Technologies Corp.'s (UTC) Supplier Gold status for outstanding performance in delivery, quality, lean practices and customer support. This is the first time Simrit's Santa Ana facility - the only aerospace O-ring manufacturing facility to be honored this year - earned Supplier Gold status. This is Simrit's second aerospace facility honored by UTC, as the...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online NASA said it has selected 13 new technologies to ride along payloads for flights on commercial reusable launch vehicles, balloons and a commercial parabolic aircraft in 2013 and 2014. The flights will enable participants to demonstrate their technologies, allowing them to touch the edge of space to see how well they will be prepared for the harsh conditions of spaceflight. Las Vegas-based Zero-G Corporation's parabolic airplane,...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Flight Opportunities Program has selected 13 cutting-edge space technology payloads for flights on commercial reusable launch vehicles, balloons and a commercial parabolic aircraft in 2013 and 2014. The flights will allow participants to demonstrate their technologies to the edge of space and back, before committing them to the harsh and unforgiving conditions of spaceflight. (Logo:...
SAINT-CLOUD, France, January 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dassault Falcon has awarded its two training partners, CAE and FlightSafety International, certificates demonstrating full compliance with requirements of the new Falcon Training Policy Manual (FTPM). The certificates cover training of pilots, maintenance personnel and cabin crew. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120925/564526-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130118/589058 )...
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The boomerang is a flying tool, made of wood or carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, with a curved shape that is often used as a weapon or for sport. They have also been made of bones and come in many different shapes and sizes depending on their geographic or tribal origins and their intended function. The most commonly recognizable type is the returning boomerang which travels in an elliptical path and returns to its point of origin. The returning boomerang has lopsided wings in order to create...
