Avio picks developer for first US rocket motor production facility
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Avio picks developer for first US rocket motor production facility

Top Stories Tamfitronics Inside Avio’s manufacturing site in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Credit: Avio / Michele D'OttavioTAMPA, Fla. — Italian rocket maker Avio plans to set up its first solid motor production facility in the United States in 2028 to capture growing demand in the space and defense markets.The company’s recently established U.S.-based subsidiary said Oct. 29 that it has contracted real estate development firm ACMI Properties to pick a location for the factory in the first half of 2025.While the facility’s core focus would be on missiles for U.S. government tactical needs, following a contract with defense contractor Raytheon and a partnership with the U.S. Army, Avio USA CEO James Syring said there is also strong demand for boosters from commercial space launchers.“The demand signal was very, very strong on the defense tactical side,” said...
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Trump picks up the pace: From the Politics Desk
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Trump picks up the pace: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the online version ofFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today’s edition, we explore how Donald Trump is ramping up his campaign activity in the final stretch of the race. Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down the fault lines in our new poll of Latino voters.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Trump ramps up his campaign pace after GOP worried that Harris caught him flat-footedBy Katherine Doyle, Jake Traylor and Jonathan AllenFormer President Donald Trump is finally gearing up for an all-out sprint in his bid to reclaim the White House.Trump, caught flat-footed when Democrats switched candidates this summer, has held 26 campaign...
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The VP Picks, Religious Diversity, and a Vision for Democracy
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The VP Picks, Religious Diversity, and a Vision for Democracy

Politics tamfitronics This week, we’ve pushed up the release of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly podcast, to get you the insightful expert commentary you need, when you need it. We’re excited to share with you this week’s episode, which is so timely and insightful that we’re releasing it early.Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by two brilliant commentators who share fascinating thoughts about Kamala Harris’s choice of running mate, as well as Donald Trump’s pick, and some of the implications for different faith communities.“I think this country – we’re hungry for multiple iterations and emanations and embodiments of Christianity as well. So it’s not just other faith traditions, but what are we going to learn from the Walzes’ commitment to their Christian faith and their understanding of what helped produce a state that...
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NASA Picks Firms to Boost Artemis Missions’ Lunar Mobility | Mirage Recordsdata
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NASA Picks Firms to Boost Artemis Missions’ Lunar Mobility | Mirage Recordsdata

NASA Space Technology An artist's theory form of NASA's Lunar Terrain Automobile.NASANASA has chosen Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to device capabilities for a lunar terrain car (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to shuttle across the lunar surface, conducting scientific learn within the course of the company's Artemis marketing campaign on the Moon and making willing for human missions to Mars.The awards leverage NASA's abilities in establishing and running rovers to construct commercial capabilities that support scientific discovery and long-term human exploration on the Moon. NASA intends to birth the use of the LTV for crewed operations within the course of Artemis V."We see forward to the device of the Artemis technology lunar exploration car to support us device what we learn on the Moon," mentioned Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson...
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