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Aerospace Topics (10)
Raytheon Technologies Aerospace
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Raytheon Technologies is a major producer of the Tomahawk cruise missile. elaborate

Blue Origin Aerospace
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Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket is named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space. elaborate

Virgin Galactic Aerospace
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Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes are designed to be reusable, significantly reducing the cost per flight compared to traditional rockets. elaborate

Aerospace technology Aerospace
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The longest-lasting man-made object in space is a Pioneer plaque, designed to potentially be discovered by extraterrestrial life. elaborate

BAE Systems Aerospace
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BAE Systems' name is an acronym, but it's not actually an acronym for anything; it's a "stylized name" created when British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merged. elaborate

Lockheed Martin Aerospace
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Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, famous for designing aircraft like the SR-71 Blackbird, was originally housed in a converted barn. elaborate

Airbus Aerospace
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Airbus originally started as a consortium of European aerospace companies, not a single entity. elaborate

SpaceX Aerospace
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage boosters are designed to be reusable, significantly reducing launch costs. elaborate

Northrop Grumman Aerospace
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Northrop Grumman's heritage includes the company that built the original B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. elaborate

Boeing Aerospace
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Boeing's first product wasn't an airplane; it was furniture. elaborate

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