Classic & Vintage - Titanium Bike Manufacturer Crafted a Part for Mars Curiosity!

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kehomer
08-26-12, 11:52 AM
I just saw photos of a member's striking one off Titanium bike on these pages. That reminded me that the NASA website has a pictures of a Titanium robot arm made for the Mars Curiosity rover. The arm was made by Litespeed, a USA Titanium bike manufacturer! Wow.

RobbieTunes
08-26-12, 12:01 PM
I wonder if this gives them marketing rights on the red planet....
kehomer
08-26-12, 12:54 PM
Could be but think of what it would mean to have taken part in manufacturing an important component of Curiosity! Again, wow!

thirdgenbird
08-26-12, 01:03 PM
Campagnolo used to make parts for NASA as well.
http://www.campagnolo.com/images/milestones05.png
leftthread
08-26-12, 01:04 PM
View of the arm:

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/PIA16096_armextended-br2.jpg