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Timken landed on Mars again and help "curiosity" on the journey of exploration by jocco shao
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Timken landed on Mars again and help "curiosity" on the journey of exploration by JOCCO SHAO
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| Article Posted: 08/26/2012 |
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Timken landed on Mars again and help "curiosity" on the journey of exploration |
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Shanghai China, on 10th August, 2012. Timken cooperation supplied important bearing solution for America “Curiosity” Mars Rover, who put all efforts to support NASA to explore the mission of whether on Mars existing microbes living environment conditions. Before this Timken cooperation had supplied supper precision bearing solution for NASA “Spirit” and “Opportunity”. This time Timken bearings of High Speed Bearings used in “Curiosity” also offered important performance support to exploring robots. “Curiosity” which is the biggest and the first nuclear-powered Mars rover till now is named by a Chinese-America girl. This “Curiosity” manufactured and launched cost reach to 2.5 billion USD which is the most expensive one in History. “Curiosity” launched on 26th November, 2011 and landed on Mars on 6th August, 2012. It would take two years to complete the whole exploration mission. The Rotating conveying system on “Curiosity” highly depends on Timken bearing precision Full Ceramic Bearings operating to complete precise positioning of sampling cup. Otherwise, a vacuum pump like a D battery supplied support to analytical instrument which used to miniature ball bearing of Timken. The factory of Timken cooperation located in Keene NA work with NASA closely, manufacturing Ball Miniature Bearings. Earlier in 2004, Timken had been cooperated with NASA “Spirit” and “Opportunity” and supplied supper precision bearing solution.
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