The SLS rocket will incorporate technological investments from the Space Shuttle program and the Constellation program in order to take advantage of proven hardware and cutting-edge tooling and manufacturing technology that will significantly reduce development and operations costs.
Rapid tooling-up of China's manufacturing sector means a massive demand for energy - one of the factors which has kept world oil prices sky-high for most of this year.
Coventry and Warwickshire firms which will also benefit are: Richmond Design and Marketing Limited, Expert Tooling and Automation Ltd, Envisage Group Ltd, Lear, Covrad Heat Transfer Ltd, Warwick Manufacturing Group, and Drive System Design Ltd.