Corporate | 25 July 2006 09:00
OHB Technology AG: MT Aerospace awarded contract for Japanese Space Programs
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Components to be produced for the HTV space transporter and the
H-IIA launch vehicle
Bremen/Augsburg, July 25, 2006. MT Aerospace AG, Augsburg, a subsidiary of
OHB Technology AG (ISIN: DE0005936124) has been awarded a contract by
Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Ltd., Tokyo, for the
delivery of components for the HTV, the unmanned Japanese space
transporter. The components, which will be produced in Augsburg, will form
part of the interior structure separating the vehicle’s drive from the
transportation area.
This contract marks a further chapter in the successful long-standing
partnership forged between MHI and MT Aerospace, which has previously
supplied components for the tanks of the Japanese H-IIA launch vehicle and
continues to do so. MT Aerospace has gained high renown in the development
and production of spin-formed tank domes. This production method
drastically reduces the number of steps required in the process by forming
the component from a single template.
The delivery schedule for the HTV components as well as for the parts for
the H-IIA launch vehicle extends into 2009.
Looking forward, Japan particularly wants to supply the Japanese module of
the ISS International Space Station using its own vehicle, which is similar
to the European ATV Automatic Transport Vehicle.
For further information, please contact:
OHB Technology AG
Michael Vér, Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)421 2020-727
E-mail: ir@ohb-technology.de
Internet: http://www.ohb-technology.de
(c)DGAP 25.07.2006
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Language: English
Issuer: OHB Technology AG
Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 8
28359 Bremen Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)421 2020 8
Fax: +49 (0)421 2020 613
E-mail: ir@ohb-technology.de
WWW: www.ohb-technology.de
ISIN: DE0005936124
WKN: 593612
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