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a large majority, introducing binding human
rights and environmental due diligence obliga-
tions for companies.
Lockheed Martin Aeroshell Selected to
Protect NASA's Next Mars Lander
E
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory awarded
Lockheed Martin a contract to design and build
the aeroshell for the Mars Sample Retrieval
Lander.
Defense Speak Interpreted:
POM—Explaining the Process for
Defense Budgeting
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Anyone hanging around Defense programs
will have surely heard of the term "POM."
Most of the connotations I have heard say that
if you have a POM or will get "POM'd," your
program is "skating on solid ice." at led me
to infer that if you were in the POM, your pro-
gram was established. But why and how?
Catching Up With Prototron's
Kim O'Neil
E
From his time of his two tours in Vietnam, to
his time in our industry, Kim has always been a
solid contributor wherever he has served.
International Space Station
Astronauts Install Two Boeing
Advanced Solar Arrays
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Two new, advanced solar arrays provided by
Boeing have increased the International Space
Station (ISS) power supply aer European
astronaut omas Pesquet and NASA astro-
naut Shane Kimbrough installed them during
three spacewalks on June 16, 20 and 25.
EIPC Technical Snapshot Review:
Microvia Reliability Issues
E
Since the mid-1990s, when they were devel-
oped for mass production in the mobile phone
industry, microvias have become principal
enablers for high-density designs, and have
evolved from single-level to complex stacked
and staggered structures. ey are fundamen-
tally robust interconnects, although some
aspects of their reliability are still under inves-
tigation.
Raytheon Technologies Working to
Take the Heat Off a New Generation
of Fighters
E
e U.S. military has begun to define require-
ments for its future fighters. To conduct oper-
ations in advanced threat environments, next-
gen fighters will need greater range provided
by more powerful and fuel-efficient engines,
better avionics, and advanced mission systems.
New I-007eBook Highlights
System Analysis
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In this latest title from I-007eBooks, authored
by Cadence Design Systems, readers will
learn how system-level analysis of complex
and high-speed electronic designs is critical
to solve electromagnetic, electrothermal, and
electromechanical simulation challenges and
to ensure that the system works under wide-
ranging operating conditions.
Germany Latest EU Country to Introduce
Due Diligence Rules
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On 11 June 2021, the German Supply Chain
Act was adopted by the German Parliament by
