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PPG Helped ULA’s ATLAS V 541 Rocket to Launch NASA’s Perseverance to Mars The products developed by PPG were used to protect the ATLAS V 541 rocket that launched NASA’s Perseverance rover to the Red Planet.
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PG has announced that its aerospace sealants, coatings and adhesive
ATLAS V 541 is one of the best rockets among ULA’s fleet, thanks to its
products were provided to United Launch Alliance (ULA) for the rocket
four solid rocket boosters that provide optimal performance in order to
ATLAS V 541 that, in July 2020, launched NASA’s rover Perseverance to
deliver several ranges of mission. The PPG application support centre
Mars. After almost seven moths travelling through space, Perseverance
in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) cooperated closely with ULA and provided
landed on Mars in February 2021.
technical support and products such as the polyurethane topcoat PPG
“Our aerospace sealants, coatings and adhesives helped ULA provide
DESOTHANE™ CA8200 Series HS, the rapid-curing fuel tank sealant
protection for the Atlas V 541 rocket, which aided the Perseverance rover
PPG PR-2001 Class B – a two-part, epoxy-cured PERMAPOL™ P-3.1
in reaching its final destination. We are proud to support this important
polythioether compound – and PPG PR-1665, a cryogenic potting and
and historic mission and look forward to a continued partnership with
moulding compound that possesses high tear and tensile strength.
ULA for years to come,” said Sam Millikin, PPG global director, coatings and sealants, aerospace.
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