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| Space rocket booster deal for east Belfast company Thales | Space rocket booster deal for east Belfast company Thales |
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| A Belfast-based factory is to be the first in the UK to make electric-powered rocket boosters for the space industry. | A Belfast-based factory is to be the first in the UK to make electric-powered rocket boosters for the space industry. |
| The new work for Thales in the east of the city, is also delivering a jobs boost. | The new work for Thales in the east of the city, is also delivering a jobs boost. |
| Astronaut Tim Peake is in Belfast for the announcement which was due to have been made by First Minister Arlene Foster. | |
| Invest NI are understood to be grant-aiding the expansion. | Invest NI are understood to be grant-aiding the expansion. |
| Thales, a French company, currently makes missiles in Northern Ireland for the defence industry. | Thales, a French company, currently makes missiles in Northern Ireland for the defence industry. |