Hi-Shear Technology Corp. is the supplier for most of the separation systems on the twin Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). All of Hi-Shear's products performed flawlessly during this historic mission.
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Hi-Shear designed and manufactured the following
separation hardware on both of these state-of-the-art spacecraft:
