{"id":37812,"date":"2026-05-08T13:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mascherpa.it\/?p=37812"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:30:43","slug":"37812","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mascherpa.it\/en\/blog\/36002-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mascherpa aerospace solutions tested on Orion sounding rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; 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