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‘This $2.5 billion project…rested on our shoulders’

By Sarah Kliff, Published: September 10, 2012 at 12:53 pmE-mail the writer

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“Our City, Our Story” captures the unlikely story of how Forest City Gear in Rockford, Ill. – about two hours west of Chicago – ended up building the gears for the Mars Curiosity Rover.

“Our Curiosity” from “Our City, Our Story” on Vimeo.

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