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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Boeing Buying Spirit for $4.7 Billion
- SpaceX Lands $843 Million Contract to Take Space Station Out Of Orbit
- Mitsubishi Robot Solves Rubik's Cube in Less Than Half a Second
- Wilson Doubles Football Factory Footprint in Ohio
- Living Skin Looks to Become the Face of Robotics

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