Description of the Company and Operating Environment (Details Narrative)	Sep. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Successful launch processing support projects	More than 300 projects
Launch support for shuttle missions	23 projects

Represents the number of successful launch processing support services provided to government and commercial customers.

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