September 2010 Issue

September

September 2010

The Private Space Race
Cover Story

The Private Space Race

NASA passes the development torch to legacy contractors and NewSpace entrepreneurs, igniting a new competition in space transport.

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Features

Featured articles from the September 2010 issue of CompositesWorld

Deepsea submersible incorporates composite pressure capsule
Epoxies

Deepsea submersible incorporates composite pressure capsule

Spencer Composites Corp. (Sacramento, Calif.) fabricates the inner carbon/epoxy composite pressure capsule for a submersible deepsea vessel the late Steve Fossett was to take to the depths of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.

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EAA AirVenture 2010
Sustainability

EAA AirVenture 2010

Rain on the Wittman Field runways can’t dampen Oshkosh Fly-In enthusiasm.

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Facing the military drawdown
Wind/Energy

Facing the military drawdown

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan comments on the impact that military drawdowns in the Middle East might have on the U.S. composites industry.

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Farnborough International Airshow 2010
Autoclave

Farnborough International Airshow 2010

Although uncertainties remain, aircraft OEMs see recovery in order numbers.

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Fastener shear test methods
Aerospace

Fastener shear test methods

Dr. Donald Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures, Salt Lake City, Utah) appraises existing methods for testing the performance of fasteners loaded in transverse shear.

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Structural armor or armored structures?
Thermoplastics

Structural armor or armored structures?

Either way, antiballistics engineers seek structural integrity and ballistic deterrence from a single design.

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