Space
RUAG International sells aerostructures business, grows Beyond Gravity space business by 8% in 2023
Beyond Gravity is expanding and modernizing sites, adding AFP and a new facility in Decatur to double capacity.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, CompositesWorld
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C makes successful launch to the moon
The lunar lander, complete with Type IV pressure vessels, was deployed on Feb. 15 for testing the lunar environment in preparation for future NASA Artemis landers.
Read More3D weaving capabilities achieve complex shapes, reduce weight and cost
JEC World 2024: Bally Ribbon Mills is displaying film-infused 3D woven joints, woven thermal protection systems (TPS) and woven composite 3D structures.
Read MoreAutomated robotic NDT enhances capabilities for composites
Kineco Kaman Composites India uses a bespoke Fill Accubot ultrasonic testing system to boost inspection efficiency and productivity.
Read MoreRock West Composites supports DiskSat satellite assemblies
Space-grade Strato panels line was incorporated into the small spacecraft platform’s solar array substrate/backup structure assemblies design, reducing costs, lead time and meeting positional tolerance without fixtures.
Read MoreArcher, NASA sign agreement for eVTOL, space battery cells R&D
This initial project under the Space Act Agreement is focused on studying and developing high-performance battery cells, as well as performing safety testing, to achieve purpose-built solutions for electric aircraft.
Read MoreBally Ribbons 3DMAT quartz composite is adopted for future NASA space missions
Named the NASA Government Invention of the Year, the 3D orthogonally woven materials supports structural and thermal performance needs for Orion mission and more.
Read MoreSiddus Space launches composites-intensive LizzieSat satellite
LizzieSat offers space-based data collection and analysis for SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Rideshare mission.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, CompositesWorld
Kineco Kaman completes delivery of first CFRP OMA assembly for Gaganyaan mission
Backed by previous composites-related projects, Kineco continues to contribute its expertise to future space exploration in India.
Read MoreAirbus starts production of Galileo Second Generation satellite featuring composites
Manufacturing of six state-of-the-art GNSS satellites uses composite structures from Beyond Gravity, will augment current Galileo constellation.
Read MoreBeyond Gravity innovates space with reusable payload fairing
Reuse of composite second stage half-shells could make rockets more accessible to various companies and support more frequent launches.
Read MoreCRP Technology signs technical partnership for space exploration, tech development
Collaboration with UAE private aerospace company will bring 3D-printed Windform composite materials to development of the Lunaris moon mission payload.
Read MoreSkyrora, Spirit AeroSystems collaborate to enhance future U.K. launch capabilities
Spirit’s aerostructures expertise will guide transition from development to full-scale production of Skyrora’s orbital launch vehicles, including the composites-intensive SkyLark L.
Read MoreULA Atlas V rocket delivers Project Kuiper, SilentBarker missions
The largely carbon fiber launch vehicle brings success to national security and broadband service goals.
Read MoreRock West delivers high-precision composite support tube for particle detection
Large carbon fiber and honeycomb core component, known as the barrel timing layer (BLT) tracker support tube, was delivered to Purdue as part of an upgrade to CERN’s general-purpose proton-proton collision detector for space research.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, CompositesWorld
Composite molding compound replaces Invar for lightweight small satellite structures
Patz Materials and Technologies and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory developed a new monolithic optics housing with 80% less weight, near-zero CTE and the high-volume manufacturing required for commercial space.
Read MoreFirefly Aerospace completes composite Blue Ghost lunar lander
First of two lunar missions under NASA’s CLPS initiative will launch in 2024 and conduct diverse technology demonstrations and scientific investigations on the moon’s surface.
Read MoreESA StarTiger project showcases innovation, collaboration in space industry
ESA initiative brought together a multidisciplinary team to harness advances in space technology and manufacturing such as metal and composites AM, robotics and advanced perception capabilities.
Read MoreA new era for ceramic matrix composites
CMC is expanding, with new fiber production in Europe, faster processes and higher temperature materials enabling applications for industry, hypersonics and New Space.
Read MoreRock West Composites completes composites-intensive EOI Space telescope structure
Delivery of mirror mountings and stress-free module support meets LEO constellation optical payload requirements within six-month design, analysis and fabrication schedule.
Read MoreRock West Composites delivers composite assembly fixtures for NASA PASS program
Nine-by-nine-foot fixtures were designed with tight tolerances for thermal and moisture stability, supporting NASA’s push to enable in-orbit construction of hardware for future space programs.
Read MoreFirefly Aerospace doubles Texas facilities to support composite rockets
Company grows test stands, further implements AFP and seven-axis robotic powermill machinery to produce rockets up to nine times faster at 1/7th of the cost.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, CompositesWorld
Impulse Space secures $45 million to support vehicle development, production
Developer of in-space transportation vehicles using CFRP tanks raises capital investment from Raytheon Technologies (RTX) Ventures.
Read MoreKineco Kaman contributes to India's third lunar mission
Delivery of four critical CFRP components forming the launch vehicle LVM-3-M4 adds to the private entity’s capacity to develop composite structural parts for space launch vehicles in India.
Read MoreOrbital Composites wins award from U.S. Space Force to build space factories for antennas
Partners Axiom Space, Northrop Grumman Space Logistics and Southwest Research Institute will help advance ISAM technologies for kilometer-scale LEO antennas, space stations and GEO applications, targeting space factory in 3-5 years.
Read MoreAnalySwift receives $800,000 contract to improve composites simulation
The Phase II STTR contract from NASA, adding on to the company’s two Phase I programs in 2022, enables AnalySwift to develop and release DATEC, a design tool for engineers to design and analyze tailorable composite structures.
Read MoreVirgin Galactic completes inaugural commercial spaceflight
Aboard the all-composite VSS Unity spaceplane, the Galactic 01 spaceflight carried 13 research payloads and three crew members, with a second flight scheduled for August.
Read MoreÉireComposites, mBryonics to develop advanced optics solutions for space
The FreeForm-OPTIX project will produce affordable, high-specification, low-mass, composite freeform mirrors to increase communication speed and security from orbit.
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