Space
AnalySwift 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.
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Virgin 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.
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ÉireComposites, 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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Beyond Gravity wins contract for Ariane 6 payload fairings
Extended partnership for the 20-meter-high carbon fiber payload fairing variant manufactured at Beyond Gravity’s Emmen facility builds on decades of composite space component manufacture.
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Nanomaterials optimize performance of space-ready carbon fiber composite panels
A recent ESA project led by Adamant Composites aimed to mature nanomaterial-enhanced CFRP for lighter weight, more thermally and electrically conductive materials for manufacturing satellite structures.
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ULA Vulcan rocket progresses closer to launch
The company’s first Vulcan Cert-1 rocket is complete and is headed to its launch site for flight readiness verification tests.
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NASA pursues lunar terrain vehicle services for Artemis missions
NASA is seeking industry proposals before July 10, 2023, for the development and demonstration of a next-gen LTV for crewed and uncrewed exploration of the moon during Artemis missions.
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NASA selects Blue Origin as second Artemis lunar lander provider
Blue Origin joins SpaceX in design, development, testing and verification of its lander concept to enable recurring astronaut expedients to the moon per the NASA Artemis program.
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Virgin Galactic completes 24th VSS Unity glide flight
The company is to prepare for rocket-powered spaceflight pending data analysis, following the successful glide flight in New Mexico.
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Airborne delivers composite upper stage tank for EU ENVOL project
Nine-member consortium targets development of low-cost, green vertical orbital launcher with manufacture of an ultra-lightweight composite tank design in an automated manufacturing environment.
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