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Toyota invests in Interstellar, enters reuseable launch rocket market
A deepened strategic alliance with the Japanese startup will combine Toyota’s automotive expertise and Interstellar’s CFRP know-how for mass rocket production.
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Hexcel core supports Boeing’s development of the MQ-25 Stingray
HRH-302 honeycomb core material, currently under evaluation for use around the UAV’s high-temperature exhaust nozzle, could considerably extend its range.
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ExoTechnologies completes testing on recyclable motorcycle helmet
Helmet fabricated from Danu composites demonstrates improved weight reduction, impact resistance and complete recyclability compared to carbon fiber alternatives.
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Composite pressure vessels enable future energy storage
Q&A between Hexagon Purus, Infinite Composites and Hyosung USA delves into the future of H2 storage, including scalability and production goals, materials and application trends and other dynamics.
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Joby conducts FAA testing, moves into final certification
Successful static loading testing of tail structure and Type Inspection Authorization by FAA pilots moves Joby closer to its 2025 targets.
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Noble Gas receives Approval in Principle for gas storage system
Independent assessment by DNV confirms the general feasibility of the company’s composite comformable hydrogen storage vessels, applicable for transportation, defense, marine and aviation environments.
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Leonardo unveils Proteus uncrewed rotorcraft demonstrator design
In the development of this fast-moving program, Leonardo is using a digital twin for synthetic development, more than 40 composite components and the use of AI in its control software.
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GKN opens $55 million aeroengine repair facility in North America
Enhanced support is now available for next-gen engine components and legacy systems, including GE LEAP and Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan models.
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Collier Aerospace HyperX optimizes X-59 composite nose cone
Swift Engineering relied on the CAE software’s structural sizing, analysis and test validation capabilities to deliver flight hardware for NASA’s supersonic QueSST aircraft early, under budget and with 25% weight savings.
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Composite Recycling thermolysis recycling unit delivered to Veolia
Operations are set to ramp up the company’s first industrial-scale recycling unit in France, made for processing up to 2 tonnes of composite waste per day.
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Firefly awarded $179 million NASA contract for moon delivery
Company’s third lunar mission and fourth NASA CLPS task order uses Firefly’s carbon fiber Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra Dark orbital vehicle and a rover to operate six NASA instruments.
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Virgin Galactic, ENAC to conduct spaceport feasibility study
Agreement with Italy’s civil aviation authority to determine the conditions for suborbital operations from the Grottaglie Spaceport, inspired by Virgin’s model in the U.S. with the composites-intensive VSS Unity.
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