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News Published on 06/05/2024
Rocket Lab completes second PRE-FIRE rocket launch

The second of two Electron launches for NASA successfully lifted off and deployed a climate monitoring satellite just 11 days after the first launch.

 

News Published on 02/29/2024
Firefly 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.

Article Published on 08/13/2025
Ceramic matrix composites: Faster, cheaper, higher temperature

New players proliferate, increasing CMC materials and manufacturing capacity, novel processes and automation to meet demand for higher part volumes and performance.

Article Published on 07/22/2025
Automating oxide CMC for higher part volumes

FOX Composites has adapted infusion and RTM for slurry-based matrices, commercializing its VASI and IFOX technologies for automatable, scalable, serial production of high-quality oxide ceramic matrix composite parts, already proven in flight missions and a pilot-scale line.

News Published on 11/25/2024
Dawn Aerospace breaks sound barrier, hypersonic global records

The Aurora rocket-powered aircraft reached Mach 1.1 and more than 82,000 feet, the highest altitude achieved by a New Zealand vehicle, as well as beating the record for fastest aircraft ascent.

News Published on 07/24/2024
Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket makes inaugural launch

Carbon fiber launch vehicle powered into space in early July, demonstrating its ability to launch missions from low-Earth orbit and into deep space.

News Published on 08/08/2025
Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace complete suborbital spaceplane surveillance test flight

First demonstration of space domain awareness (SDA) services using a rapidly deployable spaceplane like the composite Aurora creates promise for affordable, flexible access to VLEO. 

News Published on 10/02/2024
Reaction Dynamics earns CSA grant for composite propellant tanks, hybrid rocket fuel

The $1.5 million grant boosts the Canadian company’s goal to advance its Aurora orbital launch vehicle program.

News Published on 06/06/2023
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.

News Published on 10/16/2024
On the radar: Reusable launch vehicles, hypersonics make space more accessible

CFRP has become key to targeting efforts in reusing components like rocket stages, as well as the development of reusable hypersonic testbeds and spaceplanes, for increasing space commercialization.

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