Space
NASA launches composite solar sail into space
Sunlight-based propulsion system, supported by carbon fiber-reinforced booms, will undergo weeks-long testing to demonstrate and verify its capabilities.
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Automated robotic NDT enhances capabilities for composites
Kineco Kaman Composites India uses a bespoke Fill Accubot ultrasonic testing system to boost inspection efficiency and productivity.
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ILAuNCH Trailblazer project to use AM technologies to produce large-scale composite rockets
ILAuNCH partnership, joined by ANU and New Frontier Technologies, will develop a qualified manufacturing process that will directly contribute to the development of launch vehicle development.
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Rocket Lab receives U.S. Space Force launch contract for DOD operations
The mission will be Rocket Lab’s third for the U.S. Space Force, further strengthening the use of its Electron carbon fiber composite rocket as a reliable and responsive small launch vehicle.
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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.
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Siddus Space launches composites-intensive LizzieSat satellite
LizzieSat offers space-based data collection and analysis for SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Rideshare mission.
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Rock 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.
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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.
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Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C makes successful launch to the moon
The lunar lander, complete with Type 5 pressure vessels, was deployed on Feb. 15 for testing the lunar environment in preparation for future NASA Artemis landers.
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Rock 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.
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