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NASA selects universities for space station research opportunities

Five universities were chosen for grants to design research experiments that will be conducted on the International Space Station. Initiatives such as robotic surgery and SHM using piezoelectric sensors will be realized.

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Prepregs

Hexcel carbon fiber selected for Artemis 9 mission booster production

Lightweight composite design for BOLE boosters enable increased performance for NASA’s future missions to the moon and Mars.

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Space

Australian hypersonic UAV project awarded $2.95 million federal funding

The DART CMP will be a hydrogen-powered, reusable, hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using newly developed ceramic matrix composites (CMC).

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Stratasys collaborates with Lockheed to qualify composite materials for space, aviation end-use parts

Report made public by Metropolitan State University of Denver delivers qualification data for Antero 840CN03 for additively manufactured end-use parts requiring high thermal and chemical resistance, and ESD properties.

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Space

3D printing on the moon: Anisoprint chosen for Start-up Space Program

During SSP, Anisoprint will work to develop composite fiber 3D printing in close-to-zero gravity conditions.

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Aerospace

AnalySwift, Purdue conduct research on design tool for tailorable composites use in space

Development and testing of the novel design tool will help industry exploit the potential of tailorable composites for designing better lightweight structures in space and on the ground.

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Space

James Webb telescope reaches mirror alignment milestone, optics working successfully

Following the completion of critical mirror alignment steps, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reported optical performance that could exceed original expectations.

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University of Auckland, DLR researchers cooperate in space research

New Zealand and German space experts are partnering up for research into using carbon fiber for spacecraft and laser light technology to transmit data to Earth.

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Aerospace

AE Industrial Partners to acquire stake in Firefly Aerospace

The leading provider of composites-intensive launch and in-space vehicles will expand AEI’s space transportation portfolio and grow Firefly’s future opportunities in the space market.

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Glass Fibers

Multi-composite thrust chamber aims to boost rockets, reduce cost for New Space economy

Black Engine uses new, microporous CMC liner for transpiration cooling and multiple lightweight composites in modular design that offers increased lifetime and lower maintenance versus current launch vehicle engines.

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