Space
NASA prepares James Webb Space Telescope for December launch
NASA’s composites-intensive Webb telescope is to serve as the premier deep space observatory and will reportedly reveal new and unexpected discoveries.
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Firefly Aerospace performs first flight test of Alpha rocket, ends in explosion
On Sept. 2, the all-composite launch vehicle achieved liftoff and about 2.5 minutes of flight prior to an anomaly resulting in loss of the vehicle.
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A new space race
In the past year, new technologies have increasingly aided the potential of space tourism. But the question remains: Does this accessibility reflect a viable business and will it and the associated use of composites get us closer to successfully returning to the moon and beyond?
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RUAG Space closes in on 1,000 satellite milestone
With the separation of the latest 34 OneWeb satellites, RUAG Space is getting close to successfully placing its 1000th satellite in space.
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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America’s NEXX Technologies partners with Tipton-Goss
MGCA advanced composites business unit to bring Tipton-Goss’ high-performance prepreg and film adhesive technologies to the advanced composites, space and aerospace markets.
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Gravitilab, National Composites Centre to design new composite structures for suborbital launch vehicles
Gravitilab team is investigating, designing and trialing a carbon fiber propellant tank for its fleet of suborbital launch vehicles.
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Hanwha Solutions acquires Cimarron Composites, aims to be global leader in high-pressure tanks by 2030
Hanwha Cimarron LLC will build new $130 million production facility in Alabama to produce large-scale tanks for hydrogen transport, filling stations and support expansion into tanks for UAM, drones, launch vehicle rockets, defense, rail, cargo ships and more.
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Firefly to become the premier supplier of spaceflight composite components for New Space industry
Negotiating to supply components, such as composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV), to external customers, as part of full product line and new space marketplace.
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Lockheed Martin opens new facility, expands Orion spacecraft production
The STAR Center provides space for the new production phase of Orion, allowing future Orion spacecraft, beginning with the Artemis III mission, to be built faster.
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NASA develops advanced composite solar sail system
The ACS3 mission expects to demonstrate the successful deployment of the composite boom solar sail in low-Earth orbit to guide the design of future, larger-scale composite solar sail systems.
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