Space
AeroVironment's HAWK30 achieves first flight
The first successful flight test of the solar-powered HAPS unmanned aircraft system took place on Sept. 11, 2019 at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center.
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Haydale receives funding to develop composite gas tanks for space propulsion
Following an initial study last year, the company will test materials and processes for development of storage tanks for use on satellite propulsion systems.
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Plant Tour: Veelo Technologies, Woodlawn, Ohio, U.S.
Advanced materials company evolves from nanomaterials to multifunctional composites and processing solutions.
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National Composites Week: Helping us explore
As we celebrate National Composites Week here’s a look at some of the ways composites help us explore.
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The impact of Apollo 11
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, columnist Dale Brosius reflects on the past and future of advanced composites use in spacecraft.
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Increasing access to AFP
Addcomposites is democratizing composites manufacturing by leasing a low-cost toolhead that turns any robot into an automated fiber placement machine.
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ULA selected for Dream Chaser launches
The composites-intensive Dream Chaser will launch aboard ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rockets for cargo resupply and return services to the International Space Station, starting in 2021.
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A new definition of composites?
Nucleation and control of crystallinity plus aspect ratio creates new plastic and ceramic composites with tailored performance.
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RUAG Space to supply payload separation systems for Firefly Aerospace launch vehicles.
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Advancing additive manufacturing to exploit anisotropy
Anisoprint posits continuous fiber composites, not metals, as the material for optimized AM structures.
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