Space
Carbon fiber composite liner-less pressure tank handles cryogenic temps
Cimarron Composites has made a leap forward in all-composite cryogenic tank development.
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PLD Space and RUAG Space partner to develop launch vehicle composite structures
PLD Space to use FlexLine lightweight carbon fiber composite standardized payload fairings from RUAG Space on its new launchers.
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ULA selects Blue Origin's BE-4 Engine to power Vulcan
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled booster will be powered by a pair of BE-4 engines, each producing 550,000 pounds of sea level thrust.
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Composite container protects satellites — on the ground
Cored composites add the strength, smoothness and portability needed for a container built to ship satellites over air, land and water.
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Advancing composites through virtual and augmented reality
A review of technologies that are bridging the technical divide between the virtual world of design and simulation, and the real-world of composites manufacturing and repair.
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High strain composites for satellite applications
Carbon fiber takes deployable satellite mechanisms to new heights.
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Airbus to conduct studies for future moon base
Over the next 15 months, Airbus will develop a concept for a habitation and research module for a future human base in lunar orbit.
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NASA tests foldable heat shield
NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology (ADEPT) is a foldable carbon fabric device that opens to make an umbrella-like heat shield.
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CAMX 2018 preview: Quartus Engineering
Quartus Engineering (San Diego, CA, US) is emphasizing its advanced engineering services for the design, analysis, and manufacture of aerospace, mechanical, and optical systems using computer-aided technologies.
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CAMX 2018 preview: Hexcel
Hexcel (Stamford, CT, US) is featuring one of it newest technologies, HexAM additive manufacturing technology, which combines high-performance PEKK thermoplastics with carbon fiber to produce flight-ready 3D printed HexPEKK parts.
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