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Olivier Jarrault named CEO of Albany International
Jarrault, who starts March 2, comes to Albany with significant aerospace experience from Alcoa where he most recently served as executive vice president and group president of Alcoa Engineered Products and Solutions.
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FACC Wichita subsidiary earns composites MRO approval
Austria-based FACC has been granted Foreign Part-145 EASA approvals for its Wichita, KS, US, subsidiary.
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Falcon Heavy is just the beginning
The successful launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket by SpaceX marks a new milestone in the private space race — the ability to take larger payloads further.
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Falcon Heavy slated for lift-off Feb. 6
Launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 6 and represents the largest rocket launch attempt since the Saturn V in 1973.
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PAL-V flying car to debut at Geneva Motor Show
The two-seat, composites-intensive PAL-V Liberty is expected to be certified soon, with deliveries to follow in 2019.
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World's largest offshore wind farm begins construction
Orsted’s Hornsea Project One, in waters just east of the UK, will feature 174 turbines, provide 1.2-GW of energy and enough power for more than 1 million UK homes.
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LM begins building Orion crew module capsule
The Orion crew module capsule is for NASA Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2), which is designed to return astronauts to the moon, and beyond.
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I want to say two words to you: “Thermoplastic tapes”
Thermoplastic tapes are not new to composites, but they soon will join the primary aerostructures material palette and could be their future.
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JEC World 2018 Preview
The JEC World trade show and conference, the largest composites event in the world, will be held at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, near Charles de Gaulle airport, outside Paris, France.
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XPRIZE terminates Google Lunar XPRIZE program
The Google Lunar XPRIZE offered $30 million to the organization that placed a craft on the Moon before March 31, 2018.
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Testing, use substantiate m-pipe subsea use
Magma Global’s m-pipe, based on high-performance VICTREX PEEK thermoplastic composites, has recently achieved the world’s first qualification for a subsea pipe product under DNVGL-RP-F119.
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Daher wins Boeing thermoplastic composites contract
France-based Daher, which already makes parts for the Airbus A350 XWB, will produce for Boeing structural thermoplastic composites for the 787 Dreamliner.
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