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News Published on 10/8/2021
Airbus delivers second composites-intensive European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft

The ESM-2 module, comprising carbon fiber sheets and 19-meter CFRP solar array wings, will provide propulsion, power and thermal control, as well as oxygen and water for astronauts on the Artemis II mission.

News Published on 6/13/2022
Collins Aerospace selected to outfit next generation of space explorers

Collins-led team, including ILC Dover and Oceaneering, are to provide new spacesuit for ISS crew and Artemis moon missions.

News Published on 4/15/2022
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.

News Published on 5/23/2019
NASA selects American companies for lunar landers, propulsion element

NASA has announced the companies that will conduct research and build prototypes, and build the PPE spacecraft for its Artemis missions.

News Published on 12/9/2020
NASA looks to advance 3D printing construction systems for the Moon and Mars

Off-world construction is taken to a new level with NASA’s MMPACT project, which will test lunar soil simulant with various processing and printing technologies to determine 3D printing feasibility in space.

News Published on 5/19/2020
NASA extends SLS rocket engines contract with Aerojet Rocketdyne

Under the $1.79 billion contract, Aerojet Rocketdyne will manufacture 18 additional Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engines for Artemis missions.

Article Published on 11/1/2023
Composites and the call to space

CW editor-in-chief Scott Francis discusses the role of composites in recent and upcoming space missions. 

News Published on 3/19/2020
Orion spacecraft successfully completes major testing

In preparation for the Artemis I mission, NASA’s Orion spacecraft has recently completed systems-level testing in a simulated space environment.

Article Published on 10/24/2019
Spacesuits for the next generation

NASA has unveiled two new spacesuit designs that will be used for the Artemis program moon missions.

News Published on 2/10/2022
Boeing all-composite cryogenic fuel tank proves technology readiness

Ultra-lightweight tank passes critical test campaigned  by NASA, intended for a variety of aerospace applications and beyond.

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