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News Published on 3/8/2023
Windform LX 3.0 composites contribute to OreSat0 CubeSat deployment

Portland State Aerospace Society, incorporating CRP Technology’s GFRP composite materials and SLS 3D printing, sent its CubeSat nanosatellite into low Earth orbit in 2021, where it continues to operate successfully.

 

News Published on 10/16/2024
On the radar: Reusable launch vehicles, hypersonics make space more accessible

CFRP has become key to targeting efforts in reusing components like rocket stages, as well as the development of reusable hypersonic testbeds and spaceplanes, for increasing space commercialization.

News Published on 9/6/2024
Composite solar sail is deployed, sets sail in space

NASA ACS3 system made of flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials has successfully deployed its boom system, shows potential for future space operations.

News Published on 2/21/2020
Rocket Launch awarded NASA contract for lunar CubeSat launch

The CAPSTONE CubeSat is scheduled for launch from Virginia, U.S. in 2021.

News Published on 9/15/2022
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha, launch services company selected by NASA for VADR missions

The composites-intensive Alpha launch vehicle will be used in NASA missions to deliver payloads such as CubeSats.

Product Published on 8/21/2024
Goodman Technologies develops aligned nanoforest technologies for composites integration

GTNANO ANT, validated through multiple Phase I-III SBIR/STTR projects, are compatible with a wide range of composite materials and processes, demonstrating ILSS, toughness and fatigue resistance.

 

News Published on 6/28/2024
Rock West sandwich panels support high-power Astro Digital satellites

RWC built and delivered solar array substrate panels from trace/lead-integrated skins that enable direct integration with solar cells, saving weight and time.

News Published on 7/19/2016
NASA considers carbon nanotube mirrors for cubesat telescope

The carbon nanotube/epoxy combination is being evaluated for the fabrication of mirrors on cubesats for planetary space exploration and Earth observations.

Sidebar Published on 7/11/2016
The emerging commercial space industry: Habitats and CubeSats

This sidebar to the September 2016 feature story on the emerging commercial space industry focuses on Habitats and CubeSats.

News Published on 4/23/2024
NASA launches composite solar sail into space

Sunlight-based propulsion system, supported by carbon fiber-reinforced booms, will undergo weeks-long testing to demonstrate and verify its capabilities.

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