Aerospace
Spirit AeroSystems pauses work on 20 737 MAX shipsets
The move was made following a request from Boeing that Spirit pause additional work on four 737 MAX shipsets and avoid starting production on 16 737 MAX shipsets to be delivered in 2020.
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Boeing pauses 737 MAX delivery and production
Spirit notes that it will take determine a definitive plan with Beoing for the 737 MAX.
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Northrop Grumman awarded first crew module contract
The HALO module design is adapted from the Cygnus spacecraft designed by Northrop Grumman, and will serve as both crew habitat and docking hub for cislunar spacecraft.
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Successful tower extension test for James Webb space telescope
The test ensured the tower extensions on NASA’s composites-intensive telescope would keep the structure cool enough to detect infrared light.
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Engel, Fill develop automated cell for thermoplastic composites
The system combines a tape-laying cell with a consolidation unit to produce fit-for-purpose blanks with 15-30 tapes in 1-minute intervals.
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Baillie Gifford invests in Lilium's eVTOL program
Baillie Gifford’s $35 million investment increases to $375 million the total raised to date for Munich-based Lilium.
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Magellan Aerosystem commits to Airborne automated kitting system
Manufactured by Airborne, the solution will support fabrication of composite horizontal tail assemblies for the F-35 fighter aircraft.
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Episode 32: Gregg Balko, SAMPE
CW Talks catches up with Gregg Balko, CEO of SAMPE since 2004, before his retirement on July 1, 2020.
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Fibreworks Composites launches sister firm Composite Factory
Composite Factory will be ISO AS9100-certified and offer build-to-print, quick-turn prototype and pre-production fabrication of composite parts and structures.
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Kitty Hawk ends eVTOL Flyer aircraft program
Designed with composite materials, the eVTOL aircraft was a major milestone for urban air mobility.
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