Space
Airbus selects second composites supplier Bercella for Aurora satellite
Bercella Srl will supply composite substrates for MDA Space’s satellite wings, building on the company’s know-how in delivering high-quality, space-grade components.
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Composites-intensive Perseverance rover makes Jezero Crater milestone
Since its landing on Mars in 2021, NASA’s rover has completed four scientific campaigns. Its fifth campaign up to the crater rim, a location of geologic interest, will further aid scientists’ understanding of Mars’ past formation.
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Airborne to supply Airbus with composite components for mega-constellation satellite solar arrays
Airborne Aerospace will manufacture more than 700 composite substrate panels and yoke substrates for Airbus Sparkwing solar arrays, a critical component of MDA Space’s Aurora satellite product line.
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Airborne completes final delivery of CFRP mirror structures for Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope
Airborne, with the help of partners, designed, manufactured and assembled two 6-meter-diameter mirror support structures for highly complex scientific telescope project.
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FibreCoat secures up to €20 million for coatings maturation
Metal- and plastics-coated fiber innovator aims to rapidly grow radiation-, heat- and EMI-resistant material offerings for space and defense.
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AnalySwift receives NASA STTR contract to enable second-use spacecraft infrastructure
Together with Purdue, AnalySwift aims to develop a composite heater layer and a novel software tool or module to achieve assembly, disassembly of thermoplastic composite joints in space during long-duration missions.
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ORNL, Sierra Space create novel C/SiC TPS for reusable space vehicles
CMC tiles will be used on the Sierra Space DC100 Dream Chaser spaceplane carrying critical supplies and science experiments to and from NASA’s ISS.
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ESA collaboration brings Altair software to aerospace, space startups
Access to Altair simulation, AI and data analytics solutions and consulting options to ESA Partnership Initiative for Commercialisation (EPIC) organizations aims to diversify, support aerospace companies.
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Composites business growth through diversification, innovation
San Diego-based 2024 Top Shops qualifier Rock West Composites gives an overview of its relentless commitment to improvement, including its composite capabilities and its role as a trusted player in the space market.
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Firefly Aerospace closes oversubscribed $175 million Series D raise
The end-to-end space transportation company looks to its future launch, lunar and on-orbit services and capabilities.
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