SWISSto12 has debuted HummingLink-SOTP, a new type of terminal for GEO connectivity that combines a small form factor, high portability, quick deployment as well as high-throughput. HummingLink-SOTP leverages SWISSto12’s proprietary […]
Additive Manufacturing
GKN Aerospace collaborates with Northrop Grumman on SMART Demo rocket test motor
GKN Aerospace has been selected by Northrop Grumman to help develop components for a revolutionary, solid rocket, motor demonstrator. The first Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo) successfully […]
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions purchases a Velo3D Sapphire printer
Velo3D, Inc. (NYSE: VLD) has reported that Kratos SRE, Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), has acquired a Velo3D Sapphire printer to support Kratos’ technology […]
NASA’s innovative rocket nozzle paves the way for deep space missions
NASA recently built and tested an additively-manufactured – or 3D printed – rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum, making it lighter than conventional nozzles and setting the course for deep […]
iLaunch carbon composite technology to reduce satellite mass
The next iLAuNCH Trailblazer project aims to reduce weight in satellites through the additive manufacturing of lightweight and thermally stable composite structures that will ultimately save on the cost to […]
iLAuNCH Trailblazer additive manufacturing hub to be established
The first iLAuNCH Trailblazer project is underway to establish an advanced manufacturing facility that will design and deliver stronger more durable satellite and hypersonic vehicle structures using additive manufacturing (AM). […]
Metal additive manufacturing results in Rocket Turbopump Design
Zachary Lesan and Patrick Watson, students from Colorado University (CU) Boulder Aerospace Engineering Sciences program, started an independent effort on turbopump design and manufacture that is a lesson in determination […]
Ursa Major extends America Makes partnership
Ursa Major has received additional funding from America Makes, an organization that aims to accelerate U.S. manufacturing competitiveness through the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM). Ursa Major and America Makes […]
Fleet Space awarded contract by Australia’s Defence Space Command
Fleet Space Technologies has signed a AUD$6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defence Space Command, marking the company’s first defence contract. The agreement will see Fleet’s next-generation of Centauri satellites used […]
Hypersonix selected by DIU for test vehicle
Hypersonix Launch Systems has been selected to provide hypersonic vehicles to the United States’ Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for testing. The Australian start-up was selected from a field of major […]