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SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference
Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...
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Evaluation and Test Requirements for Liquid Rocket Engines
This Standard establishes test and evaluation requirements related to the development, qualification (or certification), and acceptance (flight production unit) of liquid propellant rocket engines and associated propulsion systems.
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To the Moon and Beyond with Additive Manufacturing
Aerojet Rocketdyne uses metal 3D printing technology from Velo3D to make a critical flight component lighter, smaller, and much less expensive.
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Industry Invited to Participate in AeroTech Aerospace and Defense Technical Program
SAE International is inviting global participation in its AeroTech® aerospace and defense technology conference and exhibition, which is for the first...
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Rocket Engine Technology
This effort will mark the first representative flight of an aerospike engine after many decades of research and abandoned flight efforts.
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OmegA Rocket Sustains Explosion During First Static Test, Northrop Grumman Maintains Test Was a Success
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first static or “stationary,” full-scale test of its next-generation OmegA space...
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NASA Budget Amendment to Help Send Americans to Moon by 2024, Then Mars
An amended NASA budget for fiscal year 2020 would add $1.6 billion to a $21 billion initial budget request and fund deep space exploration, science, and technology...
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Jeff Bezos Lays out Blue Origin’s Moon Shot, Debuts Lunar Lander
During a special presentation, Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos announced the company’s vision for the future of space travel and revealed a large, new, reconfigurable lunar...
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Northrop Grumman Launches Rocket Motor Production at Modernized Tactical Motor Manufacturing Facility
Northrop Grumman Corp. has started producing rocket motors at its new, modernized tactical motor manufacturing facility at the Allegany...
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Orbex Debuts Innovative Smallsat Launch Vehicle
Orbex, a developer of small satellite (smallsat) launch vehicles based in Forres, Scotland, has unveiled its “Prime” launch vehicle. The rocket is the second stage of a two-stage...
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AVIO Software Developers Leverage AdaCore GNAT pro Assurance for ESA Vega C Launch Vehicle
Software engineers engaged in the construction and development of space launchers and solid and liquid propulsion systems for space travel at AVIO...
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AVIO Engineers Evolve Vega Rocket Design, Enhance Avionics and Propulsion
Hardware and software engineers at AVIO, a global aerospace company engaged in the construction and development of space launchers and solid and liquid propulsion...
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ULA Selects Blue Origin Advanced Booster Engine for Vulcan Centaur Rocket System
Engineers at United Launch Alliance (ULA), provider of spacecraft launch services to the US government, in Centennial, Colo., have selected the BE-4 engine...
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Zwick Roell Provides Flexible Materials Testing over a Wide Temperature Range
Materials research and development frequently require materials to be tested at different temperatures, in line with their eventual area of use. For aerospace...
News Test & Measurement
Soyuz MS-10 Launch Abort Prompts Investigation into Booster Anomaly
NASA officials in Washington are pledging to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of an anomaly with a rocket booster on the Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft,...
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JAXA Launches HTV7 Unmanned Cargo Spacecraft on Resupply Mission to ISS
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 7 lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 2:54:27 Japan Standard Time (JST) on...
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GKN Aerospace to Develop First Additive-Manufactured Rocket Engine Turbines in Europe for Prometheus Project
GKN Aerospace in Trollhättan, Sweden, are developing and manufacturing the first additive-manufactured, or 3D-printed, rocket...
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NASA Selects Frontier Aerospace to Continue Development of New Deep Space Thruster
NASA’s Space Technology and Mission Directorate (STMD) awarded Simi Valley, Calif.’s Frontier Aerospace Corporation with “Tipping Point” funding to...
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Ceramic Matrix Composites in Aircraft Engines Projected to Double over Five Years, Stratview Research Predicts
The use of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is up across the aerospace market, and among the fastest-growing trends in the...
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U.K. Space Agency Partners with Industry to Advance Spaceflight Program
U.K. Space Agency officials in Swindon, England, are partnering with Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) in Bethesda, Md., to execute several strategic projects to support the...
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SAE International Issues, Revises Technical Reports for Aerospace Engineering
Standards development teams at SAE International in Warrendale, Pa., have issued 11 new technical documents and revised or reaffirmed another 54 technical reports...
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Boeing Debuts First Hypersonic Passenger Aircraft Concept
Officials and engineers at Boeing in Seattle are offering a glimpse into their vision for hypersonic air travel. They have released, for the first time, images of one of the...
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FAA, SAE International Focus on Engine Fire Protection System Standards for Aerospace
Aerospace systems, subsystems, and components must continue to operate as intended when exposed to fire, rather than going up in flames and ceasing to...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
How Additive Manufacturing is Changing the Aerospace Industry
Additive manufacturing was invented more than 30 years ago and, from small beginnings in prototyping, has developed and grown into a $6 billion industry. While additive...
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On-Orbit Satellite Refueling Flow Measurement
Over 7000 satellites have been placed in Earth-orbit since the beginning of the space age. 3000 are currently in orbit, of which 1000 are active, making our near space neighborhood a...
Briefs Defense
Combustion Characteristics of Hydrocarbon Droplets Induced by Photoignition of Aluminum Nanoparticles
In the study of combustion characteristics of liquid rocket fuels, it is customary to either study the combustion of liquid fuel droplets...
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Electric Rockets and the Future of Satellite Propulsion
Humans have been using rocket propulsion for almost a millennium, starting with Chinese rockets and “fire arrows” in the 13th century and continuing to the modern era's powerful...
Technology Update Defense
Lifting 3D Printing to New Heights
Whether it’s through 3D printing jet engine fuel nozzles by the thousands or validating metal rocket injectors for space flight, aerospace has consistently proven itself to be on the cutting edge of the...
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Lifting 3D Printing to New Heights
Whether it’s through 3D printing jet engine fuel nozzles by the thousands or validating metal rocket injectors for space flight, aerospace has consistently proven itself to be on the cutting edge of...
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