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6 Pioneering Women in Aerospace/Aeronautics
Women have been contributing to the aerospace and aviation industry for decades. Take this quiz to learn more about six such trailblazing women.

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Northrop Grumman Developing Next Generation F-35 Radar Upgrade
Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The radar will serve as an upgrade to the...

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New HPC4EI Project to Create 'Digital Twin' Models for Aerospace Manufacturing
A partnership involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory aimed at developing “digital twins” for producing aerospace components is one of six new...

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Ball Aerospace Starts Final Assembly of Space Force's Next Generation Operational Weather Satellite
Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force's...

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Microelectronics and Castings Remain Supply Chain Challenges for Raytheon
Raytheon Technologies Chief Executive Officer Greg Hayes and Chief Operating Officer Christopher Calio said microelectronics and engine castings were among the...

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Airbus Developing New Laser Communication Terminal for Military Aircraft
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir....

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Optimizing Connector Designs for Spaceborne Electronics
Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems are providing the world significant new methods of surveying, communicating, and sharing information. With increased focus on LEO, a...

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How to Manufacture Your Own Spacecraft
NASA Goddard shares a step-by-step process for producing a fresh new satellite — learn how 'PACE' is constructed and will be used for studying Earth's atmosphere and ocean health.

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Airbus Starts Testing Autonomous Landing, Taxi Assistance on A350 DragonFly Demonstrator
Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000...

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F-35 Completes First Flight with Technology Refresh 3 Upgrades
A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force...

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NASA Targets 2028 First Flight of New Boeing Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Airplane
NASA has issued an award to Boeing for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of...

White Papers Aerospace
Why SOSA® is Driving the Future Course of Embedded Military Electronics
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a mandate to incorporate Open Systems Architecture principles within procurement requirements for defense hardware...

White Papers Defense
Expedite Critical Wideband Signal Recorders in Defense Applications
Capturing RF signals with precise timing over long sessions is both a necessity and a challenge for successful development, testing and deployment in many defense...

Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Rapidly Adaptable Standards-Compliant Radio
RASOR™, L3Harris’ new Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) solution, delivers next-generation JADC2-enabling capability to the U.S. military.

White Papers Aerospace
SOSA and VITA Working Together for Next-Gen Defense Systems
The SOSA™ (Sensor Open Systems Architecture) approach establishes guidelines for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance...

White Papers Aerospace
Strategies for Deploying Xilinx’s Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Xilinx’s new RFSoC brings a powerful and unique solution for addressing some of the most demanding requirements of high bandwidth and high channel count systems. This paper...

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Test Your Knowledge About the James Webb Space Telescope
Test your knowledge about the James Webb Space Telescope.

White Papers Aerospace
Biocompatible Epoxies for Medical Device Manufacturing
This article discusses the use of biocompatible, two-part epoxies in medical devices. When used as adhesive encapsulants these products improve the ruggedness of wire-bonded,...

White Papers Materials
Flame Retardant Epoxies and Silicones Meet Critical Safety Requirements
Used in aircraft applications, epoxies and silicones must maintain their primary role as adhesives or coatings while exhibiting resistance to heat and flame in...

Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Inflatable Space Habitats Use Sensors Embedded in Webbing for Structural Health Monitoring
A novel approach is moving away from conventional structural health monitoring testing methods for inflatable space habitats in favor of using sensors embedded in the flexible structural restraint webbing layers.

INSIDER Communications
InSight Mission Retired by NASA After Four Years on Mars
NASA has officially declared an end to the InSight mission, after recent attempts to communicate with the Mars lander were unsuccessful. The agency made the declaration on Dec. 15,...

INSIDER Aerospace
US Air Force Targets First Flight of B-21 Raider This Year
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are targeting a first flight of the recently unveiled B-21 Raider stealth bomber this year, although the timeline is dependent upon ground...

INSIDER Energy
Raytheon Completes First Engine Run of Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator
Raytheon Technologies completed the first engine run of the company's regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator last month, a key milestone toward flight...

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3 Program Goals for the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope will transition into its second official year of science operations, or Cycle 2. This video highlights three in-orbit aspects of the Webb program to watch this year.

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How Much Do You Know About GPS and its History?
Do you know the history of GPS? Take this quiz to find out.

Special Reports Photonics/Optics
Space Technology - January 2023
Read about robot construction workers on the moon, the first commercial space station, what's next for the James Webb Space Telescope, and much more in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of...

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James Webb Space Telescope Enters New Era of Universal Infrared Imaging in Cycle 1
It began full scientific operations July 11, following six months of instrumentation cool-down, calibration, and other commissioning activities.

Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Thermal Modeling of Small Satellites
Over the last few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of satellites in orbit. A significant portion of this increase is thanks to the smaller size of newer satellites.

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