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NASA Invests in Aerospace Start-Up, University Projects on CubeSat Platform
NASA Science Mission Directorate officials in Washington are funding three new projects selected from a pool of 25 received in response to the NASA Earth Science...
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SaraniaSat Wins $5M NASA InVEST Contract for Hyperspectral Thermal Imager
SaraniaSat, an aerospace start-up in Los Angeles, won a three-year, $5.1 million NASA In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) contract to test and...
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Permeation Tests on Polypropylene Fiber Materials
The Toxic Industrial Chemical/Toxic Industrial Material (TIC/TIM) Task Force MFR#1 published in February 2009 focuses on inhalation hazards in an operational environment and provides a list of...
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In-Flight Real-Time Avionics Adaptation
Avionics is a very restricting domain for obvious safety reasons. Along with miniaturization comes the idea of integration. More functionality on one spot requires a good management of privacy and...
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Using Turbine Flow Meters for Aerospace Test and Measurement Applications
Turbine flow meters have long been a preferred technology for obtaining precise measurements of fluid flow in the aerospace industry. In addition to their high accuracy,...
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Designing a High-Speed Decoy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Drone aircraft and their uses have been evolving quickly, supported by a great deal of ongoing research. One area of increasing interest is the decoy drone, designed to mimic the radar...
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Barometric Pressure Sensor Bosch Sensortec (Reutlingen, Germany) has introduced a new high performance barometric pressure MEMS sensor, the BMP388. The BMP388 delivers outstanding altitude stabilization in drones, where accurate...
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Hydraulic Testing of Polymer Matrix Composite 102mm Tube Section
The objective of this research was to hydraulically pressurize the internal diameter of one 102mm Polymer Matrix Composite (PMC) over-wrapped cylinder up to 25,000 pounds per...
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Inter-Laboratory Combat Helmet Blunt Impact Test Method Comparison
As the medical community learns more about brain injury, the importance of blunt impact mitigation becomes more apparent. As such, it is critical to make sure that research labs...
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Viasat Military-Grade Airborne SATCOM Antenna Achieves FAA Certification, Completes Air Force C-17 MACC Testing
The Global Mobile Antenna ( GMA) 5560-101, aKu-/Ka-band multi-network, multi-mode satellite communications (SATCOM) antenna from...
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Iridium, Aireon, SpaceX Celebrate Satellite Launch, System Deployment
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 04:39:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on July 25, 2018 and placed 10 new Iridium NEXT...
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NASA Partners with ONERA on Low-Boom Supersonic Flight
Last week, NASA and France’s Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA) signed a research agreement to collaborate on mitigating sonic boom noise produced by...
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SAE International Anti-Counterfeit Standards Integral to Obsolescence Management
Obsolescence management is key to the safe, secure, and reliable operation of platforms and systems over a long operational life. Counterfeit parts prevention...
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VPT Rad-Hard Point of Load Converters Designed for Digital Processing in Space Environments
VPT Inc. (VPT), a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI), in Blacksburg, Va., is introducing its SVPL series space-qualified, radiation-hardened (rad-hard) point...
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Safran Completes First Ground Test of Distributed Hybrid Electric Propulsion System
Safran engineers completed the first ground test of the company’s distributed hybrid electric propulsion system at a Safran Helicopter Engines test...
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Boeing, SparkCognition Partner on Safe Integration of Autonomous Air Vehicles in Airspace
Boeing (NYSE:BA) and SparkCognition, an artificial intelligence (AI) technology company in Austin, Texas, are collaborating on unmanned aircraft system...
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GE Aviation Chooses Microsoft Azure to Help Drive Digital Transformation in Aviation
GE Aviation Digital Solutions engineers in Evandale, Ohio, are scaling the company’s analytics and operations solutions on Microsoft Azure, selected as the...
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GE Aviation, Teradata Partner on Data Analytics, Edge Connectivity for Airlines
Officials at GE Aviation in Evandale, Ohio, and Teradata (NYSE:TDC) in Dayton, Ohio, are expanding their partnership to provide airlines with a framework that...
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Boeing KC-46 Program Completes Flight Testing Required for First Delivery to U.S. Air Force
Boeing and U.S Air Force teams recently achieved a major KC-46 Pegasus tanker program milestone, completing all flight testing required for first...
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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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Warhead Life-Extension Program Passes Key Milestone
The program to extend the life of the W80 nuclear warhead recently achieved a significant milestone when the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) gave passing grades to the...
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Heavy Ground Testing Puts Airbus’ BelugaXL On Track for First Flight
In preparation for its upcoming maiden flight, Airbus’ first BelugaXL is now in its heavy ground test phase – which focuses on the highly modified airframe for this...
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Connected Aircraft Technologies Benefit Manufacturers, Airlines, and Travelers
Connected aircraft means more than just in-flight movies, free texting, and Facebook posting with friends while in flight. In fact, the connected aircraft...
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ISS Launches Largest Satellite to Date to Test Active Debris Removal
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have launched RemoveDEBRIS, the first satellite with space debris-removal capabilities and the largest satellite ever...
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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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First Airbus BelugaXL Oversize Cargo Airlifter Emerges from Paint Shop with Employee-Selected, Whale-Inspired Livery
The first BelugaXL transport aircraft from Airbus has rolled out of the paint shop, unveiling a special livery emulating a...
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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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General Atomics Plans First Trans-Atlantic Flight of Medium-Altitude, Long-Range Remotely Piloted Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) in San Diego plans to make the first-ever, trans-Atlantic flight of a...
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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...
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