Cobham Mission Systems’ Pyrovalves power precision NASA Perseverance Rover Mars landing Cobham Mission Systems has announced that its space pyrotechnic valves on the NASA Perseverance rover mission enabled an historically precise landing on Mars. During the final minute of the flight,…
Arming against the asteroids In this Q&A session Professor Francesco Topputo from the Politecnico di Milano, discusses the Italian university’s department of aerospace science and technology involvement, in developing a CubeSat for the European…
F414 engine to power X-59 supersonic plane delivered to NASA The F414-GE-100 engine that will power NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane (QueSST) has been delivered to the Armstrong Flight Research Center. Nearly 13ft long, 3ft in diameter, the engine…
All-electric X-57 plane makes progress towards ground testing NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, is making significant progress despite the Covid-19 pandemic. As NASA completes tasks for X-57’s functional ground testing at its Armstrong Flight Research Center…
New award celebrates engineers’ innovation using MSC Nastran MSC Software Corporation, a global leader in computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software and services has announced its inaugural MSC Nastran Excellence Award, which recognises the engineering and design innovation of…
Branson welcomes home Virgin Galactic’s historic first spaceflight Today, Virgin Galactic conducted its fourth powered test flight and first space flight of its commercial SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity. History has been made and a long-anticipated dream realised in Mojave,…
Watch this space as MTC eyes NASA partnership The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre is developing a partnership with the North American Space Agency (NASA) as US space scientists look to use MTC-developed technology in future space missions. The…
Building a better spaceship Welding would seem to be a necessity for a spacecraft, but Boeing’s Starliner will carry four astronauts to and from the International Space Station up to 10 times, while only…
The art of folding Wings that can fold or change shape in flight – yet without needing bulky control systems – could revolutionise flight efficiency. Lou Reade reports. Aeroplane wings are designed for rigidity.…
3D printing’s mission to the moon On a mission to the moon, Stratasys joins forces with Lockheed Martin and PADT to engineer advanced 3D printed parts for NASA’s Orion mission. Aerospace Manufacturing reports. Stratasys 3D printers…
LED to host major aerospace event in New Orleans Louisiana Economic Development will bring a major aerospace conference to New Orleans in May 2018, with the SpeedNews 6th Annual Aerospace Manufacturing Conference convening leading manufacturers and suppliers in the…
Go West, young engineer! North America’s aerospace sector is an important contributor to the country’s economy. Mike Richardson examines the good work a selection of US states do to help the nation best position…
Print label’s stellar success CILS has developed a computer printable, durable label for the identification of instruments on the Columbus Space Module - part of the International Space Station (ISS). The labels were required…
