A Guide To How NASA Revived The General Aviation Industry In The 1990s
In the world of aviation, commercial airliners often steal the spotlight, but the backbone of personal and business flying ...
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Composites end markets: New space (2025)
Composite materials are redefining what is possible in space exploration. Their high strength, light weight and versatility make them indispensable in current and future space missions. NASA’s Artemis ...
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NASA's solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that's part of the plan
NASA has announced its experimental ACS3 solar ... that is flexible and reinforced with carbon fiber." "This composite material can be rolled for compact stowage, but remains strong and ...
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How Super-Strong ‘Metal Foam’ Could Transform Space Travel and Defense
Metal foam. Over a decade ago, engineer Afsaneh Rabiei of North Carolina State University invented Composite Metal Foam (CMF)—a material made of hollow metal “bubbles” embedded in steel ...
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X-66 project progresses with small-scale wind-tunnel tests
Boeing and NASA have completed two initial wind-tunnel tests using small-scale models of X-66, the in-development ...
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Research Groups
The lab is closely involved with the Institute for Ultra-Strong Composites (US-COMP), which is a NASA Space Technology Research Institute focused on developing novel ultra-strong and lightweight ...
NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Advance Biomedical, Materials, and Physical Sciences via the ISS National Laboratory
Four crew members will embark on a new long-duration science expedition when they launch to the International Space Station ...
NGC 7293, better known as the Helix nebula, displays its ultraviolet glow courtesy of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX).
Discovered in the 18th century, the Helix Nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs ...