Category: Aerospace & Defense

September 8, 2020

Boeing Co. said it had identified a third quality-control lapse in production of its 787 Dreamliner, further slowing deliveries of the jetliner and revving up an investigation by federal air-safety regulators. The company said Tuesday that portions of Dreamliner tail […]

August 7, 2020

Nexa3D, the maker of ultra-fast polymer production 3D printers, announced today it plans to demonstrate its expanded portfolio of polymer production solutions that now include both photoplastic and thermoplastic capabilities at the virtual ASME AM Industry Summit on August 11 […]

August 5, 2020

The planned constellation of 3,236 satellites is intended to address “unserved and underserved communities” around the world. SpaceX is a rival in this area, with its planned Starlink eventually consisting of 4,425 satellites. The FCC granted Amazon approval by a […]

July 31, 2020

The Mars 2020 mission is part of a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet, including looking for signs of past microbial life. Specifically, Teledyne’s CCD42-10 sensor (right) has performed a similar role on Mars since 2012 within […]

July 29, 2020

Boeing Co. said it would cut production of commercial jets and shrink its workforce further as the coronavirus pandemic deepens its toll on the global aviation industry. The U.S. aerospace giant said Wednesday that it lost $2.4 billion in the […]

July 27, 2020

The aerospace industry is the sector of science and engineering that deals with the manufacturing and development of flight vehicles within the Earth’s atmosphere and out into the surrounding space. The types of flight vehicles that the aerospace industry works […]

July 17, 2020

The original date – March 2021 – has been affected both by the Covid-19 pandemic and also technical issues. The decision was based on a recently completed schedule risk assessment of the remaining integration and test activities, said Nasa. The […]

July 15, 2020

Now that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been assembled into its final form, testing teams seized the unique opportunity to perform a critical software and electrical analysis on the entire observatory as a single, fully connected vehicle. Known as […]

July 14, 2020

Having earned their reputation as the new-generation aerial tanker of choice for military services worldwide, Airbus’ A330 Multi Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs) are now being outfitted for their multi-mission duties in an optimised industrial process – enabling five aircraft to […]

July 7, 2020

Airbus Defence and Space has won a contract for a fully reconfigurable telecomunications satellite from Australia’s second largest telecommunications company and leading satellite operator Optus. The satellite will be based on Airbus’ new standard OneSat product line and is Airbus’ […]