Norway’s Norsk Titanium to partner with U.S. state to create a factory to enable industrial-scale additive manufacturing of aerospace-grade components.
Spurred by consumer demand, enabled by consumer electronics, cubesats are becoming more capable and commercially viable, says Scotland-based developer Clyde Space.
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. are keen to increase momentum for production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But ongoing budget turmoil in the U.S. and elsewhere and political changes in Canada could pose real hurdles for the program.
Spacecraft-to-spacecraft beamed power is a decades-old theory; space dreams remain alive; weight penalties for traveling public recommended; KC-767 delays questioned
Lockheed Martin rolled out Norway’s first F-35A on Sept. 23, as an Oslo defense ministry report, leaked ahead of a parliamentary debate early in 2016, recommended sticking with procurement of 52 aircraft.
While Airbus focuses on A320neo to address middle-of-the-market for commercial aircraft, options for Boeing are less clear and will take time to sort out.
Brian Durrence has been named vice president of engineering, Bill Skinner vice president, treasurer and financial planning, Kimberly Benson vice president, corporate controller, and Sheryl Bunton chief information officer (CIO) at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
The closure of Ex-Im leaves only one U.S. spacecraft builder able to obtain export financing: Palo Alto-based Space Systems/Loral, whose Canadian parent company can tap financial backing from Export Development Canada, even if construction of the satellite is performed in the U.S.
Oct. 4-6—ISTAT Europe 2015. Hilton Prague. Prague. See istat.org/p/cm/ld/fid=49 Oct. 4-7—2015 ACI-NA Annual Conference & Exhibition. Long Beach Convention Center. Long Beach, California. See annual.aci-na.org
Team hopes stratospheric mountain waves and polar night jet stream will combine to propel Perlan 2 glider into the stratosphere and a record altitude for sustained level flight of 90,000 ft.
Developers hope to ground test a turbine engine at Mach 3.2 in the coming months, paving the way for long-range supersonic cruise missiles as well as potentially laying the foundation for a viable combined-cycle hypersonic propulsion system.
The technical centerpiece of China’s new launchers, the YF-100 engine, has now flown in the smallest member of the family, Long March 6. The rapid-response solid-propellant launcher Long March 11, meanwhile, should fly imminently.
Leaked details from a Norwegian defense planning document appear to support continued procurement of the planned full complement of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
Among Chinese carriers, Hainan Airlines is the most eager to try long, thin international routes. The government has decided the airline has the most use for the A330s in a bulk order placed in June.
