September 5, 2023
BEAMIT SpA, a provider of advanced metal Additive Manufacturing solutions based in Parma, Italy, has partnered with Telema, Blu Electronic, and Thales Alenia Space to provide a number of NASA-qualified ... Read more »
June 30, 2023
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne, headquartered in El Segundo, California, have completed a certification test series for the new RS-25 engines that are set to propel NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) ... Read more »
May 12, 2023
NASA has selected sixteen proposals from twelve companies under its 2022 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) to advance capabilities and technologies related to NASA’s Moon to Mars Objectives ... Read more »
April 17, 2023
NASA has announced that it will create two new institutes to develop technology in critical areas of engineering and climate research. The new Space Technology Research Institutes (STRIs) will leverage ... Read more »
April 13, 2023
Redwire Corporation, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, has been awarded a $5.9 million contract from NASA to complete the design of FabLab, , a new in-space multi-material Additive Manufacturing system. ... Read more »
So much is discovered when it just all goes wrong. From a ‘design-fail-fix’ perspective, it’s expected that developmental components may be pushed to destruction. With rocket engines that operate near the limits of their performance, however, the need to understand the causes of a failure is critical. In the competitive commercial space business there’s a clear advantage not to disclose knowledge gained from such incidents. Thankfully, NASA can share what others cannot. Here, Alison Park, Deputy Technical Fellow, Materials and Additive Manufacturing, and Paul Gradl, Principal Engineer, share insights into one failure. ... Read more »
October 20, 2022
Relativity Space, Long Beach, California, USA, has outlined plans to operate one of the largest rocket engine test facilities in the United States. Through an agreement with NASA, Relativity intends to ... Read more »
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