Aerospace & Defence
SpaceX Falcon 9 reaches a record 20th flight
SpaceX has once again matched its own record for rocket reusability with the recent launch of a Falcon 9 rocket.
The role of advanced electronics in modern spacecraft design
In the realm of modern aerospace engineering, the significance of advanced electronics cannot be overstated.
National Composites Centre enables wing aerodynamics innovations
The National Composites Centre, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, has released a case study detailing their successful delivery of the design and manufacture of vital one-off flying parts to facilitate UK capability towards accelerating new technologies to decarbonise the aviation industry.
INEOS Nitriles launches bio-based Acrylonitrile and cuts carbon by 90%
INEOS Nitriles has confirmed the first global sales of InvireoTM a new bio-based Acrylonitrile, an essential raw material necessary in the production of carbon fibre, which delivers significant environmental benefits in the transport and water treatment sector.
Radiation-tolerant PolarFire SoC FPGAs
Microchip has introduced the radiation-tolerant (RT) PolarFire system-on-chip (SoC) FPGA for space applications.
POWERBOX launches 1,000W IP65 power supplies for defence
Powerbox (PRBX), one of Europe’s largest power supply companies optimising power solutions for demanding applications for four decades, has announced the release of its new ruggedised series, the ECD1000A for ground-based defence applications and harsh industrial environments.
magniX achieves milestone in NASA electrified flight Demo
magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, announced that it has successfully completed the first phase of testing at the NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
NASA fixes 24-billion-km Voyager-1 glitch
The US space agency announced that its Voyager-1 probe is now transmitting usable information back to Earth, following a period of incoherent signals. This milestone has been achieved despite the spacecraft's age of 46 years, making it humanity's most distant object. A computer malfunction had previously halted the return of intelligible data since November; however, engineers have successfully rectified this issue.
NPL and ESA collaborate to develop next-gen PNT technologies
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is working in collaboration with the European Space Agency's (ESA) Navigation Innovation Support Programme (NAVISP) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop the next generation of Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technologies.
Lynred wins Sentinel-2 NG mission pre-development contract
Lynred has announced its selection, in an open bidding process, to develop an advanced multispectral infrared detector for the Sentinel-2 Next-Generation (NG) land monitoring satellite mission; the continuation of the Sentinel-2 mission. Both missions are led by the European Space Agency (ESA), within the framework of the European Commission Copernicus NG program.