GKN Developing Materials for Boeing 7E7
04/10/03 GKN is working with Boeing to develop the materials technologies, based on advanced, lightweight, high durability composites and aluminium alloys, that are being evaluated for the new Boeing 7E7 commercial airplane programme. DRS Receives Orders for Neptune MUAV
03/26/03 DRS Technologies has received new orders to produce Neptune Maritime Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MUAVs) for the U.S. Navy. The Neptune was designed to assist tactical military operations and civil applications where developed runways are unavailable.
Commercial Tiltrotor Ground Testing
12/16/02 The Bell/Agusta 609 (BA 609), the world's first commercial tiltrotor aircraft, has begun ground run testing in preparation for first flight. During this process all of the aircraft systems will be tested and thoroughly checked. GEM-60 Test Fire Successful
04/27/00 Alliant Techsystems completed a static test fire of the new Delta IV solid rocket booster. The test was at cold temperatures and excercised the thrust vector control. Graphite Pultrusions in Space
04/05/00 An articulated mast made from graphite epoxy pultrusions provided the stable platform for the recent Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Titan IV Test Firing
03/28/00 Alliant Techsystems successfully test fired a Titan IV solid rocket motor on 19 March. The graphite epoxy motor has a carbon phenolic nozzle made from previously unqualified materials. Fiber Placement of JSF Wing
03/15/00 The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter team has produced a wing skin using fiber placement, demonstrating substantial cost and schedule savings. Picture Carbon Fiber Solar Sail
03/07/00 JPL and Energy Science Laboratories have developed a solar sail made from carbon fibers. The sail is thicker and sturdier than earlier materials, but these advances don't come with an increase in density. High Temp Ceramic
03/04/00 NASA is about to test a high temperature ceramic for use on reentry vehicles. X-33 Scraps Composite Tanks
02/17/00 Space News reports that X-33 program officials will recommend replacing the composite fuel tanks with aluminum. X-34 Oxygen Tank
02/14/00 NASA Marshall has completed curing the first component of a composite liquid oxygen tank to be flown on the X-34. Space Telescope Conference
01/16/00 Scientists and engineers will gather in Tucson next week to discuss the challanges in buiding large, lightweight telescopes for space. Inflatable Space Structures
01/16/00 The Air Force Research Laboratory is sponsoring research to develop large, lightweight, inflatable space structures. Aluminum Tanks for X-33?
01/14/00 Following the failure of the X-33's liquid hydrogen fuel tanks, which are a graphite-epoxy sandwich construction, Lockheed Martin is considering replacing them with aluminum tanks. Although this article doesn't mention it, Space News reports that Lockheed Martin has authorized Michoud Space Systems to begin design work on aluminum replacement tanks. Still, no final decision has been made on the replacement. X-34 Wing Assembled
12/30/99 The composite wing has been attached to the fuselage of the second X-34 vehicle. Combustion of Composite Propellants
12/02/99 Investigations into the combustion behavior of composite propellants may lead to improvements in solid rocket motors. Delta IV Motor Test
11/29/99 Alliant Techsystems has succefully completed the static fire test of the GEM-60, the new graphite epoxy solid motor for the Delta IV launch vehicle. X-33 Special Report
11/13/99 Tank damage during testing likely to delay program; X-33B being considered; shuttles to fly through 2008. Based on the description of the test failure, it may be related to the disbond problems during manufacture. 3-D Composites for JSF
11/09/99 Lockheed Martin is using 3-D woven composites on the Joint Strike Fighter. These materials more efficiently carry out-of-plane loads. Aircraft Crack Detection
11/09/99 University of Cincinnati researchers have developed a combined laser heating - ultrasonic test method that can detect microscopic cracks in metallic aircraft structures. X-33 Tank Damaged
11/05/99 One of the X-33 liquid hydrogen tanks was damaged during testing. No details are available yet on what caused the damage or what impact it will have on the program. Related story. SiC-Matrix Composite Thrust Chamber
10/06/99 Hyper-Therm High Temp Composites has been selected by NASA MSFC to design and fabricate a composite thrust chamber for liquid rocket propulsion systems. X-33 Testing Update
10/06/99 Testing of the X-33 liquid hydrogen tanks has begun. Currently, some minor leaks are being patched following the first filling with hydrogen. Materials Science and ISS
09/17/99 Materials research plays a big role on the Space Station, so astronauts are studying up on the subject. This article also has good information on upcoming ISS materials experiments. X-33 Tank Ready for Test
09/09/99 The first liquid hydrogen fuel tank for the X-33 is about to undergo structural testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
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