NASA Selects 21 New Suborbital Payloads, Surpassing 100 Total Experiment Milestone
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities Program has selected 21 new space technology payloads for flights on commercial reusable launch vehicles, balloons,...
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Program Expands digital distribution of Aviation Week & Space Technology to engineering students in Universities, launches new online community PARIS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw Hill Financial's (NYSE: MHFI) Aviation Week and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) have partnered on an initiative of critical importance to the health and future of the aerospace industry: informing and inspiring engineering students at top universities with content, career connections and online...
Block II variant provides greater capabilities PARIS, June 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) AIM-9X(®) Sidewinder air-to-air missile program has marked a milestone of delivering 5,000 missiles to the U.S. government and nine international partners. "The 400 Raytheon employees and the hundreds of employees who work for our suppliers around the world helped achieve this significant milestone," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air...
AGC Aerospace & Defense is pleased to announce Robert J. Khoury has joined its Composites & Aerostructures Board of Directors. The board is responsible for guiding the global manufacturing and supply chain initiatives for AGC. (PRWEB) June 14, 2013 AGC Aerospace & Defense is pleased to announce Robert J. Khoury has joined its Composites & Aerostructures Board of Directors. The board is responsible for guiding the global manufacturing and supply chain initiatives for AGC....
Honeywell technologies help enhance operational efficiency and comfort while reducing environmental footprint PHOENIX, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A multitude of Honeywell (NYSE: HON) products contributed to the successful maiden flight of the new Airbus A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) aircraft. The new A350 family provides long-range capability with seating capacities from 270 to 350 passengers and offers optimal efficiency through the A350 XWB's commonality of systems. (Logo:...
AGC Composites and Aerostructures is pleased to announce Paul Fabrications received an award for “Outstanding Performance in Quality and Delivery” at Meggitt’s first supplier recognition ceremony. (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 AGC Composites and Aerostructures is pleased to announce Paul Fabrications received an award for “Outstanding Performance in Quality and Delivery” at Meggitt’s first supplier recognition ceremony. “It is an honour to be recognized by one of the industry’s...
Produces A Truly Flat Profile For Blowoff Applications Powerful Output Force While Saving Costs Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 The Nex Flow™ Air Edger™ Flat Jet Nozzle, provides a powerful force “flat” air profile while reducing compressed air use for a variety of blow off applications. The unit is 2” wide and the gap is maintained by a shim. Changing or stacking various shim sizes allows you to set the force that you need for any particular application – from a...
Company to Research Advanced/Composite Materials to Improve Reliability of Aircraft Systems EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyle has been awarded a contract worth $4.6 million to provide engineering analyses for the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology's Department of Systems Engineering and Management located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The award was made by the Defense Technical Information Center in collaboration with the Air Force...
JOHANNESBURG, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One of Africa's oldest aerospace companies, ATE (Advanced Technology and Engineering Company (Pty) Ltd), manufacturers of high-tech products for the global defence industry, has been saved from liquidation with vital technology and skills now staying in Africa, thanks to the acquisition by Africa's largest privately owned defence and aerospace business, Paramount Group. (Photo:...
Nadcap recognizes Litron Inc. for its commitment to continual improvement in aerospace quality. Agawam, MA (PRWEB) June 05, 2013 Litron announces that it has received Nadcap accreditation for chemical processing. “We’re extremely proud of the hard work our staff has put in to making sure we were ready for the Nadcap audit. Our entire team from our quality control and quality assurance group, to the workers processing our customer’s parts, is committed to ensuring our processes meet...
MOTHERWELL, Scotland, June 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Delta Deal Will Lift Group's 2013 Revenues To GBP100m / $160m- MB Aerospace, the international aerospace engineering group, has today announced the acquisition of US-based aero-engine component manufacturing business Delta Industries, which had annual revenues in excess of $60m in 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130602/618342 ) The multi-million dollar deal to acquire...
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The boomerang is a flying tool, made of wood or carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, with a curved shape that is often used as a weapon or for sport. They have also been made of bones and come in many different shapes and sizes depending on their geographic or tribal origins and their intended function. The most commonly recognizable type is the returning boomerang which travels in an elliptical path and returns to its point of origin. The returning boomerang has lopsided wings in order to create...
