Space & Satellite
Stratolaunch completes engine preburner test
aerobd.news : Stratolaunch has begun full-scale testing of its rocket engine’s preburner after completing the first hot-fire test earlier this month. The PGA Engine, which is named after Stratolaunch’s founder
VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES AND BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS SUPPORT HISTORY-MAKING SPACE MISSION
aerobd.news : Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the market leader of heavy and outsize air cargo transportations, together with its partner Bolloré Logistics, are supporting a milestone mission for the global aerospace industry
Low pressure arc-testing for spacesuits
aerobd.news : A group of engineers at the US Air Force Research Laboratory has helped NASA determine the effects of unintended electrical arcing on astronaut spacesuits during extravehicular maintenance using
Harris Delivers Sixth GPS III Payload to Lockheed Martin
aerobd.news : Harris Corp. [HRS] has delivered its sixth advanced navigation payload to Lockheed Martin [LMT] as part of the Air Force’s GPS III satellite program, the company said Nov.
UK’s first electric propulsion system for satellites to leave Belfast factory
aerobd.news : The first electric satellite propulsion system to be entirely designed and built in the UK is in the final stages of manufacturing and should be shipped out before
NASA concludes testing of Mars Rover parachute
aerobd.news : NASA has completed testing the parachute that will be used by its Mars 2020 Rover’s landing system. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s (JPL) Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment
Thuraya Gains New Aero Customer Ahead of Singapore Airshow 2018
aerobd.news : Thuraya Telecommunications Company will be showcasing its airborne satellite communications service, Thuraya Aero, and meeting with officials from the aerospace sector at the upcoming Singapore Airshow. Thuraya’steam, alongside partners
UAE COMPANIES ACHIEVE REGIONAL FIRST WITH IN-FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY TEST OF 50MBPS
• A consortium of Emirati companies, including Yahsat, du and Etihad Airways Engineering proudly achieved the new regional speed benchmark, with the support of Hughes Network Systems and Carlisle Interconnect
Safran Nacelles launches a new automated non-destructive testing solution using infrared thermography and augmented reality, a world first.
aerobd.news : Stéphane Cueille, Safran Senior Executive VP R&T and Innovationinaugurated the new non-destructive testing process (NDT) for composite panels of aircraft nacelles. The use of infrared thermography combined with
Boeing Starliner parachute testing
aerobd.news : Boeing test teams reached a significant milestone for the CST-100 Starliner program by testing the parachute system Starliner will use on its return to Earth.
Thuraya and Indosat Ooredooset to transform communications in Indonesia
#aerobd.news : Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading mobile satellite services operator, and IndosatOoredoo, leading mobile operator in Indonesia, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a new range
F-35 combat-capability could be delayed till 2020
#aerobd.news : Hundreds of problems hinder the development of the F-35 stealth fighter, says a report released by the US Department of Defense’s Office of the Director, Operational Test &
