Northrop Grumman selected to design and build Gateway’s habitat module

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$187 million contract to design the Habitation And Logistics Outpost (HALO) crew module for NASA’s Gateway deep space outpost. Based on the unmanned Cygnus cargo spacecraft developed by Northrop subsidiary Orbital … Continue reading Northrop Grumman selected to design and build Gateway’s habitat module→

ESA’s Prometheus to usher in cheaper, reusable next-gen rocket engines

Constructed using 3D printing technology, the Prometheus is a liquid-fueled rocket engine demonstrator that is intended as the model for the next generation of potentially reusable propulsion systems suitable for a wide variety of launch vehicles. Bein… Continue reading ESA’s Prometheus to usher in cheaper, reusable next-gen rocket engines→

Giving robotic laborers the smarts to help construction crews on-site

Engineers at the Fraunhofer Italia Innovation Engineering Center (IEC) in Bolzano, Italy, are developing software that would enable a robot assistant to help on construction sites. Based on the Husky A200 research platform, the mobile robot uses new na… Continue reading Giving robotic laborers the smarts to help construction crews on-site→

Australia turns to 3D printing to maintain its submarine fleet

3D printing is set to go to sea in the form of an additive manufacturing technique for repairing submarines. Being developed by Australia’s dedicated submarine sustainment organization, ASC, in partnership with the CSIRO and DMTC Limited, the cold spra… Continue reading Australia turns to 3D printing to maintain its submarine fleet→

BAE Systems adapts rocket to provide soldiers with their own air support

BAE Systems has successfully tested a tactical ground-based version of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket. Designed to allow ground combat units to engage distant targets without air support, the rockets were fired fr… Continue reading BAE Systems adapts rocket to provide soldiers with their own air support→

Shrimp shells to serve as the basis for new multi-protective coatings

Chitin derived from shrimps, mushrooms, and other organisms may lead to new 3D-printed, multi-layered polymer coatings to protect soldiers against bullets, lasers, toxic gases, microbes, and other hazards.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTag… Continue reading Shrimp shells to serve as the basis for new multi-protective coatings→

Shrimp shells to serve as the basis for new multi-protective coatings

Chitin derived from shrimps, mushrooms, and other organisms may lead to new 3D-printed, multi-layered polymer coatings to protect soldiers against bullets, lasers, toxic gases, microbes, and other hazards.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTag… Continue reading Shrimp shells to serve as the basis for new multi-protective coatings→

America returns to manned spaceflight with launch of SpaceX Demo-2

History was made today as the United States launched the first manned commercial mission into orbit. At 3:22 pm EDT, the SpaceX Demo-2 spacecraft carrying astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy… Continue reading America returns to manned spaceflight with launch of SpaceX Demo-2→