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How Jet Engines Use O-Rings

O-rings are an important part of jet engines. Also known as toric joints, they are elastomeric mechanical seals in the shape of a ring....

Thales EVP Yannick Assouad comment piece – How new security checkpoints are about to revolutionise the airport experience for passengers

"Airport security checkpoints have become synonymous with the stressful and complex process of having to juggle with bags, liquids, and electrical appliances. It could...

Planet reveals $146 million NRO award and quarterly revenues

SAN FRANCISCO – Planet revealed the value of its largest contract to date, a $146 million award from the National Reconnaissance Office to provide...

Ninth asteroid added to Lucy mission; optimism grows on solar array issue

Engineers have made progress in attempts to fully unfurl a solar array wing that snagged on NASA’s Lucy asteroid explorer shortly after launch last...

Momentus orbital transfer vehicle suffers power problem after launch

The first test flight of a commercial orbital transfer vehicle from Momentus is suffering from a problem with its solar panels after launching last...

Aerospacelab to build “megafactory” in Belgium

SAN FRANCISCO – Belgian startup Aerospacelab announced plans June 14 to establish a new satellite “megafactory” large enough to produce 500 satellites annually. Aerospacelab plans...

Northrop Grumman demonstrates Mynaric laser terminals for military constellation

The companies conducted a ground demonstration of optical communications for the Space Development Agency's low Earth orbit constellation WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman, one of three...

The secrets of great paper aeroplanes

Paper aeroplanes are a fantastic source of inspiration for aeronautical engineering studies. Like most people, I have this memory of making paper aeroplanes with...

Air Transport Management alumni stories: Air Transport Officer Rosida Ismail in Montreal

Rosida Ismail is an Air Transport Officer (Economic Policy) at the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She graduated from Cranfield University...

Okapi:Orbits raises $5.7 million in seed funding round

SAN FRANCISCO — Germany startup Okapi:Orbits raised 5.5 million euros ($5.7 million) in a seed funding round led by Munich Re Ventures with participation...

Atlas wins Defense Innovation Unit Award for hybrid network

SAN FRANCISCO – Atlas Space Operations announced a Defense Innovation Unit contract June 8 to demonstrate a hybrid network linking Defense Department, civil government...

FAA moves SpaceX a step closer to receiving Starship launch license

The FAA will require SpaceX to take more than 75 actions to reduce the environmental effects of flying its gigantic 40-story-tall Starship rocket from...

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