Expecting to grow the manufacturing capacity by 500%, the San Jose, California-based company GAF Energy announced that it will open its second factory in Georgetown, Texas, 30 miles north of Austin. The 450,000 square-foot factory is expected to be completed in mid-2023, with a domestic production capacity of 300 MW per annum. The factory will […]
Read MoreGMC in cooperation with the American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) recently announced the 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X AEV Edition model. The vehicle is presented as a premium off-roading truck equipped with different off-road enhancements from AEV, and the most capable off-road model of the brand ever. The GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X is equipped with a […]
Read MoreThe Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos officially opened its first rocket engine factory located in Chennai, named “Rocket Factory 1”. This factory will use additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the process of the development of the engines. The factory has been inaugurated by N. Chandrasekaran (Chairman of Tata Sons), and S. Somanath (Chairman of […]
Read MoreRoc, the world’s largest airplane, longer than a football field, completed its seventh test flight yesterday from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Roc’s seventh flight lasted three hours and a minute. It gathered data on the aerodynamic characteristics of the plane during the flight. Flying higher than ever before, it reported a peak altitude […]
Read MoreIn a recent interview regarding ExxonMobil’s plans for the energy transition, the company’s CEO Darren Woods predicts that electric vehicles (EVs) will undoubtedly be the future of passenger transportation, and every new passenger car sold worldwide will be electric by 2040. The CEO of the American oil giant and leader in the industry also forecasts […]
Read MoreSouth Korea is expanding the deployment of nuclear power to push for a green future. According to a new report issued by Bloomberg, the nation’s government has targeted building four more nuclear reactors by 2030, aiming to achieve net-zero emissions. The plan also includes the life extension of the other ten existing nuclear power plants. […]
Read MoreFor NASA, this is the first time a rocket launch has happened from a commercial launch site outside the United States. For Australia, this is a moment in national history. After several aborted attempts due to unpleasant weather conditions, at around half past midnight on June 26, NASA successfully conducted the first rocket launch into […]
Read MoreThe Mercedes Vision EQXX concept electric vehicle broke its record by traveling 747 mi (1,202 km) from Stuttgart, Germany to Silverstone, England. The previous impressive achievement from this ultra-efficient vehicle was back in April 2022 when on a single charge, the car managed to travel 626 mi (1,008 km) from Stuttgart, across the Swiss Alps, […]
Read MoreNASA’s InSight lander is at the final chapter of its mission by the end of June but in the latest update, NASA has approved an extended mission of the Insight on Mars. The extended mission will allow the lander to operate for a few more weeks, and it would end between August and September. Lori […]
Read MoreSupersonic commercial aircraft could soon take to the air again, as NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) has successfully completed months of critical ground tests. Lockheed Martin is developing the X-59 aircraft in collaboration with NASA It is designed to produce a quieter sonic boom while flying over the populated areas […]
Read MoreThe JPSS-2 launch countdown has been updated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Recently the agencies unveiled the new launch date for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2). The current target launch date is Nov. 1, 2022. NASA delayed the mission after discovering and fixing an issue with the satellite’s Visible […]
Read MoreIn a partnership with the US Bloom Energy Corp., the Italian luxury supercar manufacturer Ferrari accelerates its path towards decarbonization by 2030. The new 1MW fuel call plant, installed in the Maranello (Italy) manufacturing center in the past few days, will cover 5% of Ferrari’s energy need for production. This is the first project of […]
Read MoreA team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology in Moscow has devised a new production method for making aerospace composite parts which gives them a final strength improvement of 15%, compared to that of conventional parts made of materials such as titanium alloys, that are omnipresent and widely-used in the aerospace […]
Read MoreCOMAC (Commercial Airline of Chine) has successfully completed a three-hour test flight for the C919, the country’s first take on narrow-body airliners that is to compete with the omnipresent Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The C919 has been under flight testing since 2017, but as the first delivery dates approach, the aircraft enters more vigorous […]
Read MoreRocket Lab has announced the successful launch of its 26th Electron mission, which deployed 34 micro-satellites into low-Earth orbit. The highlight of this launch was the retrieval of the returning booster, as capturing and reusing these components dramatically reduces the cost of these otherwise ultra-expensive operations. Roughly 80% of the rocket’s entire worth is actually […]
Read MoreAfter aerodynamics and engine performance, weight is the most important factor that affects the efficiency of an aircraft. Less weight means less fuel used, which can add up to millions in savings. Now, a futuristic cryogenic tank design promises to radically boost the range of hydrogen-powered aircraft The extremely lightweight tank could help clean fuel-cell […]
Read MoreArticle Source: MDPI Rivets play a crucial role in constricting joints on aircraft fuselages and wings, and this has been the case since the early times of aviation. Simply put, aircraft manufacturers cannot use welding for bonding panels together because aluminum isn’t tolerant to heat, riveted joints are stronger, and finally, they are easier to […]
Read MorePalladium prices have exploded in the past decade, going from $5,300/kg in 2008, to $15,600/kg in 2016, $60,000/kg in 2020, and standing at $75,000 per kg right now. The valuable rare metal has been historically used in catalytic converters of cars, but it’s now also required by hydrogen fuel cell technology, an emerging technology that […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Defense, and more specifically, the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), has published a press release to inform of the launch of a new program intended to develop a mobile micro-reactor able to deliver 1-5 MW of electrical power for at least three years of continuous operation. SCO will first develop a prototype […]
Read MoreAirbus says the assembly of its first electric-powered aircraft platform is underway, and soon, the first test flight of the EcoPulse demonstrator model will take place. This project was developed in partnership with Daher and Safran, who designed and realized the airframe and hybrid propulsion system, respectively. Airbus has designed the battery, and this is […]
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