These two stalwarts have joined forces in supplying lunar-enabled vehicles that are autonomous nonetheless to NASA’s Artemis program! The BIG Announcement! On the 26th of May 2021, the world woke up to a joint press release from Lockheed Martin and GM to collaborate on this exciting new venture. They will be working together to manufacture […]
Read MoreThe new administration is not likely to lead to significant changes in defense spending, at least in the short term. “I don’t see any issues. It’s going to be another banner year,” says Joseph Carbone, vice president of sales and marketing for Tech Steel and Materials, Holbrook, N.Y. Read Full Article –> Metal Center News
Read MoreIt appears that the Russians have an aspiring plan to change their orbiting home before the ISS is set to wind down operations, as they are already planning a new space station that should be ready to launch by 2025. ‘Roscosmos’, the Russian space agency, has stated that while they’re not abandoning the ISS program […]
Read MoreNickel (NI) is among the most abundant materials on Earth. It’s also among the most widely used material on the planet. Most nickel is located in the planet’s core, more than 1800 miles beneath the Earth’s crust. A silvery-white material with a slight gold tinge, nickel has a relative atomic mass of 58.69, a density of 8.9g […]
Read MoreAre Inconel alloys stronger than stainless steel? That’s a frequently asked question. Which alloy is stronger depends on how one defines the word “stronger.” Unfortunately, there are several ways to measure a material’s strength. You can measure strength by a material’s tensile strength, yield strength, hardness, or compressive strength. A material’s strength also depends on […]
Read MoreChoosing a suitable alloy for an industrial application is challenging. No doubt about it. You must find the right balance of characteristics and properties to arrive at an alloy that’s ideal for your production process, application need, and available budget. Choosing between Inconel® or Incoloy® alloys is especially challenging. The trick is finding a suitable […]
Read MoreIn 2019 and 2020, Elon Musk launched over a dozen Starlink missions. He became the controller of over a quarter of active global satellites that orbit the earth. How Did it Happen? After the delivery of 60 satellites from the Starlink via the Falcon 9 rocket, over 1000 Starlinks were orbiting the earth. The launching […]
Read MoreImagine paying a whopping $55 million for lift-off to space? Well, Axiom Space, a Houston-based startup, has made history after unveiling the first crew from a private International Space Station (ISS), who will pay $55 million each to get a ride to space via a SpaceX rocket. The Crew Members The crew members are as […]
Read MoreNASA has a new dish in its Deep Space Network (DSN): Deep Space Station 56, or DSS-56. It is a powerful, 112-foot wide antenna that the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex hosts now. What does the new dish bring to NASA’s network? Description of the New Dish The new dish brings more capability to the […]
Read MoreThings down on Earth may have gone through a very rough year, and turbulence is not set to clear up any time soon, but space exploration isn’t stopping nonetheless. 2021 is going to be an exciting year for the scientific community, astronomers, and just about everyone who feels more conscious and connected when looking up. […]
Read MoreBoeing is going through a “perfect storm”, and nobody can be sure that the historic aviation company is gonna make it to the other end this time. On January 7, 2021, Boeing agreed to settle the criminal conspiracy charge and the associated probe launched by the U.S. Justice Department over the two 737 Max plain […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has approved the return of the Boeing 737 MAX in the commercial air travel industry, and other regulators are expected to follow the same path now. This news came as a huge relief for Boeing, which was on the ropes ever since the second fatal accident of the particular aircraft […]
Read MoreThe Seattle-based energy, power, and aerospace engineering expert ‘Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation’ (USNC) has presented a design for a new nuclear engine that could cut the time needed for traveling to Mars down to three months. To better understand the gravity of that claim, currently, the trip to Mars takes around seven months. The fuel […]
Read MoreRust and corrosion are some of the biggest enemies of metals. These deficiencies can lower the strength of the part over time, and in some circumstances, become a safety issue. There is a difference between rust and corrosion, though. Rust is generally used to describe the oxidation of iron and iron-based alloys only. Usually, rust […]
Read MoreThermal conductivity is a crucial quality of metals since it measures the amount and speed of heat the material can displace. This quality is especially important in high-temperature environments. Extremely high temperatures can change the properties of any metal, usually reducing the strength. Therefore, conducting the heat quicker can significantly reduce the stress on the […]
Read MoreThe maiden test flight of the “Flying-V” aircraft model was successful, and the teams of engineers and researchers behind it were filled with pride and hope for the next steps of the project. “Flying-V” is being co-developed by KLM engineers and TU Delft researchers, to create an extremely energy-efficient aircraft. Its shape and size are […]
Read MoreNASA is preparing for the 2024 Moon launches of the ongoing Artemis program, and ensuring that everything is working as expected is never a bad idea when you’re planning to send people out of help’s reach. In this context, the space agency has run a destructive test on the upper stage of the SLS rocket, […]
Read MoreAfter 2 896 days on Mars, NASA’s “Curiosity” rover is still beeping, and so the space exploration agency has set course for its next destination. The car-sized rover will travel to a sulfate-rich point in Mount Sharp, which is about a mile away from where it currently lies. At maximum speed, this travel would require […]
Read MoreNASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were launched into space inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, taking a trip to the International Space Station (ISS). This was a historic moment for SpaceX which became the first private entity to send people into space, and also because the last time that NASA astronauts launched from […]
Read MoreHubble space telescope is capable of seeing a firefly at a distance of 7,000 miles. This is hard to imagine but in the vacuum of space, there is no atmosphere blocking Hubble’s view as happens here on earth. Edwin Hubble, who worked at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1923 was the first scientist to confirm the […]
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