Aerospace

Rising fuel costs, environmental regulations and an increase in airline traffic have helped drive the increasing use of composite materials in the aerospace industry. Composites are used in military, business and commercial aircraft of all sizes, including spacecraft.

Hexcel Officially Opens New Plant in France to Meet Growing Demand for Advanced Composites

Hexcel has officially opened its new plant at the Les Roches-Roussillon Chemicals Industry Platform in Isère, France. Attending the event were Muriel Pénicaud, French Labor Minister, Yannick Neuder,...

Lockheed Martin Has Entered a Two-Year $5.8 Million Contract with the U.S. Department of Defense

Lockheed Martin has entered a two-year $5.8 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. Lockheed Martin, a Maryland-based aerospace and defense company, and the U.S. Department of Defense’s...

Airbus Partners with Amsilk on Synthetic Spider Silk Technology

Incredibly strong, lightweight and flexible, spider silk is a true natural wonder – that can now be recreated for industrial use. Together with leading biotech company AMSilk, Airbus aims to use artificial...

Hexcel Has Released Its Acousti-Cap Broadband Sound-Reducing Honeycomb

Because aircraft engine noise contributes to environmental noise around airports and populated cities, the aerospace industry has been working on new aircraft designs that will emit less noise, so they can...

Airbus Perlan Mission II, Soars To Over 62,000 Feet

For the third time in a week, Airbus Perlan Mission II has set a new world altitude record for a glider, this time soaring the engineless Perlan 2 to 76,124 feet, in the process collecting vital data on flight...

Stratolaunch Announced its New Family of Launch Vehicles

Family of launch vehicles will begin regular service to orbit in 2020. Stratolaunch announces its new family of launch vehicles that will enter regular service starting in 2020. The company’s unique...