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NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy GRX-810 is a 3D-printable high-temperature material that will lead to stronger, more durable airplane and spacecraft parts that can withstand more punishment before reaching their breaking point. Video source: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration -------------------------------- Stay ahead of the curve! Follow us now on our WhatsApp (https://lnkd.in/e3_4ruPS) and Telegram (https://wevlv.co/3sJlFn5) channels and stay updated about the cutting edge.

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Wright Electric Begins Testing 2.5MW Electric Motor Ahead of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Electric Aircraft Test The WM2500 motor has a class-leading power density of around 18-20kW/kg. Initial ground tests of the motor and the eight custom 250kW inverters required, started recently at Wright’s facility in Albany, New York. #electricmotors #electricandhybridvehicles https://lnkd.in/gUrEhD2W

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administrations Parker Solar Probe just now made its closes solar fly-by ever, passing within less tha 3.8m miles from the Sun's surface. An amazing achievement as "no human-made object has ever passed this close to a star, so Parker will truly be returning data from uncharted territory”. The probe is exposed to temperatures close to 1000 degrees Celsius, and protecting the sensitive instruments is a key requirement for the heat shield. Parker is scheduled for 2 more close fly-bys in 2025. 18 The Guardian https://lnkd.in/e9JtnTZ7 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲

One of the key challenges to electric propulsion in the Aviation industry has always been achieving the high thrust to weight ratio needed to propel and take the aircraft off the ground, something that commercial jet engines can sustain. If 10s to 100s of Kilowatts (KW) of power are adequate to propel ground electric vehicles from commercial to farm machinery (BTW, this area of Agricultural Tech is being heavily explored by the big farm machinery makers), the aviation industry needs motors in the order of megawatts to sustain electric powered flight from take off to touch down. Of the several key things to keep in mind, two of them are material weight and heat management at such a high power scale. I had read an article in the past about an MIT team who designed a megawatt motor as a prototype (https://lnkd.in/gWVHHwTx). Very interesting read. Universal hydrogen, a company researching on hydrogen based fuel cell pods and electric powertrains, had flown a Dash 8-300 turbo prop aircraft with one of their engines replaced with their full blown electric motor variant that operated very close to the one megawatt mark. Please check out this very neat video: https://lnkd.in/giV4FKgs. The company unfortunately was not able to secure its next round of funding and ceased operations in June 2024. Very unfortunate but such is the road to innovation in any industry. Glad to see another industry player take the next engineering jump in their 2.5 megawatt (MW) motor. Wishing them all the best in their test flight. Although aviation still lives in a fossil fuel powered world and will do so for a long time to come, the push to hybrid electric and all electric aircraft power trains will reach newer heights in the next five years in parallel with sustainable aviation fuels. Exciting times ahead for the aviation industry.

Did you know that rockets consume 700,000 gallons of fuel per second during launch? What if I told you that our R&D team of #TripleDefence made the ultimate solution to lower the fuel consumption significantly during the first 40-65 seconds of launch. If you are a space launch company anywhere in the world and want to know more, make sure you reach out to ;) #time4achange Peter Rus Ayoub GHAZZAR European Space Agency - ESA Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFA Rocket Lab PLD Space D-Orbit Lilium Orbex Astroscale Pangea Aerospace Volocopter The Exploration Company OHB System AG Vertical Aerospace Vertical Aerospace Skyrora Ltd ClearSpace Heart Aerospace MaiaSpace Deutsche Aircraft Airbus Defence and Space German Aerospace Center (DLR) NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration SpaceX Space Technology Conference | CENTRAL EURASIA Blue Origin Bigelow Aerospace Relativity Space

Todays NASA Briefing Q&A on Suni and Butch Starliner Return: Seriously - I grew up working on Apollo where money was not a major factor! Alas facilities of those times are planned today! If this was a period of plenty, and if we had the luxury of having a couple of Starliners similarly ready for launch, it would be an easy decision! Bring the Test Starliner back uncrewed and study its performance and correct the anomaly of thrusters on the ground hardware. Test thrusters configurations in alternate uncrewed satellites and confirm that Problem is solved. Then send the backup Test Starliner to bring back Suni and Butch. This would enable an alternative US capability to SpaceX and can be done in about same time as Falcon return in Feb 2025 or so. This would make use of 6+B invested in Boeing. Let us not forget, over the years for Aerospace sector Boeing has Loads of useful information base, only they need to select correct people in their team who have the commitment beyond usual corporate goals related to bottom line! These types of Logically then available Options (5 of them) were suggested by me to NASA on the day of Columbia Loss Feb 3 year 2003 and NASA accepted 3 of them for remaining 10 years of Shuttle flights. I had similar roles to play during Apollo 13 and corrections were made that I and my MSFEB team suggested for A14-A17 missions! Best wishes to Suni and Butch and also for NASA investments in these crucial and needed technologies in support of Human Space Flight. Ravi (Dr. Ravi Sharma, Ph.D. USA) NASA Apollo Achievement Award

Following the groundbreaking results from our SCOAPE I study, we are continuing our partnership with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration with our launch of the SCOAPE II cruise in June 2024! Using satellite data, our first study analyzed over 18 years of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions in the Gulf of Mexico. This data identified NO2 hotspots from offshore energy platforms and was used to establish emission baselines. Learn more about the study here: https://ow.ly/JNSh50RSH5F SCOAPE II will leverage NASA’s new Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instruction, which offers unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. This means that we will be able to monitor offshore energy pollution on an hourly basis. This real-time insight into emissions trends and their impact on air quality is critical to our ability to adequately respond. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our journey to ensure safe and sustainable energy operations in the Gulf of Mexico!

GE Aerospace and #NASA recently partnered on flight tests known as the Contrail Optical Depth Experiment (#CODEX). A promising display of innovation and science, the tests showcased how the #aviation industry is accelerating its understanding of emissions for the future of flight. Findings will support the development of new engine technologies through CFM’s RISE program, as well as continue to advance understanding of how contrails form and behave over time. #GEAerospace #aviation #JoinTheFlightTest NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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