ATK (NYSE: ATK) propulsion, composite and spacecraft technologies supported today’s successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Minotaur I vehicle from Wallops Island, Va. The Air Force’s Operationally ...

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The door plug blowout incident on Alaska Airlines' Flight 1282 in January made headlines and terrified passengers. But my background in the aircraft manufacturing industry may provide some insight. I ...

Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it is preparing for final assembly of its first conforming aircraft intended for ...

SpaceShuttleFlights and ISS Assembly Sequence Space ShuttleFlights and ISS Assembly Sequence Launch Target Assembly Flight Launch Vehicle Element(s) Nov. 14, 2008 ULF2 Endeavor STS-126 • Multi-Purpose ...

NASA/MSFC has a requirement for test and flight motors for the Urine Processor Assembly (UPA). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Kollmorgen Corporation, a division of Danaher Corporation.

Russia’s United Aircraft has more than 20 Yakovlev MC-21s in various stages of assembly, as it commences certification test flights with its most recent prototype. The initial certification flight – ...

Qantas’s first Airbus A321XLR has entered final assembly, paving the way for its delivery in April next year. The aircraft, to be registered VH-OGA (MSN12323), is the first of 28 A321XLRs that Qantas ...

The Airbus A350 XWB, composed of more than 50 percent carbon composites, took off on its successful maiden flight last week. A precise and smooth takeoff and landing over Paris's Toulouse-Blaganc ...

Editor’s note: This chart was part of a series of internal presentations made at NASA during June 2005 on the progress of the Exploration Systems Architecture Study. Note the substantial decrease in ...