Tag: NASA

Space Machines Company (SMC) has announced a development in space security technology with the launch of Optimus Viper, a rapid-response spacecraft designed to protect and monitor critical space assets. 

The Australian Government has granted nearly half a million dollars to the Monash University National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA), enabling a new generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM students to reach for the stars through internships at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Adelaide will be the stage for the unveiling of the pioneering ELO2 Consortium's lunar rover prototype, showcasing Australia's potential to contribute to future NASA Artemis missions to the Moon.

Additive manufacturing giant Stratasys announced its participation in an upcoming lunar mission aimed at evaluating the performance of 3D-printed materials on the surface of the moon.

Australian freelancing marketplace Freelancer.com and space consortium ELO2 announced the phase one winners of the ELO2 Big Dipper Lunar Regolith Acquisition Challenge.

Lockheed Martin has selected Axiom Precision Manufacturing and Nupress Group as global supply chain partners for the Orion spacecraft program, a cornerstone of NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon. 

UNSW Sydney's Sunswift 7, the world's fastest electric vehicle capable of covering over 1000km on a single charge, is gearing up to compete in the prestigious Bridgestone World Solar Challenge taking place from 22 to 29 October. 

A team of hypersonics experts from the University of Southern Queensland is among the research teams across the globe that are slated to gather in the USA for the NASA-led HORIS observation project that will study a capsule descending to Earth on 24 September carrying a sample of asteroid material.

NASA has tapped 11 American companies, including additive manufacturing firms, to develop technology that could enable long-term exploration of the Moon and space, as announced in a news release. 

One of the "hottest" metals currently garnering interest in additive manufacturing is copper - largely because of its greater thermal conductivity, which is desired in industries like electronics and rocketry where heat exchange is essential.