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Thermal Analysis: GOES-U Satellite Completes Environmental Testing

Industry Related News: United States Expected to reach over 22,000 miles above Earth, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) from NOAA recently reached a significant milestone. With a focus on ensuring stability, especially during launch, GOES-U underwent an extensive testing process. Vital to this process was thorough thermal analysis, where the satellite's ability [...]

By |2023-12-19T19:53:32+00:00December 19th, 2023|news|Comments Off on Thermal Analysis: GOES-U Satellite Completes Environmental Testing

PACE’s Journey Enters The Thermal Testing Phase

Industry Related News: United States – October 2023 In space exploration, every project demands precision, dedication, and rigorous testing to ensure its success. Among these missions is the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft, which reached a key milestone in its development at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The [...]

By |2023-11-03T19:55:32+00:00November 3rd, 2023|news|Comments Off on PACE’s Journey Enters The Thermal Testing Phase

Thermal Testing Underway for Latest ESA Project

Industry Related News: United States – August 2023: The High Power Radio Frequency Laboratory, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), is conducting environmental tests on an antenna intended for use on Spain's Miura 1 sub-orbital micro-launcher. In order to get the antennas ready, they are currently undergoing thermal testing - a process [...]

By |2023-08-31T16:17:15+00:00August 31st, 2023|news|Comments Off on Thermal Testing Underway for Latest ESA Project

Khoury Industries Develops Specialized Khoury Box for NASA Flight Center

Khoury Industries Develops Specialized Khoury Box for NASA Flight Center – May 2023: Thanks to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Khoury Industries recently engineered a specialized Khoury Box that was constructed entirely out of non-magnetic components. This thermal test fixture was developed for the NASA Flight Center in an effort to help them [...]

By |2023-05-26T16:58:30+00:00May 19th, 2023|news|Comments Off on Khoury Industries Develops Specialized Khoury Box for NASA Flight Center

Vacuum Chamber Testing Reveals Oxygen in Lunar Soil

Industry Related News: United States – April 2023: As NASA aims to complete it's Artemis missions and establish a long-term human presence on the Moon, the team recognizes the importance of key resources like oxygen (vital for breathing, and much more). In this pursuit, NASA's Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) test team has made [...]

By |2023-05-11T15:43:42+00:00May 11th, 2023|news|Comments Off on Vacuum Chamber Testing Reveals Oxygen in Lunar Soil

Vacuum Chamber Preps AWE Craft for Launch

Industry Related News: United States – March 2023: The Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University has announced that it has completed crucial tests on NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE), which is planned to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS). AWE will study gravity waves in the Earth's atmosphere to gain [...]

By |2023-03-31T13:55:54+00:00March 30th, 2023|news|Comments Off on Vacuum Chamber Preps AWE Craft for Launch

Thermal Testing Process Complete on NASA’s X-57 Maxwell

Industry Related News: United States – January 2023: The X-57 Maxwell is an all-electric aircraft designed to run on nothing more than electricity, allowing for a cleaner and more sustainable method of flight. Teams at NASA have been hard at work on the X-57 Maxwell, working to develop this revolutionary airplane that runs [...]

By |2023-02-08T17:41:15+00:00January 31st, 2023|news|Comments Off on Thermal Testing Process Complete on NASA’s X-57 Maxwell

Thermal Vacuum Testing Phase of GOES-U is Completed

Industry Related News: United States – December 2022: The GOES-U satellite, the final component of the NOAA’s (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin) GOES-R series of satellites, recently underwent extensive thermal vacuum testing. This rigorous testing process was conducted in preparation for the satellite’s expected launch sometime in 2024. While it may seem like preparation [...]

By |2022-12-30T20:05:06+00:00December 30th, 2022|news|Comments Off on Thermal Vacuum Testing Phase of GOES-U is Completed

Temperature Resistance & Shape-Memory Materials

Industry Related News: United States – November 2022: Useful in a wide range of applications, shape-memory materials change shape with temperature (or another type of trigger). While these materials have traditionally been composed of metal, a new variety made of ceramic has recently been developed. This could allow for far more applications, as the [...]

By |2022-11-04T16:34:35+00:00November 4th, 2022|news|Comments Off on Temperature Resistance & Shape-Memory Materials

Thermal Testing Process Helps Develop a New Thermal Management Material

Industry Related News: United States – September 2022: Nankai University, located in China, has successfully developed a thermal management material that could significantly change things for scientists around the globe. The material in question could allow for devices to switch between heating/cooling automatically, as the material requires absolutely no energy. This material responds to [...]

By |2022-09-20T16:07:09+00:00September 20th, 2022|news|Comments Off on Thermal Testing Process Helps Develop a New Thermal Management Material
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