Industry Related News: ispace recently reached a major development milestone for its Series 3 lunar lander by completing an extensive round of thermal vacuum testing, a critical step in preparing hardware for the harsh realities of space. This testing was performed on the lander’s Structural Thermal Model (STM), which is designed to represent [...]
Industry Related News: November 2024 NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has taken lunar mission preparations to the next level through rigorous thermal vacuum testing. Using "Chamber A," a specialized facility capable of replicating the moon's extreme conditions, engineers evaluate how advanced solar technologies perform under temperatures as low as 20 Kelvin. These [...]
Industry Related News: October 2024 Exciting developments are underway in the realm of meteorological missions, with the completion of the first all-new MetOp satellite and the ongoing testing of its sibling, MetOp-SG. These advancements mark a significant leap forward in our ability to monitor and understand Earth’s climate and weather patterns. At the [...]
Industry Related News: September 2024 - United States NASA's Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft recently completed an important phase of its journey: environmental testing, with a focus on ensuring it can withstand the harsh conditions of space. Among the critical evaluations conducted was thermal testing, a process designed to simulate the extreme temperature fluctuations the [...]
Industry Related News: August 2024 - United States NASA recently conducted a crucial thermal testing phase on the solar panels for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, ensuring they can endure the extreme conditions of space. The panels were placed in a thermal vacuum chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, simulating the [...]
Industry Related News: July 2024 - United States Astrobotic's new solar array technology has begun thermal vacuum testing (TVAC), marking a critical phase in its development. TVAC testing involves placing the solar arrays in a vacuum chamber and exposing them to extreme temperature cycles, mimicking the harsh conditions they will face in space. [...]
Industry Related News: July 2024 - United States iSpace's RESILIENCE lunar lander has recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing thermal vacuum testing (TVAC). This phase is crucial in the lander's preparation for its upcoming mission, as it simulates the extreme temperature and vacuum conditions of space. By subjecting the lander to [...]
Industry Related News: May 2024 - United States Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane has reached a significant milestone by completing rigorous pre-flight testing at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility. A major component of these tests was the thermal vacuum testing, which is crucial for ensuring the spacecraft can endure the extreme temperatures and [...]
Industry Related News: United States The Europa Clipper mission, NASA's ambitious endeavor to explore Jupiter's moon Europa, has reached a significant milestone. Recently, the spacecraft successfully entered the thermal vacuum testing phase, a crucial step in ensuring its readiness for the harsh environment of space. During this phase, the spacecraft is subjected to [...]
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 [...]
