Bell, Qarbon Aerospace Nab Valuable Contract to Manufacture Next-Gen Spacecraft
Virgin Galactic has entered into an agreement with Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace to manufacture "key subassemblies" for their next-gen Delta Class ships. Bell's expertise in rotary wing aircraft earned it a place of honor in consideration, given Delta's "unique feathering system and flight control surfaces." Qarbon, having cachet of its own in the field of carbon fiber fuselage production, received similar recognition from Virgin.
Mission Failed At An Airborne Recovery By Helicopter
Rocket Lab USA has successfully launched its 32nd Electron mission to deploy its 152nd satellite to orbit, a science payload for the Swedish National Space Agency. The MATS satellite was deployed to its 585km circular orbit by Electron following lift-off at 17:27 UTC. The “Catch Me If You Can” mission also resulted in a successful ocean splashdown of the Electron rocket’s first stage but failed at an airborne recovery by helicopter.
Dassault's 3DExperience Platform used to Render Upcoming 12-Engine UAV
Dassault Systèmes has taken an opportunity to advertise the utility of its "3DEXPERIENCE" cloud software, showing off Blue Spirit Aero's hydrogen UAV in progress. The French startup is working on a propeller-laden, sustainable aircraft using the cloud platform, developing the structures of their upcoming aircraft, the Dragonfly. The fixed-wing, tadpole-like aircraft is hoped to bring hydrogen-electric, sustainable power to service sometime in 2026.
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