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🚀 10 New Aerospace Manufacturing Statups: Pioneering the Future of Space and Air Travel 🌌 With the aerospace sector undergoing rapid transformation, this insightful report unveils 10 cutting-edge startups from over 14K companies worldwide. These innovators are leading the charge in reshaping aerospace manufacturing with sustainable, efficient, and groundbreaking solutions. 🌟 Key Highlights: - Industry Innovation: The focus is on eco-friendly propellants, reusable spacecraft, and novel deployable systems, setting new benchmarks in aerospace manufacturing. - Growth and Trends: Despite the sector's complexity, it sustains a substantial workforce, with recent startups averaging an employment of 40 people, reflecting the vibrant activity and potential for expansion. - Spotlight on Startups: The report features companies excelling in areas such as electric propulsion systems, small satellites, and quantum communication, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in aerospace. 🚀 Emerging Aerospace Innovators: - Gravitics: Crafting space station modules for next-generation space exploration. - Letara: Developing modular propulsion systems to revolutionize spacecraft movement. - ORBITAL SOLUTIONS MONACO: Specializing in small satellites for environmental and climate monitoring. ...and many more! 🔗 Full Article: https://bit.ly/3VJ6QgJ #AerospaceInnovation #SpaceTravel #AerospaceManufacturing #SustainableExploration #StartUsInsights

Innovation Inspired by Nature: The Blueprint for Breakthroughs 🌿 Throughout history, nature has been the muse for many of our greatest scientific and technological advancements. Here are a few examples: 🦋 Biomimicry in Engineering: The design of Velcro was inspired by the way burrs cling to animal fur. Today, biomimicry is leading to advancements in robotics, architecture, and materials science. 🍃 Efficient Energy Solutions: The structure of leaves has influenced the design of solar panels, making them more efficient in capturing sunlight and converting it to energy. 🦅 Aerospace Innovations: The study of bird flight has led to significant improvements in aviation technology, from the Wright brothers' first plane to modern drones. 🐝 Algorithms from Nature: The behavior of bees and ants has inspired algorithms for optimizing networks and solving complex logistical problems. By observing, learning from, and drawing inspiration from nature, we can continue to innovate and create solutions that are both effective and sustainable. Let's keep looking to the natural world to inspire our next big breakthroughs! #Innovation #Inspiration #Nature #Biomimicry #Science #Technology #Breakthroughs #Leadership

Did you know? Carbon nanotubes, which are 100 times stronger than steel but much lighter, are revolutionizing the future of aerospace engineering. #Engineering #Technology #Manufacturing #Innovation #Aerospace #CarbonNanotubes #Strength #Lightweight #FutureTech #MaterialsScience #EngineeringDiscovery #Inspiration #STEM #Science #Research #Invention #InnovativeThinking

#3Dprinting is heading for the moon - again 🌒🚀😉 The Austrian company Incus GmbH has announced the successful completion of a joint 18-month project with the European Space Agency - ESA, OHB SE, and Lithoz to test the potential of #AdditiveManufacturing and a zero-waste workflow for the lunar environment 👨🚀 According to Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine, the ESA-sponsored project aimed to research the feasibility of processing lunar scrap, which might be recovered from debris from old missions or satellites, to produce high-quality parts using Additive Manufacturing, which could help and enhance human settlement on the Moon 🛰 At Teknologisk Institut, we are also working on a project with ESA regarding a 3D-printed smart skin for a #robotic arm - more on that in the near future 🦾 https://lnkd.in/eYWQbg4g

🚀 Dive into the cutting-edge world of aerospace innovation with DARE's Stratos V team! 🌌✨ Witness the brilliance behind the Engine Control Unit (ECU) design, a stack of PCBs orchestrating the magic that propels the rocket to new heights. 🛰️💻 Check out the fascinating journey in our latest blog! #eurocircuits #PCB #pcbdesign #pcbassembly #pcbmanufacturing #supportstudents

We are delighted to announce that all PDRs (Preliminary Design Reviews) at Enlighten subsystems level, have been successfully performed, including those at Rocket Engine level, at Additive Manufacturing level and at AI level. This is an important step forward for the Enlighten project and more news will come. Stay tuned! 🚀 #ENLIGHTEN2030 #Spacepropulsion #InnovativeTechnologies #Launchers #AdditiveManufacturing #AI #MachineLearning #EuropeanCommission #Future ADIRA Metal Forming Solutions AIKO - Infinite ways to autonomy ArianeGroup AREELIS TECHNOLOGIES AVIO AZO - Space of Innovation Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. Edgise Fraunhofer IGCV Fraunhofer ILT IREPA LASER KU Leuven Laser Cladding Venture nv ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab Proekspert AS Silicon Austria Labs

The unexpected finding could be important for designing spacecraft shielding or in high-speed machining applications. | Click below to read the full article on Sunalei

From the Wright brothers' dreams to supersonic reality, the incredible journey of jet engines reshaped air travel! Get awesome engineering videos directly to your inbox? Subscribe to Interesting Engineering Originals for the top 5 picks of jaw-dropping science, tech, and engineering videos to your inbox. Here you go: 👉 https://ie.social/V1xrY #engineering #videos #technology #science

This report is spot on. If we want to maintain our leadership in space (and other areas), the US must invest in growing a talented workforce in advanced manufacturing. This excellent report calls for doing that through increased public private partnerships. This must include bolstering STEM education and inspiring the next generation to drive amazing developments in additive manufacturing, advanced materials, digital manufacturing, robotics and automation, electronics manufacturing, clean and sustainable manufacturing, and hypersonics.

Elon Musk watch out: Teen aces SpaceX-like vertical rocket landing in 3 yrs The rocket achieved stability through thrust vector control, a technique that involves manipulating the direction of the rocket motor’s thrust. T The vertical landing of a rocket has been a challenging task for major space-related companies. Some of them even took half a dozen years to accomplish the feat. However, a teenager’s model rocket has successfully performed the vertical landing only three years after the first attempt. The original rocket design conducted first successful vertical landing on July 5. The low-altitude flight landed immediately after being launched. The rocket landing was vertically well-positioned and rocket appeared to be stable. Aryan Kapoor, who is currently a student at Montgomery High School, explained that Rather than using fins for stability and a parachute for descent like a typical model rocket, his rocket used thrust vector control which involves gimbling the rocket motor to keep the orientation of the vehicle stable. This is the same approach used by most orbital class rockets. Setup is far simpler than what powers a full-sized rocket Three years back, Kapoor started JRD (Junior Research and Development) Propulsion, which has been aiming to land a model rocketpropulsively by utilizing custom hardware and software. “After witnessing several model rocket landing attempts on youtube, I wanted to achieve what I saw for myself,” said Kapoor. “Before coming into the project, I had never laid hands on a model rocket and had never coded before. I knew that by undergoing this project, I would learn many of the necessary skills for pursuing engineering and other projects.” While Kapoor’s setup is simpler than what powers a full-sized rocket, it still works using similar principles. An onboard flight computer, equipped with a microcontroller and sensors like a barometer and accelerometer, manipulates servo motors that pivot the engine housing, which is attached to a gimbal, https://lnkd.in/esKcqgap