N.C.); by resin film infusion and by pultrusion at KaZak Composites (Woburn, Mass.); and by prepreg, using a unique in-house epoxy by Aldila Materials (Poway, Calif.). Laminate testing under static ...

Meanwhile at the NASA Engineering ... of moving to a carbon composite design for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV). The team looked into a geometrically stiffened laminate, a stiffened honeycomb ...

The NASA Common Research Model (CRM) which is a representative long-range aircraft model is used as a test case. The failure modes particular to sandwich composites are addressed using conservative ...

NASA has subjected an 8.4-foot-tall barrel made of composite materials to a series of abuse for the sake of building lighter and stronger rockets. The agency put it under extreme loads of almost ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - NASA has successfully pressure-tested a large cryogenic fuel tank made of composite materials. The space agency calls the test results obtained at Marshall Space Flight ...

Response to an open-hole is emphasized here to distinguish it from the different (although also important) compressive response of a composite laminate structure assembled with fasteners (bolts or ...

With its many attachments, ISAAC can quickly produce the kind of carbon fiber composites used in airplane bodies like the Boeing 787's. That makes it an ideal tool for NASA engineers trying out ...

NASA has recently completed a major space technology development milestone by successfully testing a pressurized, large cryogenic propellant tank made of composite materials. NASA has recently ...

NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntington Beach, Calif., for the Composite Cryotank Technologies Demonstration effort. Under the contract, Boeing will design, manufacture and test two ...

Composite laminates, consisting of bonded layers of different materials, find extensive applications in various industries, including aerospace, automobiles, and shipbuilding sectors due to their ...