Innovation
NASA (27 avril)
A NASA project named SABERS (Soli-state Architecture for Enhanced Rechargeability and Safety) is exploring new materials and construction methods to build a better battery. A component called “holey graphene” has shown high levels of electrical conductivity. The NASA-developed component is ultra-lightweight and environmentally friendly.
SAF (26 avril)
France's Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is now the first in the country to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Michelin Air Services as the first customer. The SAF is derived from used cooking oil supplied by Air BP.
Drones- Advanced Air Mobility
L3Harris and Bye Technologies (28 avril)
L3Harris Technologies and Bye Aerospace have agreed to develop an all-electric, multi-mission aircraft that will provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. They will modify the recently announced eight-seat, all-electric, twin-motor eFlyer 800™ aircraft.
Spirit AeroSystems (28 avril) Spirit AeroSystems in Northern Ireland has named team members for the United Kingdom's Mosquito ‘loyal wingman' attritable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept under the Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) programme. They include Northrop Grumman and Intrepid Minds.
ASKA (27 avril) Pre-orders are now being taken for the ASKA, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle designed for consumers. The four-seat ASKA acts as an automobile as well as a VTOL and STOL aircraft.
Spatial
Arianespace (29 avril)
Arianespace a mis en orbite au moyen du lanceur Vega, le satellite Pléiades Neo 3 pour le compte d'Airbus Defence and Space ainsi que cinq charges utiles auxiliaires dans le cadre de la mission Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS).
Northstar Earth & Space (29 avril)
Northstar Earth & Space and ExoAnalytic Solutions (California) will expand their strategic collaboration agreement to deliver timely and precise Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services. Data from ExoAnalytic's global 300-plus ground-based telescope network and from sensors on NorthStar's satellite constellations will be combined.
China (29 avril) Le premier module de Tiangong-3, le « Palais céleste » chinois, a été mis en orbite par un lanceur Longue Marche 5. Trois astronautes chinois, ou « taïkonautes », doivent s'y installer en juin prochain. La Chine sera ainsi la troisième nation à disposer d'une installation habitable permanente dans l'orbite terrestre
Russia and China International Lunar Research Station (26 avril) Russia and China have formally invited countries and international organizations to join their International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project. They stated that the project would be open to participation at all stages and levels.
