When the first astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo Program, the concept of lunar habitats ceased being the ...

The new thermal vacuum chamber will begin service in the second half of 2014. Marc Boucher. SpaceRef co-founder, entrepreneur, writer, podcaster, nature lover and deep thinker.

Thermal vacuum test systems: gearing up for preflight qualification of small satellites. Another CAAO must-have is vibration isolation, so that Douglas and his team can evaluate precision adaptive ...

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world's leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that GITAI's Inchworm-type Robot Arm has successfully ...

Following thermal vacuum testing the test chamber at Plum Brook will be reconfigured for electromagnetic inference/compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing that will conclude the campaign in Ohio.

The vacuum chamber at Plum Brook, called the Space Power Facility, measures 863,000 cubic feet. To get an idea of its vastness, check out the opening minutes of “The Avengers” movie, filmed ...

The cathedral-like chamber is 37 m tall and 30 m across, with a volume of around 23,000 m 3. The facility — known as a thermal vacuum chamber — can reproduce both the temperature and pressure of space ...

The vacuum chamber brought a winning bid of $9,100. The CNC vertical machining center was the priciest item, going for $43,250. The satellite ground station was a steal at a bring-your-own-crane ...