Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Industry
Additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing technology have thrived in the aerospace industry, in which the method of printing components from a CAD file has…
AVE Mizar – Failed Flying Car
By Doug Duncan – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17015488 In a past post, we discussed today’s flying cars, and having them at this time…
Today’s Flying Cars
As 2015 draws to a close, we should admire all of the technological accomplishments that exist now that we could only imagine thirty years ago,…
Legibility Of Print on Aerospace Wires
SAE ARP 5607B-2021 is a report intended to mark cable and wire insulations for aerospace purposes to meet legibility requirements. It focuses entirely on the…
Pyroshock Testing Techniques
Browsing the ANSI Webstore can lead to some interesting things, along with some confusion when trying to understand what exactly a particular standard does, or…
AIAA S-111A-2014: Space Solar Cell Testing
A past post focused on AIAA S-117-2010, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) standard that recommends a specific verification program for any space…
AIAA S-117: Space Systems Verification Program
2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which is responsible for countless captivating images of asteroids, planets, galaxies, stars, and other astronomical…
Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments
The Laser Institute of America recently released the new ANSI Z136.9 Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments standard. This standard is useful as a…