(Huntsville, Ala. | July 6, 2022) – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded CFD Research an SBIR Phase II contract to further develop a space weather forecasting toolset to aid operators of space-based missions. Solar winds, the stream…
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UAH student-built payload goes to space for the first time in almost a decade
Photo: Victoria Tarpley solders the device while Tyler Ardrey, at left, looks on. (Space Hardware Club) July 5, 2022 | Jim Steele For the first time in almost a decade, a payload created by a student-led group at The University of…
Lockheed Martin breaks ground on $16.5M facility
by: Lynsey Smith / WHNT HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – A new milestone for Lockheed Martin. The aerospace company officially broke ground on its Missile System Integration Lab Monday morning. The facility is a $16.5 million corporate investment and adds a 25,000-square-foot…
CFD Research Utilizing Plant-Derived Carbon Materials to Develop Supercapacitors
(Huntsville, Ala. | June 8, 2022) – CFD Research was recently awarded a $1.5M contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop non-toxic supercapacitors based on plant-derived carbon materials. Electrostatic double-layer capacitors, also known as supercapacitors, provide high power densities,…