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Adhesive bonding enables engineers to create strong joints. But industrial adhesives have several drawbacks, such as outgassing, which can cause problems in some applications.

SPRINGFIELD, IL—Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. was recently named the “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.” 

Spherical air bearing systems are commonly used to test the attitude control systems of small satellites. The frictionless nature of the spherical air bearing makes it easy to simulate a zero-gravity environment, allowing the satellite’s pitch, roll, and yaw control systems to function as they would in space without cumbersome and expensive test simulations.

Wearable devices help assemblers navigate complex work instructions.

ROCKFORD, IL—Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. recently began assembling the world’s largest telescope mount at its factory here.

Kenneth F. Harris II, Ph.D., senior project engineer for space integration and asset protection at The Aerospace Corp., will provide the keynote speech at the 2023 Electrical Wire Processing Expo in Milwaukee.

CHICAGO—Residents of Illinois and South Carolina recently named the “coolest thing” made in their respective states.

BREMEN, Germany—Airbus has been selected by the European Commission to study spacecraft manufacturing in space through the Horizon 2020 Programme.

MERRITT ISLAND, FL—A little more than a year after opening its massive rocket manufacturing center at Kennedy Space Center, Blue Origin LLC has plans to expand it by 90 acres to support its commercial space vehicles that will launch sometime in the 2020s.