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Working through prime contractor Lockheed Martin, Concord’s Nanocomp provided the spacecraft its Emshield CNT sheet material to protect vital components on Juno from electrostatic discharge on its trip to Jupiter. The material is used mainly to protect “critical components of the flight system’s attitude control motor struts and the main engine housing,” according to a press release.
According to Peter Antoinette, president and CEO of Nanocomp Technologies, Lockheed Martin integrated the Emshield material into the fabrication of the Juno parts, looking for a replacement for the traditional aluminum foil sheeting. Antoinette was named a Mass High Tech All-Star in 2009.
Founded in 2004, last August the company landed a multi-million dollar contract to continue research into new materials for U.S. Air Force aircraft.
Nanocomp plans to move into a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility later this year, allowing the company to dramatically expand its manufacturing capacity to meet demand for its products, Antoinette has said.
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