Aerospace News

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

MIT's Hoffman elected to astronaut health board
Jeffrey Hoffman, a former astronaut and current aeronautics and astronautics professor at MIT, has been chosen to join the board of directors for the National Space Biomedical Research Institute where he will support research into astronaut health.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Helicopter business aims for high flying with simulator training
Norwood's Blue Hill Helicopters has seen a boost in its pilot training business by use of a computerized simulator, based on Microsoft Corp. Flight Simulator, that lets student pilots log a portion of their flight training by never leaving the ground.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

UTC shells out $18.4 billion for Goodrich
United Technologies Corp. is acquiring Goodrich Corp., a Charlotte, N.C.-based supplier of aerospace systems and services, for about $18.4 billion, including assumed debt of $1.9 billion.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Nanocomp nanotech used in NASA’s Juno spacecraft
Nanocomp Technologies Inc. of Concord, N.H., reports its carbon nanotube-based sheet material was used by NASA in the Juno spacecraft launched last week.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Aerosat adds $800K to coffers with new funding
New Hampshire firm Aerosat Corp., which makes broadband antennas for the aviation industry, has taken in $800,000 of a planned $1 million funding made up of equity, debt and options, according to federal documents.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Flight Landata bought by KEYW for $30M
Flight Landata Inc., a North Andover-based provider of aerial remote sensing technologies, has been acquired by KEYW Corp. (Nasdaq: KEYW) for $30 million in cash, the companies announced.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Terrafugia's flying car lands NHTSA exemptions
Terrafugia Inc., the Woburn maker of the Transition Roadable Aircraft, has won special construction exemptions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for its flying car.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Tech Watch: Axiam aims to save fuel and increase durability in jet engines
With the recent news of Southwest Airlines canceling more than 600 flights due to fuselage cracks in certain jets within their fleet, Gloucester company Axiam has timely technology to help keep one of the most vital parts of the passenger jet running longer and more efficiently — the engine.

Monday, March 7, 2011

NASA moves Boston Micromachines' mirrors forward with grant
Boston Micromachines Corp. is continuing its history of developing new technology for NASA with the award of a $100,000 grant to develop a microelectromechanical system mirror for space-based imaging.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The Pitch: Iomys Labs aims to keep high-flying aircraft in the air
Iomys Labs is developing its Endurance Package module, made to keep unmanned aerial vehicles and lighter-than-air craft in the air longer without the current weekly or bi-weekly breaks due to buoyant gas leaks. The company is seeking $1 million for continued development and marketing of the Endurance Package.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Raytheon lands contract for space surveillance system
Raytheon Co. has won a $107 million deal from the U.S. Air Force in order to move its design of a Space Fence system through a Milestone B point and into the manufacturing and engineering phase of development.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Kaman Corp. founder Charles Kaman died at 91
The founder and chairman emeritus of aerospace and industrial components maker Kaman Corp., Charles H. Kaman, a winner of the National Medal of Technology in 1996, died Monday morning at the age of 91, according to the company and his obituary.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Terrafugia brought into DARPA flying vehicle program
Terrafugia Inc., which is developing the Transition highway-capable aircraft, reports that it has signed on as the largest subcontractor on a $65-million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project to build a four-person flyable and road vehicle.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Kaman prices notes offering at $100M
Kaman Corp., a Connecticut maker of aerospace and industrial components, has priced a senior notes offering at $100 million, expected to close by Friday, Nov. 19.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

DARPA gives Pratt & Whitney $33.8M for new turbine tech
Pratt & Whitney has received a $33.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a power-generating turbine using the propulsion technology being developed for the next generation of hypersonic aircraft.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Terrafugia to start building flying cars in Woburn
Terrafugia Inc., the Woburn-based developer of the Transition Roadable Aircraft, is moving its “flying car” into low-volume production at a 19,000 square-foot facility in Woburn, with plans to begin late next year.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Nanocomp lands SBIR deal to study aircraft materials
Nanocomp Technologies Inc. announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to continue research into new materials for Air Force aircraft.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Airport security tech maker Reveal Imaging bought by SAIC
Bedford-based airport security equipment maker Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc. has agreed to be acquired by McLean, Va.-based Science Applications International Corp.
EDAC wins $5.3M jet parts deal
EDAC Technologies Corp., a Farmington, Conn.-based designer and manufacturer of jet engine components, tools, fixtures, injection molds and spindles, has won a three-year $5.3 million contract with a helicopter manufacturer.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Flying car maker Terrafugia gets FAA weight clearance
Terrafugia Inc., the Woburn-based developer of the Transition Roadable Aircraft, has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the company an additional 110 pounds to qualify the “flying car” as a light sport aircraft.