PITTSFIELD — The 1939 World Fair, the Polaris missile system of the 1960s, and the present day International Space Station might not seem to have a lot in common. But there's a connection between all ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Karman Space & Defense ("Karman"), a market leader for mission-critical systems, announced today a significant expansion to its metallic forming ...

A new technique joins off-the-shelf aluminum lithium plates with friction-stir welding to produce a large starting blank for spin forming fuel-tank domes. Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NASA has partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo., and MT Aerospace in Augsburg, Germany, to successfully manufacture the first full-scale friction stir welded ...