Solar modules are very special products. Compared to other high-tech products, their design is not excessively complicated, and it is not for nothing that they are commodity products, which are ...

On March 3, 1969, NASA launched the Apollo 9 mission to test the first crewed Lunar Module spacecraft that would pave the way for future moon landings. See how the mission worked in photos here. This ...

We test for 200 hours, pull it out, see what the output degradation is, put it back for another 200 hours and, in some cases, we continue until the output of the module drops below a certain level ...

Sierra Space successfully finished its third module test for the Blue Origin-led Orbital Reef private space complex for NASA, on the long road to replace the International Space Station. Sierra Space ...

System-in-package (SiP) and other advanced packaging technologies are putting more components together in tighter spaces than previously seen. Often these packages are contained in a module, which is ...

“Four years ago, that was at 50% and it’s steadily increased since,” said Tristan Erion-Lorico. Image: Kiwa PVEL. A total of 83% of module manufacturers have had at least one test failure in the Kiwa ...

During the burst test, the teams inflate the module until it fails. Gif: Sierra Space You can’t fly an inflatable module to space without bursting a few on Earth. Sierra Space watched its giant, ...

The Navy completed phase one of its Surface-to-Surface Missile Module developmental testing in a May 11 live-fire test off USS Milwaukee (LCS-5).