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Innovative Lunar Far Side Radio Array to Observe the Early Universe's Dark Ages Selected by NASA for Design Study

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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This month, NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program awarded Lunar Resources, a pioneering space industrial company based in Houston, a study contract for a design of FarView, a lunar farside radio observatory.

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  • This month, NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program awarded Lunar Resources, a pioneering space industrial company based in Houston, a study contract for a design of FarView, a lunar farside radio observatory.
  • The proposed observatory includes more than 100,000 dipole antennas and would become the most powerful telescope ever built for studying low-frequency radio waves.
  • Such radiation could provide astrophysicists with an unprecedented glimpse into the universe's "Dark Ages," an epoch in the cosmos's history before the first stars formed.
  • The study will be led by Dr. Ronald S. Polidan of Lunar Resources.

Additive Manufacturing Users Group Names Technical Competition Winners

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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MILWAUKEE, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the winners of its annual Technical Competition, which recognizes excellence in additive manufacturing applications and finishing techniques. A panel of industry veterans selected the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) and Custom Prototypes as Advanced Concepts and Advanced Finishing winners. AMUG Members also selected UDRI for the Members' Choice Award.

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  • MILWAUKEE, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the winners of its annual Technical Competition, which recognizes excellence in additive manufacturing applications and finishing techniques.
  • The Technical Competition took place at the annual AMUG Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Bonnie Meyer, Chair of the Technical Competition Committee, said, "I was so impressed with the entries this year.
  • Ten judges scrutinized every detail of the competition entries to select Advanced Finishing and Advanced Concepts winners.

Kratos SRE Welcomes Senator Katie Britt to Facility in Birmingham

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) to Kratos SRE in Birmingham, Alabama, to showcase their expertise in the development, modeling and deployment of advanced technologies including materials for extreme environments, hypersonics, space systems, missile systems, missile defense, strategic deterrence, propulsion systems, RF technology integration, additive manufacturing, airborne ISR, and energy applications.

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  • Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) to Kratos SRE in Birmingham, Alabama, to showcase their expertise in the development, modeling and deployment of advanced technologies including materials for extreme environments, hypersonics, space systems, missile systems, missile defense, strategic deterrence, propulsion systems, RF technology integration, additive manufacturing, airborne ISR, and energy applications.
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    Michael Johns, Senior Vice President of Kratos SRE, said, “We were honored to host Senator Britt at our Kratos SRE facility in Birmingham.
  • Kratos SRE Birmingham is a key part of our strategy to expand Kratos’ leading-edge technology and hypersonic capabilities in Alabama and across the country.
  • Our thanks to Senator Britt for visiting.”
    Kratos SRE, formerly part of Southern Research and acquired by Kratos in May 2022, is an advanced concept group within Kratos’ Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) Division.

Lunar Resources and Wood Selected by NASA to Study Building a Pipeline on the Moon

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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We are thrilled to team with Wood on the development of the LSPoP, who brings a premiere team to design revolutionary lunar infrastructure", said Elliot Carol, CEO of Lunar Resources.

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  • We are thrilled to team with Wood on the development of the LSPoP, who brings a premiere team to design revolutionary lunar infrastructure", said Elliot Carol, CEO of Lunar Resources.
  • Included in the study is exploring the feasibility of building pipeline elements in-situ from the abundant metals found on the Moon.
  • Matthew Laborde, a consulting Senior Pipeline Engineer to Lunar Resources said, "The environment of the Moon is night and day compared to Earth.
  • The NIAC grant covers an initial 9-month feasibility study and is part of Lunar Resources' lunar architecture to supply in-situ commodities on the South Pole of the Moon by 2028.

NASA-Supported Solar Sail Could Take Science to New Heights

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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The Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for Phase III study under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.

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  • The Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for Phase III study under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.
  • "The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program helps to unlock visionary ideas like novel solar sails and bring them closer to reality."
  • Like a sailboat using wind to cross the ocean, solar sails use the pressure exerted by sunlight to propel a craft through space.
  • Work under Phase III will optimize the sail material and perform ground tests in support of this conceptual solar mission.

Additive Manufacturing Users Group Names Technical Competition Winners

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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MILWAUKEE, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the winners of its annual Technical Competition, which recognizes excellence in additive manufacturing applications and finishing techniques. A panel of industry veterans selected Bill Braune of Dinsmore, Inc. and Nanci Hardwick of MELD Manufacturing as winners in the Advanced Finishing and Advanced Concepts categories. AMUG Members selected Jung Kyu Im and Daniel Goncalves of Custom Prototypes Inc. for the first-ever Member's Choice Award.

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  • MILWAUKEE, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the winners of its annual Technical Competition, which recognizes excellence in additive manufacturing applications and finishing techniques.
  • According to Bonnie Meyer, Chair of the Technical Competition Committee, "With 32 entries, this was the largest AMUG Technical Competition we have ever held."
  • Nine judges scrutinized every detail of the competition entries to select the winners in Advanced Finishing and Advanced Concepts.
  • The Technical Competition judging panel was comprised of nine AMUG DINOs, a recognition of selfless service to AMUG, its members and the additive manufacturing community.

TRC Selected as Systems Integrator for Otter Tail Power Company's Advanced Metering Infrastructure Program

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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WINDSOR, Conn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Otter Tail Power Company selected TRC Companies (TRC) to serve as systems integrator for their advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) program. The project covers a broad service territory in northwestern Minnesota, eastern North Dakota, and northeastern South Dakota.

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  • Otter Tail Power Company selected TRC Companies (TRC) to serve as systems integrator for their advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) program.
  • WINDSOR, Conn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Otter Tail Power Company selected TRC Companies (TRC) to serve as systems integrator for their advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) program.
  • TRC will support program management to integrate the systems while working closely with the software and hardware providers across Otter Tail Power's AMI, meter data management (MDM) and customer information systems (CIS).
  • Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select Market: OTTR), is headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Landis+Gyr Announces Contract with Otter Tail Power Company for Advanced Metering Infrastructure

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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ATLANTA, Ga, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landis+Gyr Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Landis+Gyr Group AG (SIX: LAND), announced an agreement with Otter Tail Power Company to provide advanced metering infrastructure, software and services to support the utility's plans to create a smarter, stronger energy grid across its three-state service territory.  

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  • Otter Tail Power will implement Landis+Gyr's operational and reliability analytics modules, which in conjunction with meter data management, will help improve outage management and response.
  • "We look forward to working with Otter Tail Power to support their enterprise and technology upgrades and aid their transition to cleaner, more reliable energy for their customers.
  • Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation (NasdaqGlobal Select Market: OTTR), is headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
  • To learn more about Otter Tail Power Company visit otpco.com .

NASA Selects Futuristic Space Technology Concepts for Early Study

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Friday, February 25, 2022
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The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters exploration by funding early-stage studies to evaluate technologies that could support future aeronautics and space missions.

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  • The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters exploration by funding early-stage studies to evaluate technologies that could support future aeronautics and space missions.
  • The selected concepts include 12 new projects for Phase I study, as well as five Phase II awards that will allow researchers to continue their prior work on innovative concepts.
  • The projects are still in the early stages of development and are not considered official NASA missions.
  • A concept proposed by Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology would help scientists study a planet much closer to home: Venus.

NASA Selects Innovative, Early-Stage Tech Concepts for Continued Study

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA encourages researchers to develop and study unexpected approaches for traveling through, understanding, and exploring space.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA encourages researchers to develop and study unexpected approaches for traveling through, understanding, and exploring space.
  • To further these goals, the agency has selected seven studies for additional funding totaling $5 million from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.
  • Neutrinos are one of the most abundant particles in the universe but are challenging to study since they rarely interact with matter.
  • NIAC supports visionary research ideas through multiple progressive phases of study .In February 2021, NASA announced 16 new NIAC Phase I proposal selections.