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NASA’s Artemis Program Progresses: Artemis II Crewed Lunar Orbit in April 2026, Targeting 2028 Lunar Landing
NASA USA Overview NASA's Artemis program continues to advance, with Artemis II successfully completing the first crewed Orion spacecraft flight around the Moon in April 2026. Artemis III is planned for a 2027 low Earth orbit demonstratio... -
US DOD Highlights Microgravity’s Superiority in Protein Crystal and Semiconductor Manufacturing
RealClearDefense USA Overview A meta-analysis of microgravity experiments confirms over 70% of protein crystals grown in space surpass Earth-based counterparts in size, structure, and uniformity. Consequently, companies like Space Forge ... -
Microgravity and Low Pressure Unveil Unique Challenges for In-Space Carbon-Fiber Composite Manufacturing
ASME USA Overview New research highlights that microgravity and low pressure uniquely affect the in-space manufacturing of carbon-fiber-reinforced structures, differing from terrestrial physics. The study indicates weakened buoyancy in m... -
NASA and Northrop Grumman Repurpose Canceled Gateway HALO Module for Lunar Base Demonstration Missions
SpaceNews USA Overview NASA and Northrop Grumman are repurposing the previously canceled HALO (Habitation And Logistics Outpost) module, originally for the Gateway station, into three Lunar Infrastructure Demo (LID) missions. These missi... -
UK Satellite Applications Catapult to Launch “Levitas” Microgravity R&D Marketplace This Autumn
Satellite Applications Catapult UK Overview The UK's Satellite Applications Catapult announced it will launch "Levitas," a beta platform in Autumn 2026, designed to simplify access to microgravity R&D opportunities. Levitas will conn... -
NASA Completes LEMS Lunar Seismograph, Capable of Continuous Operation Through Lunar Night, for Artemis South Pole Mission
NASA USA Overview NASA has completed hardware development and testing for the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS) payload, destined for deployment by Artemis astronauts near the Moon's South Pole. Designed to monitor the seismic ... -
NASA Repurposes Canceled Gateway HALO Module Tech for Artemis Lunar Base Construction
Space.com USA Overview Northrop Grumman will repurpose technology from the canceled HALO module of NASA's Gateway lunar station for Artemis moon base development. Three Lunar Infrastructure Demo (LID) missions will use HALO-derived techn... -
TSMC Declares AI Advanced Packaging Competition Shifts to System-Level Reliability and Validation, Highlighting 3DIC Importance at OCP APAC 2026
digitimes Taiwan Overview At the OCP APAC 2026 summit, TSMC Vice President of Advanced Packaging Technology & Service, Jun He, announced that the escalating AI computing demand is rapidly increasing chip integration complexity, shift... -
NXP to Double Malaysia Backend Capacity by Q1 2028; Resonac Reports 46% Growth in AI Backend Materials
note Japan Overview NXP Semiconductors has initiated construction of a new assembly and test (A&T) facility in Malaysia, projected to more than double the site's overall production capacity by Q1 2028 through advanced automation. Con... -
Intel Foundry Boosts AI Data Center Compute with Foveros and EMIB Advanced Packaging, EMIB-T Launch Planned for 2026
ET Datacenters India Overview Intel Foundry is actively deploying advanced packaging technologies, including Foveros stacking and Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB) interconnects, to meet the escalating demands of AI workloads...
