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3D Printed Mini Jet Engine Roars at 33,000 RPM

May 21, 2015

3D printing is on the rise. It’s more affordable and accessible than ever, and as more people take advantage of those benefits, we’re starting to see some interesting and unique uses for the technolo…

By Amy Reyes
2 MIN READ

SNC Reinvents Space Shuttle with NX CAD

December 5, 2014

I’ve heard it my whole life, or what feels like my whole life anyway: Apollo 11 landed on the moon with less software than is in a typical high school graphing calculator. So I had to laugh when I re…

By Amy Reyes
2 MIN READ

What happened to Mars’ atmosphere? NASA MAVEN probe designed with NX CAD seeks answers

October 16, 2014

NASA spacecraft MAVEN recently completed its ten-month, 442 million mile-long (700 million kilometer) journey when it entered orbit around Mars. The “Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution”…

By Amy Reyes
< 1 MIN READ

Mars 2020 Rover Builds Off of Curiosity, Extends Research

August 7, 2014

This week marks two years since NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory landed the Mars rover Curiosity on the Red Planet’s surface.

With only one chance to get it right, people across the globe …

By Amy Reyes
< 1 MIN READ
Modern-day Amelia Earhart becomes youngest woman to fly around the world

Modern-day Amelia Earhart becomes youngest woman to fly around the world

July 22, 2014

On Friday July 11, 2014, AmeliaEarhart, a former reporter from Denver, Colorado USA, completed an around-the-world journey.

Amelia Rose Earhart (no relation to the famous aviatrix)…

By JerrySarfati
< 1 MIN READ
NX9 for Aerospace

NX9 for Aerospace

May 20, 2014

Did you know?:

No less than 18 of the top 20 aerospace and defense OEMs use solutions from Siemens PLM Software
All the top 20 aircraft engine manufacturers use solutions from Siemens PLM Sof…

By JerrySarfati
< 1 MIN READ
The Toughest Missions in the Universe

The Toughest Missions in the Universe

January 13, 2014

Back in November of 2013, I told you about the  United Launch Alliance & Siemens Partnership.

Here is a great video that highlights some of thebenefits that United Launch a…

By JerrySarfati
< 1 MIN READ

United Launch Alliance/Siemens Partnership Results in Another Successful Atlas V Launch

November 18, 2013

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft lifted off today. MAVEN will examine specific processes on Mars that led to t…

By JerrySarfati
< 1 MIN READ