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MONTH IN REVIEW
Honda Aircraft delivers frst HondaJet in Europe
Honda Aircraft Co.'s composites-intensive aircraft received type certifcation in
December 2015 and deliveries into North America began immediately.
05/09/16 | short.compositesworld.com/HondaJetEU
NASA selects Sierra Nevada for Mars 2020 mission contracts
Sierra Nevada Space Systems (Louisville, CO, US) will design and manufacture the
descent brake, as well as actuators for the robotic arm and sample caching system.
05/09/16 | short.compositesworld.com/SNC-Mars
Argosy International to open new honeycomb core facility in Alabama
The New York, NY, US-based company's new facility will provide US panel manufac-
turers with a local manufacturer and distributor of honeycomb core products.
05/02/16 | short.compositesworld.com/ArgosyAla
Hexcel breaks ground on new Moroccan core plant
The Stamford, CT, US-based supplier's African plant will be fully operational in 2017
and will convert HexWeb honeycomb into engineered core for aerospace applications.
05/02/16 | short.compositesworld.com/HexcelMoro
Airbus, Safran sign agreement for space joint venture
The 50/50 joint venture will focus on the development of cost-competitive launchers
that meet the needs of both government and commercial customers.
05/02/16 | short.compositesworld.com/SpaceJV
CH-53K achieves frst external lift fight
Sikorsky's composites-intensive CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter success-
fully carried a 12,000-lb external load as part of its fight test program.
05/02/16 | short.compositesworld.com/CH-53Klift
California EPA adds styrene to labeling regulation
The American Composites Manufacturers Assn. (Arlington, VA, US) says labeling will
be required for some styrenated products sold, or that might be sold, in California.
04/25/16 | short.compositesworld.com/CalEPA
US Army evaluating composites solution for airfeld damage repair
The Army's Engineer Research and Development Center is working on use of an FRP
matting system to repair damaged military airfelds.
04/25/16 | short.compositesworld.com/ArmyAirRep
Shell unveils concept car built with recycled carbon fber
Weighing in at 1,212 lb, the city car features recycled carbon fber in the body and
almost the entire car can be recycled at the end of its lifecycle.
04/25/16 | short.compositesworld.com/ShellCar
NASA seeks new designs for deep space habitation prototypes
The US Congress has instructed NASA to fnish development of working prototypes
of a deep space habitat by 2018.
04/20/16 | short.compositesworld.com/NextSTEP-2