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New Hamilton Sundstrand Electrical Hardware Adds More Power to the International Space Station
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., Sept. 11 // -- The second of four major segments of the Electric Power System components built by Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), was carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Saturday, Sept. 9 and soon will be installed on the International Space Station (ISS). Once connected and operational, the new power system...
Read More »Goodrich Ships First Electric Aircraft Brake
- Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk receives an industry first CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 30 / / -- Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) has shipped the aerospace industry's first, electrically-actuated, production brakes for installation on Northrop Grumman's new RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. The brakes were shipped from Goodrich's Troy, Ohio, Wheels and Brakes site to Northrop Grumman in San Diego,...
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NIR Avalanche Photodiode performs single-photon counting.
Designed for Geiger or Linear Mode single-photon counting at wavelengths from 0.9-1.6 microns, SU055-GM-APD-FO consists of one indium gallium arsenide/indium phosphide, near-infrared (NIR), avalanche photodiode (APD). It incorporates APD chip, thermoelectric cooler, thermistor, and optical fiber coupling optics into hermetic package. Along with quantum efficiency of over 70%, unit offers...
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