| First bendable honeycomb inventedA GSTP activity based in Luxembourg has, for the first time in Europe, designed a sandwich structure material using a 3D honeycomb that can be formed more efficiently and at reduced manufacturing cost into multiple shapes. | Oxygen and metal from lunar regolith Samples returned from the lunar surface confirm that lunar regolith is made up of 40-45% percent oxygen by weight, its single most abundant element. | | | Long term storage of componentsAs part of the MetOp Second Generation project a ESA activity is attempting to assess how mechanisms and components survive after 20 years in storage. | | |