Michigan Aerospace Corporation (MAC), an advanced engineering and products company, today announced the successful delivery of a precision optical system which will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) via a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle in mid-September 2014. The optical system is part of the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) developed by NASA’s Goddard […]
ANN ARBOR, MI, June 3, 2014 — Michigan Aerospace Corporation (MAC), an advanced engineering and products company, announces that it has begun work on a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award funded by the United States Air Force. The project’s goal is to measure optical turbulence more accurately and exploit scintillation, which allows […]
Crain’s Detroit Business Article Ranks Top 100 Companies in Michigan by Innovation Using Patent Data Michigan Aerospace Corporation (MAC), an advanced engineering and products company, placed 13th out of 100 organizations on the Michigan Innovation Index, a list composed by Ocean Tomo LLC for Crain’s Detroit Business. The list ranks Michigan companies with three or […]
Better Speed Knowledge Will Allow Safer, More Accurate Landings on Red Planet Michigan Aerospace Corporation (MAC), an advanced R&D and products company, announced today that they have started work on a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract titled “MARVY: Mars Velocity Sensor.” This contract with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will modify MAC’s present […]
Hazard to Aerial Navigation Can Be Measured, Tracked and Avoided Michigan Aerospace Corporation (MAC), an advanced R&D and products company, today announced that it has begun work on a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract titled “Volcanic Ash Detection Using Raman LIDAR: VADER.” This contract with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will build […]