On November 15, 2021, the Russian Federation recklessly conducted a destructive test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile against one of its own satellites. This test has so far generated over ...

PowerNet built a destructive pole testing rig to validate field assessments and understand actual pole strength across different conditions and species. The use of portable THOR Poletest technology ...

Today, April 18, 2022, the U.S. government announced that it was committing itself not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile tests. The declaration solidifies what has ...

The U.S. government announced earlier this month that it will not conduct destructive anti-satellite weapons tests, which spread dangerous “space junk” in low-Earth orbit. The ban is an attempt to ...

Tensile tests are destructive in as much as the sample used is destroyed or altered mechanically in the test. The ASTM samples are of standard design and provide representative data for material of ...