Table of Contents

1. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Scope and Methodology

• 1. Scope
• 2. Methodology

Key Findings

• 1. Noteworthy Emerging Technologies
• 2. Noteworthy Emerging Applications

2. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT

Technology and Application Analysis

• 1. Technology Primer
• 2. Applications

Major Application Areas and Trends

• 1. Major Application Areas
• 2. Industry Trends

3. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND FACTOR ANALYSIS

Analysis of Technology Drivers

• 1. Technology Features and Benefits
• 2. Adoption Drivers for Materials Employed in Launch Vehicles

Analysis of Technology Restraints

• 1. Technology or Product Development Restraints
• 2. Competing Technologies

4. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, DEVELOPMENTS IN MATERIALS FOR FUEL TANKS; PROPULSION SYSTEMS; AND ROCKET COMPONENTS

Developments in Companies--World

• 1. Nontoxic Bipropellant Constant Thrust Rocket Engines and Composite Structures for Launch Vehicles--USA
• 2. Vacuum Plasma Spray Process for Erosion-Resistant Rocket Nozzle--USA
• 3. Air Collection and Enrichment System for In-Flight Fueling--USA
• 4. Vortex-Cooled Combustion Chamber--USA
• 5. Composite Cryogenic Fuel Tanks for Reusable Launch Vehicles--USA
• 6. Dynamic Polymer Composite Enables Lightweight Liquid Rocket Engines--USA
• 7. Thermoplastic Fluoropolymer Composite Fuel Tank for Liquid Oxygen--USA
• 8. Low-Cost Ablative Engines and All-Composite Cryo Tanks for ELV--USA
• 9. PMI Foam Reduces Manufacturing Costs for Interstages of Launch Vehicles--Germany

Development in Universities and Research Labs--World

• 1. IHPRPT Program--USA
• 2. Integrally Woven Ceramic Composite Structures-Based Nozzles for Liquid Fueled Rocket Engines--USA
• 3. Ceramic Materials and Manufacturing for Improved Hall Thruster Insulators--USA
• 4. UHTCs for Rocket Propulsion and Re-Entry Vehicles--USA
• 5. Fast Densification of Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramics by Spark Plasma Sintering--Italy
• 6. Hybrid Plasma Deposition of "Chameleon" Nanocomposite Tribological Coatings--USA

5. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, DEVELOPMENTS IN MATERIALS FOR THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES

Developments in Companies--World

• 1. High-Temperature and Corrosion-Resistant Coatings for Launch Pads--USA
• 2. Thermal Protection and Structural Health Monitoring--USA
• 3. Smart Thermal Protection System for Re-Entry Vehicles--Germany
• 4. Flexible External Insulation for Reusable Launch Vehicles--Germany
• 5. Flexible Transpiration Cooled TPS for Inflatable Ballute Systems--USA
• 6. 3D Fiber Reinforcement Preforms for TPS and Propulsion Components--USA
• 7. Carbide-Based Aerogel for Thermal Protection Systems and Cryogenic Insulation for Launch Vehicles--USA
• 8. Ceramic Forming Polymers for Advanced TPS--USA

Developments in Universities and Research Labs--World

• 1. Water-Cooled Nose Cone for Re-Entry Vehicles--Netherlands
• 2. Heat Shield Material for Crew Exploration Vehicle by NASA--USA
• 3. Polyimide Foam Insulation Material for Space Applications--USA
• 4. Intelligent Sensory Systems for Structural Health Monitoring of TPS--USA

6. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, PATENTS; DATABASE OF KEY INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPANTS AND GLOSSARY

Patents

• 1. US Patents I
• 2. US Patents II
• 3. European and Asian Patents

Database of Key Industrial Participants; and Glossary

• 1. Database of Key Industrial Participants
• 2. Glossary

7. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, FROST & SULLIVAN 2006 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

Excellence in Technology Award

• 1. Award Description
• 2. Award Recipient

Product Innovation Award

• 1. Award Description
• 2. Award Recipient

Technology Innovation Award

• 1. Award Description
• 2. Award Recipient

8. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

Database Tables

• 1. Total Military Aircraft--World (1999 to 2006)
• 2. Import of Aircraft; Spacecraft and Others--World (1999 to 2006)
• 3. Export of Aircraft; Spacecraft and Others--World (1999 to 2006)
• 4. Satellite Database by Coverage--World (1999 to 2006)
• 5. Major Aerospace and Defense Companies--World