by JVanDomelen | Jul 5, 2016 | Featured, Probe & Rover, Space
After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8:53 p.m. PDT (11:53 p.m. EDT)...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 30, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
The equipment required for an electric propulsion test is ready for research. Credits: NASA Photo / Lauren Hughes EDWARDS, CALIF, June, 28, 2016 — Before the first electric propulsion X-planes fly, such as the X-57, researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 28, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Satellite, Space
SRIHARIKOTA, INDIA, June 22, 2016 — In its thirty sixth flight (PSLV-C34), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 19 co-passenger satellites on June 22, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 18, 2016 | Featured, Land, Track, Wheel
ARLINGTON, VA, June 17, 2016 — For soldiers manning armored vehicles, assessing their operational environment is challenging. The vehicles they’re in are noisy, and the soldiers are surrounded by tons of steel, with only a limited view outside. Spotting the...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 17, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
HAMPTON, VA June 16, 2016 — NASA researchers will have a front row seat to airline operations over the next five years, thanks to a newly signed partnership with American Airlines. Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Langley Research Center, are looking at...