March 2015
Dawn of ion propulsion
... with their promises of still more discoveries ahead. References Marc’s Dawn journals can be read at http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal.asp
June 2015
Beagle 2: discovering the lost Mars lander
... 2014. Subsequent reimaging and analysis by the Beagle 2 team, HiRISE team and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed that the targets discovered are of the correct size, shape, colour and dispersion (i.e. separation...
February 2016
Is Jupiter Really Our Protective Shield?
... 79 (1): 3-15. doi:10.1023/A:1006268813208. 23 Yeomans, D. (1997) Comet Hale-Bopp Orbit and Ephemeris Information. http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/comet/ephemjpl8.html. Retrieved 10/31/2013. 24 Celletti, ?A., E. Perozzi (2007) Celestial Mechanics: The Waltz...
March 2016
Space for art
... and creative example of ‘engaging the public’ via a combination of art and science, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) commissioned a Seattle-based company, Invisible Creature, to produce a retro-inspired collection of space tourism posters for...
October 2016
Unlocking the potential of annular ion engines
...4000) [5], and the 12.5 kW HET (Hall Effect Rocket with Magnetic Shielding, or HERMeS) under co-development by NASA and JPL for the Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Demonstration Mission (SEP TDM) project [6] have superior performance as compared...
January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
... Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) where the solar sail is being developed. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is building the spacecraft. The sail team is now building the flight sail and, as part of its development...
