... valuable data on transient luminous events (TLEs) in the upper atmosphere, variously called ‘elves’, ‘sprites’ and ‘blue jets’ which currently remain shrouded in mystery. Looking further ahead, what do you see? Just as our world is changing...
... uses sunlight to test the solar arrays on one of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Interplanetary challenges Interplanetary CubeSats, thanks to their low-cost, could perform highrisk, highreward science ...
... is happening before that deployment time period is up,” says Mark Panning, a co-investigator on the InSight mission based at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The mobile service tower at SLC-3 is rolled back to reveal the ULA Atlas-V rocket...
... and Space Global and has served as the company’s CEO & Managing Director since November 2015. A former jet fighter pilot, Lt. Col (Res.) of the Israeli Air Force, he has over 20 years of experience in management, R&D and operation...
..., using a laptop as a virtual reality display to train in the use of the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) jet pack. Astronauts use the SAFER during spacewalks to prevent them from floating away from the ISS...
... launch vehicles, is so much more reliable? This is partly because of the gentler ‘steady state’ conditions that commercial jets experience during cruise. Even at full thrust during take-off, smoothly-running turbofans usually operate well...