Landing astronauts safely on Mars is one of the biggest technological hurdles for any future manned mission to the Red Planet, even more complicated than last year's daring rover touchdown.
Space Exploration
May 8, 2013
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(Phys.org)—An iPhone 5 with a layer of man-made sapphire covering its Gorilla Glass 2 screen has been demoed at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. The purpose was to demonstrate how much more scratch resistant ...
(Phys.org)—When University of Virginia engineering students posted a YouTube video last spring of a plastic turbofan engine they had designed and built using 3-D printing technology, they didn't expect it to lead to anything ...
Engineering
Oct 22, 2012
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SpaceX, the upstart company that shot a capsule to the International Space Station and back last week, won't have much time to savor its first major success.
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2012
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Japan will put a commercial satellite into space on Friday, officials said, in its first foray into the European- and Russian-dominated world of contract launches.
Space Exploration
May 16, 2012
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Air Force ground controllers delicately rescued a $1.7 billion military communications satellite last year that had been stranded in the wrong orbit and at risk of blowing up - all possibly because a piece of cloth had been ...
Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2012
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Wi-Fi connections in the air may not be the magical service capability that some in the travel world had hoped.
Telecom
Jul 6, 2010
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Quantum magnetometers are able to detect and visualize the tiniest damage in ferromagnetic materials. In aerospace technology or the automotive industry, they can help to significantly increase the resilience and safety of ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 23, 2024
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Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2023
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NASA recently built and tested an additively-manufactured—or 3D printed—rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum, making it lighter than conventional nozzles and setting the course for deep space flights that can carry more ...
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2023
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