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Aerojet Completes Engine Tests For NASA's Orion Crew Module
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 01, 2009Aerojet has successfully completed the first series of vibration and altitude hot fire tests on NASA's Orion crew module's 160 lb. thrust mono-propellant rocket engine. The objective of the test program was to verify engine performance after the thruster was subjected to Orion vibration loads which produced energy levels that were two times higher than those previously qualified. The ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Virtual mobility for disabled wins Second Life prize 
San Francisco (AFP) May 1, 2009An organization that lets people with disabilities virtually climb mountains and hike trails shared top honors in a first-ever Second Life prize for in-world projects improving real-world lives. Virtual Ability and Studio Wikitecture, which designs buildings in the virtual world launched by Linden Lab in 2003, were declared co-winners of what is to be an annual prize at Second Life. The ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Faster Than The Speed Of Sound 
Columbus OH (SPX) May 01, 2009When a jet is flying faster than the speed of sound, one small mistake can tear it apart. And when the jet is so experimental that it must fly unmanned, only a computer control system can pilot it. Ohio State University engineers have designed control system software that can do just that - by adapting to changing conditions during a flight. Government agencies have been developing f ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Mars Express Observes Aurorae On The Red Planet 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 24, 2008Scientists using ESA's Mars Express have produced the first crude map of aurorae on Mars. These displays of ultraviolet light appear to be located close to the residual magnetic fields generated by Mars's crustal rocks. They highlight a number of mysteries about the way Mars interacts with electrically charged particles originating from the Sun. The aurorae on Mars were discovered in 2004 ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Chandra Resolves A Galactic Mystery 
Boston, UK (SPX) May 01, 2009An extremely deep Chandra X-ray Observatory image of a region near the center of our galaxy has resolved a long-standing mystery about an X-ray glow along the plane of the galaxy. The glow in the region covered by the Chandra image was discovered to be caused by hundreds of point-like X-ray sources, implying that the glow along the plane of the galaxy is due to millions of such sources. ... read more *New* Comments: 0 |
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