Mon, Jan 26, 2015
Copies Available In Print, Online, And For Mobile Devices
NASA technologies are being used to locate underground water in some of the driest places on the Earth, build quieter and more fuel-efficient airplanes, and create shock absorbers that brace buildings in earthquakes.
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
'OnSight' Uses Microsoft HoloLens Wearable Technology
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called OnSight, a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens.
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
Also: Airborne Unlimited Under The Weather (In More Ways Than One), House GA Caucus, New CubCrafters Boss, NAB Featuring UAVs, House Checks FAA Cert Processes, FAA Goes Off On Sleep Apnea... Again
A quick caveat... Ashley is REALLY under the weather and the entire ANN crew is traveling this week/scattered all over the known universe... which required some highly imaginative substitute tomfoolery to take Ashley's place for a day or two. So Jim Campbell steps in, where he's stuck in the middle of a snowstorm in the boonies of Indiana, in a hotel room with really lousy net access. But, as always, we persevered (ANN's specialty--no matter how great the odds). The results are acceptable, but let's just say that Ashley will NEVER have to worry about Jim competing for her job. With luck, we can get her back to work in a day or two and quit subjecting you to that ugly Jim guy...
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
NASA's Space Launch System Booster Ground Test Scheduled for March
NASA and ATK have completed installing the first Space Launch System booster qualification motor, QM-1, in a specialized test stand in Utah. The largest solid rocket motor ever built for flight, QM-1 is now being prepared for its static-fire test, which is scheduled for March 11.
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
Target Date For First Launch From U.S. Soil Still 2017
NASA, Boeing and SpaceX will hold a news briefing on at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston at 1200 EST on Monday, Jan. 26, to highlight key development activities, test plans and objectives for achieving certification of two American crew transportation systems.
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
Clearer Photos Returning To Earth As Spacecraft Nears Dwarf Planet
As NASA's Dawn spacecraft closes in on Ceres, new images show the dwarf planet at 27 pixels across, about three times better than the calibration images taken in early December. These are the first in a series of images that will be taken for navigation purposes during the approach to Ceres.
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
Scale Model Of Pilotless Aircraft That Could Eventually Launch Small Satellites
NASA has successfully flight-tested a prototype twin-fuselage towed glider that could lead to rockets being launched from pilotless aircraft at high altitudes – a technology application that could significantly reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of sending small satellites into space. The first flights of the one-third-scale twin fuselage towed glider took place Oct. 21 from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
Device To Be Commissioned January 26th
A number of dignitaries and industry officials are expected to attend the ISAAC (Integrated Structural Assembly of Advanced Composites) commissioning including Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Acting Deputy Associate Administrator Robert Pearce and NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Michael Gazarik.
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Mon, Jan 26, 2015
Messages On Cubesats Won't Be Visible From Earth ... Except Online
The world's first "billboard in space" is set to launch, and the company that developed the concept calls the event "a milestone that marks the increasing importance of CubeSats in Space Exploration."
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Sun, Jan 25, 2015
Nearly 130,000 Pages Of Documents Posted On The Internet
The storied USAF Project Blue Book has been published online ... including nearly 130,000 pages of declassified UFO records amassed by the U.S. government.
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