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Topic: Joshua BuckWritten by Joshua Buck
With SLS and the Orion capsule, humans will no longer have to dream of walking on Mars: They finally will do it. ![]() While the Dawn spacecraft is visiting the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, has been developing the next generation of ion thrusters for future missions. NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) Project has developed a 7-kilowatt ion thruster that can provide the capabilities needed in the future. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Mars Mission Spinoffs Part 1: Stayin’ Alive With Life Support SpinoffsWritten by Joshua Buck
Although images of human habitation on Mars may have filled your mind, the world just described is actually Earth, and the technologies cited are spinoffs, or technologies developed by the American space program that have gone on to benefit the public. ![]() GFT LLC’s highly flexible polyimide foam—seen here during testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida—provides an ideal insulation for pipes in cryogenic and other industrial and marine applications. (GFT LLC) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) completes second test flight, Briefing TuesdayWritten by Joshua Buck
A post-flight media teleconference will be held at 10:00am PDT (1:00pm EDT / 7:00am HST), Tuesday, June 9th to review the test. ![]() NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator test vehicle attached to launch tower just prior to take off. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA reports International Space Station builds Rachet Wrench with 3-D PrinterWritten by Joshua Buck
“For the printer’s final test in this phase of operations, NASA wanted to validate the process for printing on demand, which will be critical on longer journeys to Mars,” explained Niki Werkheiser, the space station 3-D printer program manager at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. “In less than a week, the ratchet was designed, approved by safety and other NASA reviewers, and the file was sent to space where the printer made the wrench in four hours.” ![]() The ratchet wrench was designed by Noah Paul-Gin, an engineer at Made In Space Inc., a northern California company that NASA contracted to design, build and operate the printer. Paul-Gin created a 3-D model of the ratchet and made several wrenches, such as the one shown here on an identical printer. (Made In Space) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA to Beam Data down from International Space Station using new OPALS technology
The Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS), an optical technology demonstration experiment, could improve NASA’s data rates for communications with future spacecraft by a factor of 10 to 100. ![]() This artist’s concept shows how the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) laser will beam data to Earth from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA.) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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