Aerospace Educations Links December
2018
SpaceX to
use Falcon 9 rocket to launch first test of its crew capsule. The launch is
scheduled for January 7, 2019.
First images
from Mars lander transmitted back to Earth
Mars Insight
lander touches down safely on Martian surface. Scientific work to begin soon.
Two
aerospace firms commit to investments in the Florida space coast
New rocket
developer Stratolaunch Systems tests preburner for its engine for first time
SpaceX
launches block 5 Falcon rocket for third time and puts multiple satellites into
orbit
Twenty-five
year anniversary of first Hubble Telescope servicing mission is chance to
review how much images were improved after the first mirror was replaced
Global
warming effect on climate not just a future concern, changes are already
affecting human populations around the globe.
Mars InSight
lander sends back first sound recording on Mars and images of robotic arm
F-35 Program
faces full simulated combat testing. Success will mean that production of the
fighter at Fort Worth factory will advance to full speed.
*** Voyager 2 has entered interstellar
space and continues to send data back to Earth. All on-board instruments are
still functional after launch on Titan-Centaur rocket back in 1977.
Asteroid
probe finds evidence that water was present previously by finding hydroxyl
groups in spectroscopy of clay
Picture from
Mars show a crater filled with ice. Significance of the finding needs further
study
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