Aerospace Education Links June 2019
***Watch robotics concept for package
delivery using Ford self-driving van
Lunar
impact theory published to explain geological differences between near and far
side of the moon
Textron
reports surprisingly good first quarter results
Aerospace
companies clash over disputed government contract awards
Strange new
world of fighter pilots with drone wingmen
Hubble
delivers a spectacular photo of a galaxy in the Virgo cluster
Studying
supercell thunderstorms with UAS to figure out how tornadoes develop
Air Force
seeking drones to used to rescue downed pilots in remote or hostile
environments
Army
developing drones capable of using artificial intelligence to plan and execute
its missions
NASA video
projects concept of lunar gateway that has little chance of flying by
anticipated date in 2024
James Webb
space telescope passes a phase of testing with flying colors. Launch still set
for 2021
What happens
when one star of a binary pair explodes into a supernova and becomes in a
neutron star
***Colorful deep space image and video
are out of this world
X-ray view
of the universe captured by NICER instrument mounted on ISS
Weather
observing on Mars; rover Curiosity looks up as well as down and spots high
flying clouds
First stage
of space launch system rockets nears completion at Boeing plant
Asteroid
pair pass within 3 million miles of earth. Portrait captures on film
See Jupiter
at its brightest this month
***Videos of June sky
Space
tourism to become a reality on the International Space Station in 2020
Watch next
Mars rover being assembled at JPL
Space
contract wars, SpaceX files suit
Trump tweet
stirs confusion about course of US manned space program
***Solar sail to get second test in
space. This is truly innovative technology
A Laser
shield for navy ships. New defense strategy proposed.
NASA selects
three relatively unknown companies for contracts to build payloads for lunar
research
NASA to test
a new rocket fuel that is easier to handle and safer than hydrazine
India plans
to launch a probe to the moon next month and land on the surface. Later the
lander will also deploy a rover to explore the site. Attempt is to become
fourth country to successfully land a mission to the moon’s surface
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