Tag: aerospace

NASA's crew capsule experienced heat shield problems during Artemis I – an aerospace expert on these critical spacecraft components

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, the sun sparkled over the rippling ...

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Flying a helicopter is safer than you’re thinking that – an aerospace engineer explains the technology and training that make it so secure

Helicopters attract a whole lot of attention with their almost magical ability to hover, fly ...

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The science behind water landings – an aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX bring spacecraft safely back to Earth

On July 21, 1961, the American astronaut was for about quarter-hour Gus Grissom felt on ...

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The Hubble telescope has switched to single-gyro mode after months of technical problems – an aerospace engineering expert explains

Imagine shining a laser beam at a penny 200 miles away. Now imagine doing that ...

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