NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX,
successfully launched from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
on Sunday afternoon. IBEX will be the first spacecraft to image and
map dynamic interactions taking place in the outer solar
system.
Winning TSAT Contract Key To Maintaining Market Niche
A new generation of military communications satellites, called
"TSAT," could have as big an effect on communications as global
positioning satellites had on navigation, and winning the contract
for the project is crucial to maintaining Boeing’s position
as a leading satellite manufacturer.
During last summer's Ocean City Airshow, Aero-TV got the chance to sit down with the best and brightest of the personnel and performers that made this first-time show a truly outstanding event.
Half Of Aeroshell Structure That Will Protect Space Probe
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the backshell for the Mars
Science Laboratory (MSL) to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in
Pasadena, CA. The backshell is half of the large and sophisticated
two-part aeroshell that will encapsulate and protect the MSL rover
during its deep space cruise to Mars, and from the intense heat and
friction that will be generated as the system descends through the
Martian atmosphere.
Read More
