Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia are doing their part to enable NASA’s 5.5-million-pound SLS to launch the Orion spacecraft to deep space. To understand the aerodynamic forces exerted on the rocket as it flies through the atmosphere, Langley engineers recently tested a 35-inch SLS booster separation model in its Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, with air speeds of over 2,400 mph. The engineers collected high-fidelity data from 800 runs.
A Google executive ... with little fanfare ... on Friday broke the skydiving-from-space record set in 2012 by Felix Baumgartner by freefalling from 135,908 feet after being carried aloft by a balloon.
Mockup Displayed At ADGSR Conference In Pasadena, CA
Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems presented the Dream Chaser Science Mission Mock-Up at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) conference in Pasadena, California. In addition to the primary function of transporting crew and cargo to and from low-Earth orbit (LEO), SNC’s Dream Chaser program team has been developing a science mission variant which leverages the inherent capabilities of the vehicle to offer a free-flying microgravity science laboratory.
Over 3,000 Pounds Of Science And Cargo Splash Down In The Pacific Ocean
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:39 p.m. EDT Saturday in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles west of Baja California, returning 3,276 pounds of NASA cargo and science samples from the International Space Station (ISS).
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