The Electromagnetic Levitator Will Be Launched To The ISS On ATV-5 To Test Materials Of The Future On The ISS
Airbus Defense and Space, world’s number two in space technologies, has built the Electromagnetic Levitator (EML) facility which was developed under parallel contracts of the European Space Agency ESA and the DLR Space Administration. EML is a containerless processing furnace for materials research in the European Columbus lab, set to uncover a deeper understanding of advanced alloy and semiconductor materials and their molten state properties for the optimization of industrial scale casting as well as for basic research.
NASA and Honeywell kicked off the 2014 tour of "FMA Live! Forces in Motion" with middle school students at Wunderlich Intermediate School in Houston Monday. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this innovative collaboration designed to ignite students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM.)
Despite An Admitted Lack Of Official Policy, FAA Fights For Its Unofficial Stance
In the aftermath of the story ANN broke about the NTSB's reversal of the fines and actions taken against drone operator, Raphael "Trappy" Pirker, there was the potential that the FAA would not take this defeat quietly... and it hasn't. Despite a drone policy that has been roundly criticized across the nation (and elsewhere), the FAA has decided to fight for its unofficial policy and attempt to stem the tide of what are expected to be thousands of drone, in all shapes and sizes, coming into our airspace in the coming years.
Two Percent Scale Models Being Used For Hotfire Tests
To better understand the heating conditions at the base of what will be the biggest, most powerful rocket ever built, engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, are thinking small -- really small.
Xodus One Foundation Raising Funds For Such Research
Imagine a world where gravity modification engines on semiconductor chips, float and propel rockets, aircraft, and helicopters by the year 2020. This revenue opportunity is estimated to be $30 billion. Imagine, interstellar journeys that take minutes if not seconds, a world with commercial traffic between the stars, across our Milky Way, and within our lifetimes by 2040.
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