The Critical Design Review (CDR) for crew accommodations at launch complex SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral in Florida has been completed by United Launch Alliance, supported by Boeing, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force.
GPM Core Observatory Made Five Passes Over Arthur Last Week
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory flew over Hurricane Arthur five times between July 1 and July 5, 2014. Arthur was the first tropical cyclone of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season.
Testing Effects Of Noise On Boundary-Layer Transition For Hypersonic Flight
An assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has received a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to support his research on how noise affects wind tunnel testing of boundary-layer transition for high-speed, hypersonic flight.
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announces it has completed a major Main Propulsion System (MPS) and Reaction Control System (RCS) risk reduction milestone for the Dream Chaser Space System, maturing the design of each system close to Critical Design Review (CDR). The milestone positions SNC one step closer to restoring U.S. crew transportation to low-Earth orbit (LEO).
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