Aerotech News and Review


 
 

0
comments
Tech

NASA, IHMC develop robotic exoskeleton for space, possible use on Earth

Posted October 12, 2012 by

A new robotic space technology spinoff derived from NASA’s Robonaut 2 project someday may help astronauts stay healthier in space and aid paraplegics in walking here on Earth. Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, currently is working with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. NASA and The Florida Institute for Human and Machine…

Full Story »

af-research1
0
comments
Tech

Secrets of universe revealed thanks to AF research complex

Posted December 5, 2012 by Philip Lorenz III

Looking skyward, scientists worldwide now know the universe’s size, composition, approximate age and rate of expansion, thanks in part to “essential” data derived from a time-sensitive test conducted at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s Mark 1 Aerospace Space Chamber. On June 30, 2001, a Delta II launch vehicle carried NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe on…

Full Story »

dryden-sofia2
0
comments
Tech

Educator teams fly on NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory

Posted February 22, 2013 by

The first four Airborne Astronomy Ambassador educators returned safely to Earth at Palmdale, Calif., early in the morning of Feb. 13, 2013, after completing their initial flight on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA.

Full Story »

0
comments
Tech

NASA extends electrical systems engineering services contract

Posted May 8, 2013 by

NASA has extended its interim contract with MEI Technologies Inc. of Houston for electrical systems engineering services. The ordering period has been extended for five months from May 9 to Oct. 8. The maximum ordering value of this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has been increased by about $50 million to a total of about $287 million….

Full Story »

0
comments
Tech

NASA announces 16th undersea exploration mission dates, crew

Posted April 17, 2012 by

An international team of aquanauts will travel again to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to simulate a visit to an asteroid in the 16th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations. This year’s NEEMO mission will begin June 11. It will build on lessons learned from 2011′s NEEMO 15 mission and test innovative solutions…

Full Story »

0
comments
Tech

NASA seeks early stage innovations for space technologies from U.S. universities

Posted May 31, 2012 by

NASA is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities focused on innovative, early-stage space technologies that will improve shielding from space radiation, spacecraft thermal management and optical systems. Each of these technology areas requires dramatic improvements over existing capabilities for future science and human exploration missions. Early stage, or low technology readiness level concepts, could mature…

Full Story »

LM-wave-energy
0
comments
Tech

Ocean Power Technologies, Lockheed Martin to develop wave-energy project in Australia

Posted July 11, 2012 by

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, and Lockheed Martin have entered into a teaming agreement with…

Full Story »

0
comments
Tech

Is this real or just fantasy? ONR augmented-reality initiative progresses

Posted August 24, 2012 by by Katherine H. Crawford

The Office of Naval Research is demonstrating the next phase of an augmented-reality project Aug. 23 in Princeton, N.J., that will change the way warfighters view operational environments-literally. ONR has completed the first year of a multi-year augmented-reality effort, developing a system that allow trainees to view simulated images superimposed on real-world landscapes. One example…

Full Story »

Air Force photograph
0
comments
Tech

Declassified document shows ‘real’ flying saucer

Posted October 24, 2012 by A1C R. Alex Durbin

Air Force photograph When flown without tethers, the Avrocar was unstable and could reach top speed of only 35 mph. The grainy film showed a round ship floating out of a hangar. Its silver, aluminum exterior glinted in the sun as it hovered a few feet off the ground. As it glided over a pool…

Full Story »

0
comments
Tech

NASA encourages public to explore its curiosity with new rover-themed badge on Foursquare

Posted January 4, 2013 by

NASA and the mobile application Foursquare have teamed up to help the public unlock its scientific curiosity with a new rover-themed Curiosity Explorer badge. Users of the Foursquare social media platform can earn the badge by following NASA and checking in at a NASA visitor center or venue categorized as a science museum or planetarium….

Full Story »

 
 

 

Pick up a copy!

 

Find out where to pick up a print copy of Aerotech News in the Antelope Valley and Southern California areas by checking our handy Distribution List.

 

Local military discounts

 


All of this week's top headlines to your email every Friday.