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POV: You’re A NASA Probe Skimming The Surface Of The Sun
The Parker Space Probe is described by NASA as being “about the size of a small car,” and its only goal is to fly as close to the sun as possible to try to unravel some solar mysteries. What exactly is going on in the ‘solar corona,’ and what do solar flares really do? The […]
NASA Built The Most Intense Waterslide To Save Crews From Exploding Saturn V Rockets
Space travel is dangerous and tricky—that’s why they call it rocket science, baby. So it’s best to plan for all contingencies, such as giving crews and astronauts places to hide should something go wrong with the several thousand tons of propellant sitting on top of an ignition source. Enter, the Rubber Room. Ride Along On […]
NASA Is Aiming To Develop Supersonic Passenger Jets Twice As Fast As Concorde
The NASA Quesst mission’s Lockheed Martin X-59 at take-offPhoto: NASA NASA thinks there may be a business case for supersonic passenger air travel at speeds up to Mach 4, perhaps equipped with new technology that would allow overland supersonic routes for the first time. It’s been twenty years since Concorde’s final commercial passenger flight in October 2003. […]