NASA uses CubeSat bus to to test re-enter drag device
NASA mission controllers confirmed that a small satellite launched from the International Space Station at 5:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday,...
Proposed Retirement of A-10 Aircraft: Background in Brief
The Administration’s fiscal 2015 budget proposed to retire the entire fleet of A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft beginning in FY2016....
Engineers Harvest and Print Parts for New Breed of Aircraft
It's more an engineer's dream than nightmare - to rapidly prototype and redesign aircraft using 3-D printed parts. That's just...
Novel Rocket Design Flight Tested
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists recently flight tested a new rocket design that includes a high-energy fuel and a motor...
NASA Aeronautics Research Tests New Tool for Early Wildfire Detection
NASA’s research in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may soon provide a means for early detection and mitigation of fires in...
KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Program on Track, but Upcoming Schedule Remains Challenging
The KC-46 program has made good progress over the past year—acquisition costs have remained relatively stable, the critical design review...
Self-correcting crystal may unleash the next generation of advanced communications
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have joined with an international team to engineer and measure...
Chemical Weapons: A Summary Report of Characteristics and Effects
The potential for terrorist use of chemical agents is a noted concern highlighted by the Tokyo sarin gas attacks of...
Mental Health Problems Surge in the Military: CRS
Mental health problems in the military are on the rise and pose a growing challenge to active duty forces, the...
China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy Capabilities
The question of how the United States should respond to China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has...
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