Tag: nasa
Need A Low-Mass Antenna In Space? Just Blow It Up!
A parabolic antenna is a simple enough device, a curved reflector designed to focus all the radiation from the direction it’s pointed into a waveguide or antenna [more…]
Hackaday Links: October 29, 2023
“As California goes, so goes the nation.” That adage has been true on and off for the last 100 years or so, and it’s true again now [more…]
Hackaday Links: October 8, 2023
Too much of a good thing is generally a bad thing, but a surfeit of asteroid material is probably a valid exception to that rule. Such was [more…]
Just How Is Voyager 2 Going To Sort Out Its Dish Then?
Anybody who has set up a satellite TV antenna will tell you that alignment is critical when picking up a signal from space. With a satellite dish [more…]
Mark Your Calendars, NASA is Holding a Public Meeting on UFOs
We’re sorry, the politically correct term these days is “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (UAP), as it’s less likely to excite those with a predilection for tinfoil hats. But [more…]
Artemis II Will Phone Home From the Moon Using Laser Beams
[NASA] Astronauts will be testing the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) to transmit live, 4K ultra-high-definition video back to Earth from the Moon. The system [more…]
Rethinking Engineering Education In The U.S.
The CHIPS Act, as well as the ongoing need for talent, is causing both industry and academia in America to rethink engineering education, resulting in new approaches [more…]
Nasa astronauts to take cues from AR goggles
Nasa is developing new tools to boost the autonomy of its astronauts when operating spacecraft and systems. The agency hopes that this will allow astronauts to become [more…]
