Space
SpaceX crew Dragon Douglas Gerald Hurley | American engineer, former Marine Corps pilot and current NASA astronaut
Hurley is a New York local, born in Endicott on October 21, 1966. After moving on from Owego Free Academy in Owego, New York, in 1984, he went to school at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurley earned his graduation degree in civil engineering and graduated magna cum laude with distinction from the college…
SpaceX crew Dragon: Robert Behnken
Born in Creve Coeur, MO, Behnken, 49, earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics at Washington University in St. Louis in 1992. There, he served in Air Force ROTC. After that he went to graduate school at Caltech, where he got a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1993 and a…
Falcon 9
The two-phase SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has flown multiple times for NASA and different companies. The vehicle attracted the world in 2012 when it conveyed Dragon into the right circle for meeting with the International Space Station, making SpaceX the principal commercial organization to visit the station. From that point forward, Falcon 9 has made…
DragonX
The Dragon was designed by SpaceX. The first of two practice flights were launched on December 8, 2010, and the second test flight, which conveyed cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), was propelled on May 22, 2012. The first maintained flight propelled on May 30, 2020, and conveyed astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken…
ISS: international collaboration
Due to Russian Space Station Project ‘Mir’ that operated in low Earth orbit, by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Due to the Cold War and keeping technological supremacy, NASA’s interest in the Mir Space program was strictly as a stepping stone, and it intended soon after the final shuttle mission in early 1998…
Recycling in space
Recycling is one of the best methods available for the people who live out there in the world to manage their waste in a better way. In fact, the process of recycling makes sure that the earth will not be contaminated and polluted due to waste material. In the meantime, it is also essential to…
Indestructible tires by NASA?!
Curiosity is one of NASA’s rover which is exploring Mars: it’s one of the biggest technological successes of the space agency but it has problems with rough surfaces. The rocky and rough surface of the planet tested really hard the special rover’s tires which are visibly consumed and damaged in certain point.
Voyager’s structure : How is it made? pt.2
BUS, CRS, High-Gain Antenna, ISS, IRIS, LECP, LEMPA, MAG, Optical Calibration Target, PPS, PLS, PRA, PWS, RTG and UVS…What do these acronyms stand for? Every week (from now till November) I’ll post some components that are part of the Voyager. So stay tuned and let’s get started with High-Gain Antenna and ISS. Continue reading…
Voyager’s structure : How is it made? Pt.1
BUS, CRS, High-Gain Antenna, ISS, IRIS, LECP, LEMPA, MAG, Optical Calibration Target, PPS, PLS, PRA, PWS, RTG and UVS…What do these acronyms stand for? Every week (from now till November) I’ll post some components that are part of the Voyager. So stay tuned and let’s get started with BUS and CRS. Continue reading…