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April 9, 1959: NASA introduces the ‘Mercury 7’ astronauts
On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class. This dashing group of young men is known as the Mercury 7. They were all military test pilots before they were chosen for the job, and they had all “the right stuff” to take on such risky missions. But in a way, they essentially […]
NASA delays Ingenuity Mars UAV Helicopter initial atmospheric flight to April 11
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity will have to wait a few more days to make its historic first flight on the Red Planet. Ingenuity, which flew to Mars tucked into the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover that successfully landed on the planet Feb. 18, is set to make history with the first controlled, powered flight through […]
The Covid19 Pandemic will Cost NASA Around 3 Billion Dollars
A NASA audit concluded that costs imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the agency could reach $3 billion, with several major science and exploration programs accounting for much of that cost. A March 31 report by the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that the agency expects that the pandemic’s effects on the agency, […]
NASA is Going Ahead to Enable a Booming Low-Earth Orbit Economy
One year ago, NASA announced the agency is opening the space station for business, enabling commercial and marketing opportunities on the station, and the agency has moved forward toward its ultimate goal in low-Earth orbit to partner with industry to achieve a strong ecosystem in which NASA is one of many customers purchasing services and capabilities […]
NASA Gets Set To Put Astronauts On Blue Origin And Virgin Galactic Suborbital Flights
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine signaled today that astronauts would soon be cleared to take suborbital spaceflights aboard the commercial rocket ships being tested by Virgin Galactic and by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture. “NASA is developing the process to fly astronauts on commercial suborbital spacecraft,” Bridenstine said in a tweet. “Whether it’s […]
NASA and Virgin Galactic Team Up for Hypersonic Commercial Flight
NASA and Virgin Galactic team up for a deal that aims to help the US develop “high-Mach vehicles for potential civil applications.” Virgin Galactic and NASA will work together to help get superfast air travel off the ground. NASA has signed a Space Act Agreement with Virgin Galactic and its manufacturing subsidiary, The Spaceship Company, […]
COVID19 and Future of Aerospace Engineering and Exciting Developments
Regardless of what is happening with COVID19 Pandemic, there are many exciting developments in Aerospace Technology such as the Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Scheduled Launch for Astronauts. No matter what happens Space Technology will be the salvation of mankind in the future. Please watch the video by Prof. Dr. Ugur GUVEN on his views of […]
Apply to NASA Aerospace Design Competitions
2019-2020 NASA Aeronautics University Design Challenge: Urban Air Mobility Students from U.S. universities are invited to design a safe, reliable autonomous system that can deliver small packages to extremely short-takeoff-and-landing platforms within an urban environment. The system must be designed for autonomous operation with the ability to conduct at least two round trip missions over […]