Dr. Samuel “Dr. Sam” Katzoff (1909 – 2010) overcame his lack of formal education in aeronautics to become one of the leaders of theoretical and analytical
Like Pearl Young some 25 years earlier, he set the standard for the manner in which
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York with Sebastian Engelberg, who was a very well-known singer and teacher at Mannes
NASA’s aeronautical innovators are getting help solving the research challenges they face every day by turning to the best and brightest of today’s college
meeting some maneuverability requirements, deliver the package in a controlled manner
John P. “Jack” Reeder (1916 – 1999) exemplified the ultimate engineering test pilot, possessing an extraordinary ability to analyze the most complex flying
communicate with research engineers, industry, and the military in a professional manner
Haptics-1: Wilmore set up Haptics-1 equipment on rack front seat tracks in the Columbus for the execution of experiment protocols in a Vest (body mount) configuration. He then performed the seven Haptics-1 experiment protocols and transfered data to an SSC for downlink. The objective of the Haptics-1 experiment is to execute an in-orbit engineering parameter …
The FLEX-2 experiment studies the rate and manner in which fuel is burned, the conditions
SpaceX (SpX)-3 Launch: SpX-3 launched from Cape Canaveral today at 2:25pm CDT. After launch there was a delay with pressurization in part of the propulsion system. Pressurization was completed later and SpX3 is proceeding toward capture on Sunday, April 20, at 6:14am CDT. Hybrid Training Part Seven: Commander (CDR) Wakata donned the Hybrid Training hardware …
The FLEX-2 experiment studies the rate and manner in which fuel is burned, the conditions
US Segment Crew Handover: Hopkins continued a handover with newly arrived crewmembers Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Mastracchio and FE-6 Wakata. Topics included recommendations for on-orbit practices, lessons learned, and familiarization of ISS Systems and Payloads within each USOS module. Ocular Health (OH): As part of his Flight Day 10 session, Wakata completed his vision test and …
Observations are made of the rate and manner in which fuel is burned, the conditions
NanoRacks Inadvertent Deploy: On Saturday, ground teams observed the inadvertent deploy of two Cosmogia CubeSats from Deployer #5 of the NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD). The ISS was still in the deploy attitude and the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) was still positioned for the deployment. No issues have been identified with the …
The FLEX-2 experiment studies the rate and manner in which fuel is burned, the conditions
63 Soyuz (63S) Undock/Landing: The 63S vehicle carrying Kate Rubins, Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Ryzhikov is scheduled to undock tonight at 8:33 PM CT and land at 11:56 PM CT. The departure of 63S will reduce the crew complement on board from 10 to 7. Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the …
condition of available spares as well as how to store them in the most efficient manner
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electromagnetic spectrum, performing a sky survey of gamma rays and cosmic rays in a manner
