United States and Soviet Union competed to be the first nations to land people on Earth’s natural satellite, while many other nations and private companies also made attempts at reaching lunar territory. Moon landings present unique challenges due to its weak gravity – just one-sixth as strong as on Earth – but absence of atmosphere….
Trailer-based RVs may seem limited in luxury due to being built lightweight enough to be towed by personal vehicles, but the Konitzer couple’s Space Craft on display at the show demonstrates what can be accomplished with hard work, ingenuity, and money. This trailer boasts a “possum-style basement,” as well as 22.5 truck tires selected so…
Spacecraft are vehicles designed to carry humans safely into space and back down again without crushing them during launch, reaching their destinations alive and undamaged, before returning safely back down again. Spacecraft have been deployed across our solar system and beyond in order to investigate other bodies in our galaxy and beyond. While some remain…
As rocket engines open their nozzles and unleash thrust, Newton’s third law comes into effect: for every action taken there will be an equal and opposite reaction. Sandra Bullock’s fire-extinguisher from Gravity worked due to being pushed against an object; but is that possible in space where there’s nothing for it to push against? Chemical…
From the 1960s onward, humanity has launched multiple spacecraft towards Mars since then. While some were used merely for flyby missions and taking photographs as they passed overhead; others entered orbit or even landed successfully. Landing on Mars isn’t simple. To accomplish it, a lander uses a heatshield and parachute to slow its descent from…
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Reentry is the process of returning a spacecraft to Earth or another planet through atmospheric friction, whereby its velocity slows and heats up due to atmospheric friction. Spacecraft that aren’t positioned correctly may overheat and break apart. Engineers have developed various methods to enhance capsule design to prevent this. Atmospheric drag Atmospheric drag is the…
Spacecraft are vehicles designed to travel into space. They may be either manned or unmanned. Spacecraft models can be constructed out of various materials. However, in order for them to withstand launch loads and the stresses of reentry into Earth orbit or another planet’s atmosphere, these materials must be strong and flexible enough. Paper Models…
Mission Operations Center staff watched with excitement as a dot on the screen gradually expanded into an unmistakably spherical, boulder-covered space rock. Engineers quickly announced “this is nominal”, an aerospace engineering term meaning everything had gone as planned. DART was built for this momentous occasion – to demonstrate technology that could one day shield Earth…
