Because TRMM’s orbit brings it only over the tropics between 35 degrees North latitude and 35 degrees South latitude, Europe, Russia and most of North America and Japan are outside of the potential re-entry area (shown here in gray). Credits: NASA June 11, 2015, Update: Re-entry of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission… Read more“Rainfall Spacecraft Debris to Re-enter Over Tropics”
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AMELIA’s Innovations Inspire Unusual Dedication
With its pair of jet engines riding on top, it looks like an airplane that has its wings bolted on upside down. But this innovative 1/11th-scale model recently tested by NASA in a California wind tunnel might represent the future of commercial aviation. Nicknamed AMELIA – an acronym for… Read more“AMELIA’s Innovations Inspire Unusual Dedication”