Post Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Activities: Following yesterday’s successful US EVA #51 Node 2 (N2) Forward External…
Month: June 2018
Tensor-Product Preconditioners for Higher-Order Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
Abstract: space-time discontinuous-Galerkin spectral-element discretization is presented for direct numerical simulation of the compressible Navier-Stokes equat…
Robust Exploration and Commercial Missions to the Moon Using Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propulsion and Lunar Liquid Oxygen Derived from FeO-Rich Pyroclasitc Deposits
Abstract: The nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) has frequently been identified as a key space asset required…
A new journey – recruit swear-in at Cape Canaveral
30 Air Force recruits in the Delayed Entry Program, or DEP, swore in during a ceremony…
Future quantum technologies may exploit identical particle entanglement
Usually when physicists perform quantum entanglement between particles—whether it be qubits, atoms, photons, electrons, etc.—the particles…
Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Retires
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who holds the U.S. record for most cumulative time in space, is…
EU clears Comcast bid for Sky in takeover tussle with Murdoch
The EU on Friday cleared US cable giant Comcast's bid for pan-European TV group Sky, paving…
Germany wants EU-wide safety system for truck ‘blind spots’
Germany's transport minister wants trucks fitted with compulsory 'blind spot' safety systems to prevent pedestrians and…
Thailand to buy Airbus satellite as junta chief visits France: source
Thailand's junta chief will secure the purchase of a $215 million observation satellite from Airbus during…
Study finds less corruption in countries where more women are in government
A greater representation of women in the government is bad news for corruption, according to a…