Science

Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet

The following is NASA press release 21-018, released February 18, 2021, and is archived here for reference.  The largest, most…

February 18, 2021

6 Things to Know About NASA’s Mars Helicopter on Its Way to Mars – January 21, 2021

The following article was published by NASA/JPL. It is archived here for reference and research purposes. by NASA/JPL Ingenuity, a…

January 22, 2021

NASA Conducts Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage for Artemis I Moon Mission

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIKKHYZuq0I The following was released by NASA on January 16, 2021, and is archived here for reference. NASA conducted a…

January 18, 2021

Research and Development on Titanium Alloys, 1949

Background The below documents were part of a titanium alloy study back in 1949. Document Archive Research and Development on…

January 18, 2021

Fight the Spread of COVID-19 with Sailors from the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)

Background USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) Sailors demonstrate helpful ways to fight the spread of COVID-19. This video…

December 29, 2020

Laser-Sustained Plasmas for Application to Rocket Propulsion, April 1987

Background From the abstract of the report: "Laser propulsion is the production of high specific impulse rocket thrust using a…

December 21, 2020

NASA Releases Best Practices Handbook to Help Improve Space Safety

Background The following was released by NASA on December 15, 2020: NASA has released the first iteration of its Spacecraft…

December 16, 2020

Phenomena in the Atmosphere – Optical Phenomena, September 1960

Background The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a guide to Soviet publications on optical phenomena in the atmosphere.…

November 17, 2020

Is Transmutation Nuclear “Molecular” Physics, 12 December 2006 High Energy Workshop Slides

Background The following is a slide presentation made by Michael Melich for the Dec. 12, 2006 DTRA/ASCO High Energy Science…

October 28, 2020

NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon, October 26, 2020

The following is NASA press release 20-105. It is archived here for reference. NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)…

October 26, 2020