NASA’s Last Two Space Shuttle External Tanks Are Being Built at Michoud, Ken Kremer “The last two Space Shuttle External Tanks (ET’s) likely to be produced in history are entering their final closeout assembly operations at the NASA-owned Michoud Assembly … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Anyone Have Experience With Low Frequency Soundproofing?
Hello everybody, I've got a problem I've been struggling with. I have a neighbor whose driveway is right next to my bedroom. He has one of these trucks that has a very loud, low frequency rumble. The bedroom has two … Continue reading
Material Specifiations
I would like to know what does SA stands for? fr e.g. SA 210 GrA
Commercial Kitchen Floor Sink.
What is a floor sink? I cannot find any on the web. I assume a typical one is on the order of 6" x 6" x 6", with a 2" diameter outlet, to which you connect a trap, and route … Continue reading
Behold Leviathan: the sperm whale that killed other whales | Not Exactly Rocket Science
This is one of the first of our shiny new Discover galleries, loaded with great Leviathan pics. The full article is below. The browser you are currently using does not support the Discover photo galleries. Supported browsers include recent versions … Continue reading
3D Maps: You'll be Able to Walk Around in Them Like in a Virtual World
From VentureBeat: Interpreting Innovation: Online maps are extremely useful, but not very innovative in their present form, as most maps we use today merely mirror paper maps. The road map serves most of our everyday needs, but as more and … Continue reading
New Hormone Gel Could Regenerate Teeth in Place, Making Drilled Cavities Obsolete
From PopularScience: Scientists must really dread the dentist — they're always coming up with new solutions to help people avoid that cursed drill. The latest: a hormone gel that regenerates tooth cells in as little as a month. The gel, … Continue reading
Best Science Teacher Ever Tricks Students Into Joining NASA Mission | 80beats
When Japan’s Hayabusa space probe returned home from a sever-year odyssey this month, we got to see the amazing video as it broke up in a brilliant flash in the atmosphere and deposited its sample container (hopefully containing asteroid material) … Continue reading
Shanghai Opts For Electronic Textbooks
From InformationWeek: Shanghai plans to become the first city in China to scrap paper textbooks in favor of e-books and hopes to institute its plan within the next five years. The idea first came to light when the Shanghai Municipal … Continue reading
LT-4000-T current transducer
1)What is the correct connections to the three connections(+24V,M,-24V) a)The incoming connections(0-10V,0-24V) b)The outgoing connections and what is expected(0-10V,4-2-mA) 2)Can the CT be connected directly to a PLC if the output is either 0-10V or 4-20mA.
Obama Proposes to Double Airwaves for Mobile Internet
From BusinessWeek: President Barack Obama proposed today almost doubling the airwaves available for smartphones, laptop connections to the Internet and new wireless devices. Obama signed a memorandum that commits the U.S. to free up 500 megahertz of government and commercial … Continue reading
Another direct picture of a planet orbiting an alien star confirmed! | Bad Astronomy
Astronomers have confirmed that an object in an image from 2008 — thought at the time to possibly be a direct image of a planet orbiting another star — is in fact a planet. I’ll explain in a sec, but … Continue reading
Commercial Kitchen Water Heater Overflow.
You have a 100-gallon commercial water heater. To provide for the expulsion of any overflow water due to the rare tripping of either the over-temperature relief valve, or the over-pressure relief valve (same 3/4" exit pipe), you have two choices. … Continue reading
New Uses For Old NASA Computers
NASA Ames Research Center Helps Underserved School Receive Used Computers “Times are tough, but none more so than for schools and their students. To promote equal opportunity for all children, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., recently helped Park … Continue reading
Extreme Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Makeover! | Discoblog
“Peacekeeper” missiles are getting a new lease on life: as satellite launchers. Next week, NASA plans to launch the second of these decommissioned intercontinental ballistic missiles, renamed “Minotaur IV,” to deploy a trash-tracking satellite. It’s nice to know that one … Continue reading
IN SOS Candidate Mike Wherry on Today’s Voter ID Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS, IN (6/30/10) – Today, the Indiana Supreme Court issued its opinion in League v. Rokita regarding the Voter ID law in Indiana. Libertarian Party nominee for Secretary of State Mike Wherry supports this decision by the … Continue reading
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Newly Released National Space Policy
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes President Obama’s new National Space Policy, which underscores the importance of commercial spaceflight for American economic growth and leadership in space. Bretton Alexander, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, stated, “The National … Continue reading
T+ One Week: Still Nothing from Wallops PAO/NASA Education
Keith’s note: It has been a week. Where is the NASA Wallops press release about the launch? Was the rocket recovered? Did students get their payloads back? What was the reaction of students to having this unique experience? There is … Continue reading
First Direct Photo of Alien Planet Finally Confirmed
From SPACE.com: An alien planet that is only eight times the mass of Jupiter has been confirmed orbiting a sun-like star – over 300 times farther from the star than Earth is from the sun. Read the whole article
Obama Announces Space Policy: Down With Space Debris, Up With International Cooperation
From Popular Science – New Technology, Science News, The Future Now: Cleaning up space junk, conducting climate research and forging international celestial harmony are the hallmarks of President Obama's new National Space Policy (PDF), unveiled Monday. Parts of the plan … Continue reading