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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

NASA Now Minute: Human Research on the ISS

NASA Now Minute: Human Research on the ISS Liz Warren, NASA Johnson Space Center operations lead for the International Space Station Medical Project, discusses why exercise and nutrition are important to maintaining good health on Earth and even more important to astronauts on the International Space Station.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Military Research - Humanoid ATLAS Robot at 2013 Robotics Challenge Trials

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Military Research - The 2013 Robotics Challenge Trials (Part 2)

Military Research - The 2013 Robotics Challenge Trials (Part 1)

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Characteristics of a XB-70 Spin After Mid-Air Collision 1966 NASA Langley Research Center

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"Test conducted at NASA Langley Research Center's 20 foot Vertical Spin Tunnel. The test was conducted after an XB-70 experienced a mid-air collision." Silent. This test followed the crash of XB-70A No. 2 on June 8, 1966, which occurred when a F-104 Starfighter flown by NASA chief test pilot Joe Walker rolled inverted over the top of the XB-70, striking the vertical stabilizers and left wing of the bomber.

Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie

The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep-penetration strategic bomber for the United States Air Force's (USAF) Strategic Air Command.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Caltech and Harvard Bioengineers Explain Artificial Jellyfish Research

Learning from the Jellyfish: Squishy pumps for biomedical and engineering applications

Most people know jellyfish as a painful nuisance, a beautiful aquarium exhibit or--less commonly--in the form of a marinated snack. Now a team of researchers at Caltech and Harvard University have taken yet another perspective on this simple invertebrate;