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NASA’s First “A”: A Legacy of Aeronautics Innovations
NASA’s predecessor agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), began a legacy of aeronautical innovation that continues today. While much of the focus of NASA’s first 50 years has been on the space-related achievements of the agency, it is the ...
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>> Application Briefs
NASA’s Next-Generation Space Suit Built for Orion Spacecraft
Constellation Space Suit Station (CSSS)
Oceaneering International
Houston, TX
281-228-5300
www.oceaneering.com
Oceaneering International has secured a contract from NASA to design and build the agency’s next-generation space suit, known as the Constellation Space Suit System (CSSS). During the ...
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>> Who's Who
Dr. Jonathan Trent, Bioengineering Research Scientist, Ames Research Center
Dr. Jonathan Trent is an expert in the use of extremophile proteins to create nanoscale electronic devices. An extremophile is a life form capable of surviving in the harshest conditions on earth including severe heat, bitter cold, and extremely acidic or alkaline environments. The recipient of a 2006 Nano 50 Award ...
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>> Technologies
Technology Uses In-Building Wi-Fi to Determine Location of Wireless Devices
Microsoft
LOCADIO technology pairs readings of IEEE 802.11× received signal-strength indication (RSSI) with probabilistic analysis of building floor plans to deduce where a wirelessenabled device is in a building. It can locate a wireless device within a room to an accuracy of about 1.5 meters. LOCADIO is “hardware-agnostic” in ...
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Centennial Challenges
Andrew J. Petro
The NASA Regolith Excavation Cha llenge was held on August 2 and 3 on the campus of the California Poly - technic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA. The competition required teams to build a roving excavator that could autonomously navigate, excavate, and transfer 150 kg of simulated lunar regolith (lunar ...
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