Tag Archives: NASA

Supersonic speeds without a sonic boom and reduced emissions, the Supersonic Green Machine

Posted on July 2, 2010 by gavril

The quickest way to sail the skies today is traveling at Mach 1 speeds. Well, supersonic air-travel is destined for change, thanks to NASA’s new development, all green and quieter. This plane designed by Lockheed Martin and christened the Supersonic … Continue reading3 →

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Thermal water currents can be used to power a ship’s engine

Posted on April 9, 2010 by ayush

We have always known that indefinite motion is a physical impossibility but the US Navy and NASA’s Jet Propulsion lab have set out to prove that belief wrong. They have designed an ingenious propulsion motor that could power itself and … Continue reading3 →

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NASA’s solar-powered satellite launched to help study the sun

Posted on February 12, 2010 by gavril

Major flares and similar phenomena that disrupt power grids, communication and satellite navigations will no longer take us by surprise, thanks to NASA’s latest $850 million project. This project involved sending NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory into orbit using and Atlas … Continue reading3 →

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NASA’s warnings of Antarctica melting will prove true, after 300,000 years

Posted on February 8, 2010 by gavril

If you do survive for the next 300,000, you better learn to swim. The guys at NASA have looked into their crystal ball once again and have predicted the rising of the sea level globally by 197 feet. According to … Continue reading3 →

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Puffin is NASA’s one-person electric aircraft

Posted on January 21, 2010 by gavril

Strap yourself up and fly off to space with NASA’s Puffin. Everything nice, cool and awesome is usually hushed up before it finally shows its glorious head in the market. It’s the same with the Puffin. NASA has finally claimed … Continue reading3 →

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NASA’s solar powered telescope to save the earth from rogue heavenly bodies!

Posted on December 16, 2009 by gavril

The WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) has been launched by NASA. This infrared telescope is powered by solar energy and will search the skies for destructive comets and asteroids headed towards the earth. This telescope joins the team of NASA’s … Continue reading3 →

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Solar Powered Cargo Ferries Planned for Sending Supplies to International Space Station

Posted on November 23, 2009 by madhuri

NASA’s International Space Station will be delivered supplies by nine solar powered Orbital Science’s Cygnus cargo ferries and the whole feat will be orchestrated through global cooperation. The cargo ferries will be built by Orbital Sciences of Virginia, USA while … Continue reading3 →

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NASA’s self-sustaining Green Building

Posted on August 10, 2009 by anoop

The Sustainability Base being planned by NASA would be the greenest building in the federal government. This will be NASA’s most ambitious plan in its arsenal of eco-friendly projects. The building which will cost approximately $20.6 million, will utilize current … Continue reading3 →

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Recycled urine for drinking on spacecrafts approved

Posted on May 22, 2009 by shilpa

In March there was a bit of disturbing news from space. No, there hasn’t been an alien attack and there isn’t going to be a war of the worlds, but NASA got a bit of credit crunch hit them as … Continue reading3 →

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Off-shore algae harvesting in plastic bags for biofuel – NASA

Posted on May 8, 2009 by anoop

NASA is developing excellent technologies from time to time for improving the quality of life and also to make the world a sustainable and a better place to live in. The hope for algae to be commercially viable source of … Continue reading3 →

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