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Gravity Probe B
Perfection in a subsystem can sometime complicate the overall design of a system. In this video we'll take a look at the design challenges that were overcome in order for the Gravity Probe B spacecraft to us a near perfect gyroscope in space.
References:
einstein.stanford.edu/content/education/GP-B_T-Guide4-2008.pdf
einstein.stanford.edu/TECH/technology1.html
web.stanford.edu/~sbuchman/publications-PDF/Precision%20electrostatic%20suspension%20system%20for%20the%20GP-B%20science%20gyroscopes.pdf
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Free Return Trajectory: Episode 4 - Pathways
Просмотров 4963 месяца назад
In the 4th episode of Free Return Trajectory, Curiosity probes a boulder that fell from the sky but not from space.
Tausend Jahre sind ein Tag
Просмотров 4463 месяца назад
Somethings in our Universe are hard to imagine, yet we are still able to test and verify their existence. Reference: einstein.stanford.edu/content/education/GP-B_T-Guide4-2008.pdf
Tale of 2 fusions
Просмотров 4917 месяцев назад
Hydrogen Bomb works because of nuclear fusion. Our Sun also works because of nuclear fusion. Yet our Sun is stable and doesn't explode like a bomb. Why? Something Ain't right! Nuclear fusion pathway in the sun energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Nuclear_fusion_in_the_Sun#:~:text=Inside the Sun, this process,that keeps the sun hot. Nuclear fusion pathway in a hydrogen bomb chem.libretexts.org/Course...
Free Return Trajectory: Episode 3 - The Rock that changed everything
Просмотров 4918 месяцев назад
In the 3rd episode of Free Return Trajectory, NASA and the other space agencies try to figure how to investigate the Gale Crater event further using the surviving hardware they have on the Red Planet.
How we land spacecraft on celestial bodies (part 1)
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Over the past 50 years, humans have visited just about every type of celestial body in the Solar system. And in many cases we've even landed on them. However each landing has to be handled differently based on the environment and the payload that's being delivered. Join me in this episode of Celestial Sphere as we take a look at the principals and methods we use to land on these celestial bodie...
Free Return Trajectory: Episode 2 - The Skies are clear
Просмотров 561Год назад
Free Return Trajectory: Episode 2 - The Skies are clear
Dreaming of Space Travel
Просмотров 475Год назад
Humans going into space and orbiting the earth is something that happens routinely these days. Even though it's a really a small step when it comes to travelling among the stars, this small was just a dream 150 years ago. The knowledge of many people contributed to the designs of the machines that got us where we are so today. We are still far from travelling among the stars but still, getting ...
Free Return Trajectory: Episode 1 - The missing impact crater
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Episode 1: The missing impact crater Something happened in 2021 that eventually led humanity to quickly colonize the entire solar system by 2112. Not by choice but by necessity. Welcome to the first episode of Free Return Trajectory. This is a project that I’ve been working on for the past few years on and off. This is a long term project and story that’s going to take years to tell. I would ca...
Sensors, Infrared and First Lights
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Sensors, Infrared and First Lights
Upcoming in 2023
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Upcoming in 2023
The MOSIR instrument
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The MOSIR instrument
Preview of upcoming video.
Просмотров 3092 года назад
Preview of upcoming video.
The CHACE Instrument
Просмотров 8162 года назад
The CHACE Instrument
From cradle to Planets - part 2
Просмотров 6923 года назад
From cradle to Planets - part 2
From Cradle to Planets - part 1
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.3 года назад
From Cradle to Planets - part 1
The ISS water recycling system.
Просмотров 10 тыс.3 года назад
The ISS water recycling system.
Planetary Protection & Perseverance
Просмотров 1 тыс.3 года назад
Planetary Protection & Perseverance
Flight Termination System
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
Flight Termination System
Spacecraft Separation System
Просмотров 26 тыс.3 года назад
Spacecraft Separation System
Launch sequence of an Ariane 5
Просмотров 13 тыс.3 года назад
Launch sequence of an Ariane 5
Radio Science - Part 2
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.4 года назад
Radio Science - Part 2
Perseverance - Preparing the Future
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.4 года назад
Perseverance - Preparing the Future
How we tried to detect life on Mars.
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.4 года назад
How we tried to detect life on Mars.
Space Simulation Chamber - It's more than just creating a Vacuum.
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 года назад
Space Simulation Chamber - It's more than just creating a Vacuum.
Sniffing out Titan
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.4 года назад
Sniffing out Titan
Hold Down Release Mechanism - The nuts & bolts that unfold a spacecraft.
Просмотров 119 тыс.4 года назад
Hold Down Release Mechanism - The nuts & bolts that unfold a spacecraft.
Sensing the winds of space
Просмотров 6314 года назад
Sensing the winds of space
Turning an asteroid into data
Просмотров 8884 года назад
Turning an asteroid into data
What lies beneath
Просмотров 4424 года назад
What lies beneath