NASA Called College Students to Develop an Inflatable Heat Shield

Posted on Apr 16, 2016 by Megan Ray Nichols. Filed under Space Exploration

NASA Heat Shield Technology. Photo by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. License: CC BY 2.0.

NASA called on the bright young minds of college students to help develop an inflatable heat shield that will help protect the payload it carries. How will HIAD get us one step closer to Mars? Read more to find out! Continue reading →

Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2011-04-15

Posted on Apr 15, 2011 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Space Exploration, Weekly Digests

It might look like an abstract painting, but this splash of colors is in fact a busy star-forming complex called Rho Ophiuchi. NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Explorer, or WISE, captured the picturesque image of the region, which is one of the closest star-forming complexes to Earth. Continue reading →

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NASA Called College Students to Develop an Inflatable Heat Shield

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