NASA Coolant Tank Comes Back to Earth and Almost Bombs Australia
Posted on November 5, 2008 at 5:44 am (PST)
A retired coolant tank put into space by the ISS and NASA has unexpectedly reentered the Earth’s atmosphere off the coast of Australia. Luckily, the 1400lb tank came back over water and the atmosphere broke it into tiny pieces. No pieces larger than 15lbs are believed to have made it back intact.
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Posted on August 7, 2007 at 8:20 am (PST)
Microsoft + NASA = 3D views of Endeavour.
Using Microsoft’s Photosynth technology, bought from Seadragon in February 2006, the technology takes 2D images and morphs them into 3D which we then can examine in greater detail.
"You can see the shuttle in times when no one has access," said.Chris Kemp, director of strategic business development at NASA [...]
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