A major challenge facing NASA's scrappy new Messenger probe, scheduled for blastoff from Cape Canaveral next month, is to compensate for the sun's huge gravitational pull. (discovermagazine.com)
But above 4000 rpm, the boost comes on with a bang, and your body gets buried into the seat as if you were an astronaut in the space shuttle on blastoff. (automobilemag.com)
Such strength is critical not only for the landing but also for maintaining consciousness during blastoff. (discovermagazine.com)