Sentences with phrase «flight computer»

A series of automatic error messages were emitted by the onboard flight computer shortly before the plane disappeared from radar.
The powerful little motor, capable flight computer, and six - axis stabilization system work together to provide a fun and very user - friendly experience.
For example, he said, after NASA's Columbia space shuttle broke up over the US in 2003, investigators recovered a working flight computer.
The mass of wiring and circuitry built into the wall of the Minuteman I rocket, just below the warhead, is the first digital flight computer for nuclear missiles.
For example, he said, after NASA's Columbia space shuttle broke up over the US in 2003, investigators recovered a working flight computer — an artifact that ultimately helped explain how the deadly incident happened.
Jetliners can already take off, cruise and land using their onboard flight computers and the number of pilots on a standard passenger plane has dropped to two from three over the years.
But a test satellite planned for 2012 could change that: its flight computer will contain electronic hardware that can be completely reconfigured in space, allowing it to switch from, say, an atmospheric pollution sensor to a near - Earth asteroid detector.
As designed, the flight computer then recomputed a new ascent profile in realtime to reach the target orbit, which is why the burn times were a bit longer,» Musk said.
While Juno is replete with special radiation - hardened electrical wiring and shielding surrounding its myriad of sensors, the highest profile piece of armor Juno carries is a first - of - its - kind titanium vault, which contains the spacecraft's flight computer and the electronic hearts of many of its science instruments.
The flight computer then calculates how much and in what direction Hubble must move to remain on target.
Like compasses, they sense its motion, telling the flight computer that Hubble has moved away from the target.
When the HST needs to move, the flight computer tells one or more flywheels which direction to spin in and how fast, which provides the action force.
Much of the onboard processing software, which runs in the Juno spacecraft's flight computer, is also modified from that written for MRO.
Once found, they lock onto the guide stars and send information to the flight computer to keep the guide stars within their field of view.
The flight computer then directs the reaction wheels to move the telescope.
One minute before launch, the flight computer was commanded to begin final pre-launch checks and the propellant tanks pressurized to flight pressures.
«We were able to write a grant to secure funding for all the necessary equipment: a flight computer, the balloon, helium, and a few GoPros so that we could capture footage.
They received funding for a flight computer, the balloon, helium, and a few GoPros to capture the footage of the balloon in flight.
If you wanted an aerial image, you either had to hire a professional helicopter pilot or had to know how to assemble electrical components and solder wires, set up a flight computer and integrate a camera.
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