Not exact matches
ETHZ's
uncrewed «SenseSoar» is a winged plane that will
fly autonomously over the terrain in question, beaming infrared data that its scanners have detected back to base.
Next month an
uncrewed Japanese craft is due to return while an ambitious American team plans to «
fly» to the bottom
Richardson, an oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, realised that if he could unravel the bird's
flying secrets, they could lead to a new generation of
uncrewed gliders capable of surveying vast areas of ocean without using a drop of fuel.
Orion passed with
flying colors and will be paired with the Space Launch System — a next - generation powerful rocket — for another
uncrewed launch in 2018.
NASA plans to certify the company's vehicles only after they've done an
uncrewed test flight and a crewed test flight, meaning the first astronauts likely won't
fly until late next year at the earliest.