Sentences with phrase «future of propulsion»

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«In a future mission, we could fly through those plumes and tell a lot about the chemistry and nature of the surface» and possibly a liquid ocean below, Bob Pappalardo, a planetary scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who wasn't involved in the work, told Business Insider — all without having to drill through the moon's miles - thick ice shell.

«It's a bittersweet, but fond, farewell to a mission that leaves behind an incredible wealth of discoveries that have changed our view of Saturn and our solar system, and will continue to shape future missions and research,» said Michael Watkins, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which manages the Cassini mission for the agency.

«For at least the immediate future, we don't plan to use either front wheel for steering,» said Opportunity Project Manager John Callas of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

ARM will demonstrate advanced, high - power, high - throughput solar electric propulsion; advanced autonomous high - speed proximity operations at a low - gravity planetary body; controlled touchdown and liftoff with a multi-ton mass from a low - gravity planetary body, astronaut spacewalk activities for sample selection, extraction, containment and return; and mission operations of integrated robotic and crewed vehicle stack — all key components of future in - space operations for human missions to Mars.

In January, Toyota — spooked by rising prices and supply concerns — announced that it is developing a new type of propulsion, called an induction motor, for future electric and hybrid vehicles.

«It's like video - streaming services not only predicting what you would like to watch in the future, but also your current age, based on your viewing preferences,» said Adam Miller of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, lead author of a new report on the findings appearing in the Astrophysical Journal.

Using advanced Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) technologies is an essential part of future missions into deep space with larger payloads.

«Research partnerships through the newly established Center for UAS Propulsion, such as the one we witnessed at Argonne National Lab, will make these breakthroughs possible in support of the Army modernization priority for Future Vertical Lift,» he said.

She then worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the Mars Program Office where she served as the Mars Sample Return Science System Engineer and worked on formulation of sample science and astrobiology investigations for future robotic missions, as well as long - term planning for potential human missions to the red planet.

Paul Chodas, manager of the Center for Near - Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, tells Newsweek what the space agency and other organizations around the globe are doing to perform this exercise — and how they plan to protect Earth from asteroids in the future.

So, if there were doubts in your mind about the viability of electric propulsion, chalk up the Transit Connect Electric as one more piece of evidence in favor of the powertrain of the future.

What shines through in all of them are each designer's considerable skills, a keen sense of dedication to their profession, and a strong belief in the future of the motor car as the prevailing favorite means of personal transportation — irrespective of propulsion system and means of reaching its destination.

Another well - known British sports car marque, Aston Martin, also recently made known its intent to electrify its lineup in the near - future, despite the fact none of the vehicles it offers now use batteries for propulsion.

The technological goal of the project is to enable Lamborghini to address the future of the super sports car in five different dimensions: energy storage systems, innovative materials, propulsion system, visionary design, and emotion.

At this week's North American International Auto Show, Infiniti promised it would only field new products featuring some sort of electrified propulsion starting in 2021, thus joining half the automotive universe in promising an «electric» future.

Data from our «eyes» in space allow us to verify our simulations of past and current climate, which, in turn, helps us reduce uncertainties in projections of future climate,» said Josh Fisher, a co-author on the study who works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in a release.

In a study published today in Earth's Future, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, lead author Xiao - Hai Yan of the University of Delaware, Newark, along with scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, and several other institutions discuss new understanding of the phenomenon.

As Faraday Future's Vice President of propulsion engineering, Pete Savagian, explained to me after the ride, «the electric car, that's probably the easiest part.»

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) took the reigns on this project, creating a virtual environment in which users will be able to see what the Curiosity rover — and future rovers — see on the surface of the planet.