Sentences with phrase «of propulsion in»

There are different methods of propulsion in the game such as grabbing edges and throwing yourself forward, using wrist boosters for fine manipulation of movement, and a larger boost to power yourself in the direction you are looking.

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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 shelIn 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 shelin the work, told Business Insider — all without having to drill through the moon's miles - thick ice shell.

In designing their satellites, Planet Labs threw out things like propulsion systems, because of the high cost and weight.

And the European Union, perhaps still smarting from the mothballing of the Anglo - French Concorde in 2003, spent $ 7 million ($ 9.8 million) on the 36 - month Long - Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies (LAPCAT) study, examining the possibilities of producing engines for aircraft that could far exceed the speed of sound.

So serious, in fact, that the organization's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put out a call for design proposals of the spacecraft that will eventually land on an asteroid, then send a huge chunk of it over to humans for experimentation.

Orbital Corporation has received its first order for a batch of engines and propulsion systems for Boeing's ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle project, in a deal worth $ 12 million.

In addition, he says the world of aviation is ready for a new propulsion system that he estimates will have 80 percent lower emissions and be dramatically quieter than comparable planes.

«This is evidence of a big shakeup early on in the solar system's formation,» Glenn Orton, a co-author of the new study and a planetary scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told Business Insider.

Get a behind the scenes look a the tension, anticipation and exhilaration experienced by scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. during the Curiosity rover's harrowing descent through the Martian atmosphere — known as «Seven Minutes of Terror.»

«Miki generates incredible creative energy and a strong passion for breaking taboos and changing culture through storytelling,» said Tikhon Bernstam, an investor with Propulsion, of his decision to invest in Tushy.

The time savings are being put to good use, says Boyd Mueller, vice president of technology in Alcoa's power and propulsion unit.

In addition to his excitement for the prospect of the futuristic mode of propulsion / levitation traveling, Foxx added that the hyperloop could be eligible for federal dollars via the University Transportation Centers grant.

Ambition Data Scientist, Harvard Ph.D in Atomic Physics and former NASA Jet Propulsion / MIT Lincoln Laboratory technologist Rob deCarvalho on the science of sales.

The initial results are promising: Members of the U.S. Olympic ski team have reported a 31 % improvement in their propulsion force, and the Air Force noted a 50 % reduction in training time for drone pilots.

There's a lot more in that vein from Behe, including descriptions of the cilia propulsion system in bacteria, the basic biochemistry of the immune system, and the cell's intricate internal transport system.

«The environment around this quasar is very unique in that it's producing this huge mass of water,» said Matt Bradford, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. «It's another demonstration that water is pervasive throughout the universe, even at the very earliest times.»

Water had been applied during the morning but evidently not in sufficient quantities to subdue the bounce of the ball which went any way, according to the force and, if not always, general direction of propulsion.

There is still, alas, given the long absence of Jack Wilshere, no genuine playmaker in midfield; Gerrard has power, drive, bravery and propulsion, but neither he nor Parker, who, Hodgson still admits is some way short of full match fitness, can provide the «invention of the game» as the Italians call it, which Paul Gascoigne and sometimes Glenn Hoddle could so ingeniously do.

For hypersonic speeds of Mach 5 or above, another type of propulsion system would be required, in which combustion would happen differently.

The interest in the development of supersonic and hypersonic systems of propulsion is clearly justified by their outstanding operational capacities, which are far greater than existing systems.

For an intelligent, experienced and talented man in the prime of his political career, the taste of defeat was bitter; all the more so when his forward propulsion was stopped dead in its tracks by his own brother.

These findings lend credence to the fast - pebble - collapse theory of planetesimal formation, says Joseph Masiero, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., who was not involved in the work.

«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.

In 2014, Dmytro Rafalskyi and Ane Aanesland from the Laboratory of Plasma Physics, École Polytechnique, France demonstrated a new electric propulsion concept.

Study researchers Hélène Seroussi and Erik Ivins of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory built a model of all the known melting and freezing under the ice in the region.

A lot of the thrust in swimming comes from arm propulsion and not the kick.

The most likely strategy for returning samples stored on the 2020 rover will involve two more spacecraft heading to Mars, says Charles Whetsel of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

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«I've certainly been pitching this for 20 years, really from the beginning of BECs, when doing something like this in space seemed crazy,» says Robert Thompson, a physicist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, and CAL's project scientist.

Speaking at the Goldschmidt conference in Paris where he is presenting the methods to be adopted, Dr Ken Williford (who is also Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Astrobiogeochemistry Laboratory) said:

So, James decided to assess the economic feasibility of beamed propulsion in order to «put some numbers on this idea.»

«Cassini's stunning images are providing us a quick look at Enceladus from this ultra-close flyby, but some of the most exciting science is yet to come,» said Linda Spilker, the mission's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

The researchers found between four and 28 viable cells per passport photo — size unit of area — similar to those in clean rooms at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where spacecraft are assembled.

To support a human mission, the next generation will need to be superior in terms of propulsion, imaging capabilities and communication.

They all share the goal of replacing rocket propulsion with the traversal of a fixed structure via a mechanism not unlike an elevator in order to move material into or beyond orbit.

Facing limited funds, NASA administrator Michael Griffin slashed many science programs, including astrobiology (down 50 percent in the 2007 request) and the development of nuclear propulsion systems for spacecraft (down 97 percent).

He should know: Millis headed NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics project, which folded in 2002 without achieving the kind of radical advances they aspired to.

NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing; works to reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad.

«This is our first opportunity to look at seasonal change,» says Bonnie Buratti of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

A team led by Ronald Kwok of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has studied satellite images of the Nares Strait — the narrow passage between Greenland and Ellesmere Island.

Suzanne Smrekar of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and colleagues found signs of relatively recent volcanism by measuring the infrared «glow» of solidified lava in three regions in its southern hemisphere.

«They are in fact agents of destruction,» says Don Yeomans, who leads NASA's Near - Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

There are many different types of rockets, and a comprehensive list can be found in spacecraft propulsion - they range in size from tiny models such as water rockets or small solid rockets that can be purchased at a hobby store, to the enormous Saturn V used for the Apollo program.

Another possibility is that 2003 EH1 is an asteroid that shed debris after a close encounter with Jupiter, says Donald Yeomans, director of NASA's NEO program office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

But these mid-sized ripples are a reminder that those differences can surprise us,» said Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Regardless of the mode of propulsion, moving a certain amount of mass from Earth to Alpha Centauri in a certain amount of time consumes a well - specified amount of energy.

Donald Argus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and colleagues used 15 years of GPS data to show that parts of the Ellsworth mountains in west Antarctica are rising by around 5 millimetres a year (Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029 / 2011gl048025).

IT»S A BIRD, IT»S A PLANE Aaron Parness of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory does his «best Superman» to grab a floating cube with a new gecko gripper — inspired hand in a microgravity plane.

In an influential review paper, he picked through more than a dozen proposed interstellar propulsion technologies and ruled out many of them as either improbable or impossible.

In keeping with Millis» «chip away at all the unknowns» philosophy, these groups promote a whole host of propulsion ideas.