What is space telemetry? Telemetry is how spacecraft send data back to Earth and has been used since World War II to record flight information of rockets and spacecraft. Read on to learn more about space telemetry and how it works.
Low Earth orbits compose a zone where the majority of satellites and spacecrafts operate. Learn more about the significance of LEO and what other types of orbit exist.
In science fiction’s golden era, giant spaceships were maneuvered with massive gyroscopes. Attached to the ship, when a force was applied, the precession of the gyroscope was transferred to the ship, causing it to rotate in pitch, yaw and roll. That concept has become a reality with reaction wheels.
Find out amazing facts about the MESSENGER spacecraft used for the mission to Mercury, basic characteristics, mission events, scientific instruments and more.
The old public view of the gains from NASA and the space program, was that “Tang” a drink used by astronauts, was the only thing that resulted from their endeavor. But as this article will show, NASA has provided many technological advances that have, in fact, impacted the public.
Passive remote sensing is the method of acquiring and interpreting data by means of detecting electromagnetic radiation from a source using passive sensors. We will look at the principles of passive remote sensing and how those principles are applied in today’s space technology.
NASA’s new Mars Rover is bigger, stronger, faster, better (as the intro to the ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ went) than those now on the red planet. In fact, it will be more curious, as well. Its name is Curiosity. It is now on its way to search for signs of life.
Active remote sensing has various applications in many fields. The technology is rapidly improving and enabling us to make our lives easier. We will examine what exactly active remote sensing is, the different types of active remote sensing methods and their applications.
Canadian space technology time line began in 1962. In the past decades Canada has made a lot of progress in the space exploration. Read the article to learn more about Canada’s contributions.
