Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation

Solar sails use the pressure of sunlight for propulsion, angling toward or away from the Sun so that photons bounce off the reflective sail to push a spacecraft. This eliminates the need for heavy propulsion systems and could enable longer duration and lower cost missions. The results from this technology demonstration – including the test ofContinue Reading

NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract

Tiernan P. Doyle Oct 10, 2024 NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations for aerospace research and development across the agency. The Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations (ARTS) contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee andContinue Reading

First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument

The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally. Using data from an instrument designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite…Continue Reading

what-is-the-maximum-range-of-the-learjet-75-liberty?

The Learjet 75 Liberty, the last type-certificated member of the Bombardier Learjet line, represents the end of a lineage of private jet royalty. Like all Learjet designs, the Liberty possessed the speed and classic profile of a Learjet and had a maximum range of 2,080 nautical miles (3,852 kilometers). TheContinue Reading

a-deep-dive-into-the-dassault-2000

The Dassault Falcon 2000 is a business jet built by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. It was developed from the Falcon 900 trijet but is a shortened version with less range. It is known to be robust, reliable, and cost-effective. The Falcon 2000 has unmatched performance and offers flexibilityContinue Reading