standards-&-calibration-laboratory-capabilities

Standards & Calibration Laboratory Capabilities Direct Current: DC voltage, current, and resistance Alternating Current: AC voltage, power, current, phase, capacitance, inductance, frequency, and field strength RF and Microwave: RF power, attenuation, network analysis, rise time, and modulation Photometric, Radiometric, Fiber Optic: Luminous intensity, luminance, illuminance, spectral radiometry, fiber optic powerContinue Reading

prototype-development-laboratory-(pdl)-overview

Prototype Development Laboratory (PDL) Overview The PDL is comprised of a team of NASA engineers and engineering technicians whose primary purpose is the design, fabrication, and testing of prototypes, test articles, and test support equipment. The PDL supports all of the major engineering programs and research and technology projects inContinue Reading

why-nagasaki-was-the-last-city-bombed

The following story is co-published with Joe Cirincione’s Substack. The president of the United States has the sole, unfettered authority to launch a nuclear weapon whenever he wants, for whatever reason he wants. No one can stop him. When you tell people that, they don’t believe you. Surely, they say, heContinue Reading

inside-a-secret-launch-site-for-ukraine’s-deep-strike-drones

AJ’s Audrey MacAlpine reports from a secret launch site in eastern Ukraine, where soldiers prepare long-range drones., NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Audrey MacAlpine reports from a secret launch site in eastern Ukraine, where soldiers prepare long-range drones capable of flying 2,000 km into Russia. The launch sites become Russian targets theContinue Reading