In December 1995, the Galileo probe made its dramatic descent into Jupiter’s atmosphere at a velocity of more than 47 km/s. In 30 seconds, it decelerated from Mach 50 to Mach 1, Keep reading
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Sloshing Dynamics
[original media no longer available] Sloshing refers to the motion of a liquid inside a moving container, for example, in tanker trucks or inside a spacecraft’s fuel tank. The motion Keep reading
Feathering on SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites recently performed their first feathered flight with SpaceShipTwo, which is on track to be the first commercial spaceship. Feathering is a re-entry technique devised by Keep reading