On July 18, 2010, In Aerospace, By Ryan
I have seen many photographs of Aircraft landing at this now defunct Hong Kong airport, but this is the first video of the extreme approach that I have watched.
The European Space Agency recently released several images of the asteroid Lutetia that were taken by the Rosetta spacecraft. The images look fantastic. I can’t wait to see images of the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet once Rosetta rendezvous with it.
Credits: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
On April 20, 2010, In Aerospace, By Ryan
Boeing has posted two new 787 Flight Log videos. Flight Test Log #5 describes the flutter tests that ZA001 performed. Meanwhile, Flight Test Log #6 covers the Ground Effects testing conducted by ZA003. There is a gorgeous crosswind landing in the second video. I would have liked to embed the videos here, but the Boeing video player does not allow it (as far as I can tell).
On April 13, 2010, In Aerospace, By Ryan
I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this before, but I believe it may be the only amateur video of the Challenger disaster. From this viewpoint we can see how much higher the SRBs went.
MarsBlog via Rand Simberg.
The European Space Agency released this superb composite image of the Rosette molecular cloud.
The image was produced by the Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory and is composited from three different wavelengths of light: 70 µm (blue), 160 µm (green) and 250 µm (red). The bright white spots near the center are the formation of new stars. More images from the Herschel can be found at the Online Showcase of Herschel Images.
Credits: ESA/PACS & SPIRE Consortium/HOBYS Key Programme Consortia
On March 28, 2010, In Aerospace, By Ryan
Boeing announced today that they completed the ultimate-load wing test on the static test unit. The wings were tested to load forces of 150 percent of those expected during the new aircraft’s service. While initial results were positive, it will take several weeks for the technical team to analyse the data gathered during the test. I wish Boeing good fortune with the rest of the test program. The full press release can be read here.
Wing Flex