138. MARS FACTS MARS IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN AND LAST OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS. LIKE THE REST OF THE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (EXCEPT EARTH), MARS IS NAMED AFTER A MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE – THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR. IN ADDITION TO ITS OFFICIAL NAME, MARS IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE RED PLANET BECAUSE OF THE BROWNISH-RED COLOR OF ITS SURFACE. […]
Understanding the tiger team approach Reading time: about 7 min Posted by: Lucid Content Team Big problems don’t always need big teams to solve them. In fact, small, agile teams of experts are often the key to solving your biggest issues. That’s when you should consider changing up your typical organizational structure and organizing tiger […]
Thinking About Earth Day Around the World. Real-World Applications Experiments with real-world applications are important because they help demonstrate to students the reality behind the science. As a biologist and former AP Environmental Science teacher, I know from experience that these kinds of experiments help open students’ eyes to real environmental issues and can inspire […]
The “U” in U-boat now stands for “unmanned” BY KELSEY D. ATHERTON SEPTEMBER 08, 2015 MILITARY BOEING, VIA FLICKRSHARE The next sea change in naval warfare may be unmanned, autonomous robots. In a new white paper published by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, an internal think tank, the fear isn’t the reaper, but the self-steering […]
Progress in the Shipyard~ June 15, 2021 Posted on June 15, 2021 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association Bob Barboza is exploring what it would take to train junior tiger teams of astronauts, engineers, and scientists at sea. I want you to follow the story of the Ernestina-Morrisey. My goal is to take students about this ship for a special […]
Junior Astronaut Training: Tiger Teams How can robots help with Astronaut Tiger Teams on Special Assignment? HO Eagle I: 2017 2017 was the first year that California State University, Los Angeles competed in the international RoboSub competition. The first vehicle, nicknamed Eagle I, was constructed with a pelikan case hull and a mechanical frame made […]
The Boa Vista wind farm, with an installed capacity of 2.5 megawatts, is due to be inaugurated Friday on Boa Vista Island in Cape Verde and will join existing wind power farms on the islands of Santiago, Sal, São Vicente and Santo Antão, the latter being the only private initiative, the Cape Verdean press reported. […]
AUGUST 9, 2018 4 Ways Drones are Being Used in Maritime and Offshore Services The Barboza Space Center is training their junior astronauts, engineers, and scientists to get ready for a simulated Mars science mission. Drones are going to play a part in the new training program for Mars. http://www.BarbozaSpaceCenter.com. Jeremiah Karpowicz Predictions about […]
Check out the documentary ” Women in Motion.” Amazon/Prime By Breeanna Hare, CNN Updated 9:55 PM ET, Sun May 9, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/entertainment/nichelle-nichols-nasa-star-trek/index.html (CNN)Start a conversation about the power of Afrofuturism, and it won’t be long before “Star Trek” legend Nichelle Nichols’s name is dropped. As the iconic Lt. Uhura, the actress made television history with her portrayal of […]
May 4, 2021 NASA Researcher Harvests Crops in Antarctica Jess Bunchek, a plant scientist from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, harvests Mizuna mustard greens inside EDEN ISS, a greenhouse at the Neumayer III station in Antarctica, on April 28, 2021. Bunchek is spending about a year in Antarctica conducting controlled environment plant research in isolated and remote […]
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