March 26, 2024
The broadened set of products and services will immediately benefit both Aerostar and Near Space customers! March 25, 2024—Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA—Aerostar International LLC, a proud member of the TCOM portfolio, is excited to announce that it has acquired Near Space Corporation of Tillamook, Oregon. This strategic move marks a significant milestone in […]
December 12, 2022
Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California Sunday around 12:40 p.m. EST (1740 GMT). #NSC air bladders did their job as part of the uprighting system that inflates the orange bags atop the Orion capsule. You can see the bags inflating at the 09:36 mins […]
October 11, 2022
Article Credit: JPL NASA A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one day take to the Venusian skies successfully completed two Nevada test flights, marking a milestone for the project. The intense pressure, heat, and corrosive gases of Venus’ surface are enough to disable even the most robust spacecraft in a matter of […]
October 3, 2022
ARTICLE AND FIGURES PROVIDED BY: KENNETH VIERRA (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION/UXS RESEARCH TRANSITION OFFICE) AND PATRICIA QUINN (NOAA/PMEL) Scattering and absorption of solar radiation by atmospheric aerosol particles affect Earth’s radiation budget, including cooling at the Earth’s surface (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2014; NOAA Science Council Fact Sheet). Aerosols, Weather and Climate). Cooling can […]