Chemical Check Analysis Limits for Titanium and Titanium Alloys
Titanium practically sits on a pedestal when compared to other metals, an honor that it derives from having the highest tensile strength-to-density ratio of any…
Pyrometers: Measuring High Temperatures from a Distance
Precision is a key attribute in virtually all processes conducted by scientists and engineers. For measuring temperature, a task essential for maintaining and understanding a…
Space Telerobotics: The Convergence of Ergonomics, Robotics, and Space Exploration
Thomas B. Sheridan, a pioneer of robotics and remote control technology, defined a robot as “a machine that senses and acts upon its environment autonomously,…
Human Factors Engineering Issues in Space Exploration
Ergonomics is the scientific study of human efficiency in a work environment. This discipline strives to optimize performance and maximize worker well-being. Human factors engineering…
Process Management Among Industries
Process management – otherwise known as business process management (BPM) – is an approach to organizational design that, at its core, requires an organization’s activities…
NASA Projected to Advance Understanding of Planetary Formation With 16 Psyche, the Asteroid Remnant of a Proto-planet
16 Psyche – an asteroid discovered in 1852 by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis. Named after the Greek goddess of soul and being the sixteenth…
Space Link Extension (SLE) Transfer Services
An overwhelming majority of our ever-expanding Universe is occupied by outer space, the massive realm pieced together by an estimated 2 trillion galaxies. Despite its…
AS 9100 Series Standards
We recently discussed SAE AS 9100D-2016 (SAE AS9100D-2016) – Quality Management Systems – Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations, the latest revision of the…
The Benefits of Colonizing Mars (Other Than Getting to Live There)
Most people have, tucked away deep within the confined sanctuary of their dreams, a certain place where they would love to live more than any…