Space Debris – The Problem of Orbital Trash
A limited number of objects orbit Earth. Most eminently, there’s the moon, likely formed billions of years ago when Theia, a Mars-sized body, collided with…
Amendment And Errata Added to AWS D17.1:2017 Reprint
Fusion welding binds together the components, materials, and systems of the aerospace industry. Connecting the separate pieces of aircraft, spacecraft, and other objects intended for…
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 161-2018: Air Quality Within Commercial Aircraft
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 161-2018: Air Quality within Commercial Aircraft helps to assure safe and comfortable air quality within commercial passenger air-carrier aircraft. On a single day…
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…