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Servicing revolution

By Henry Canaday

June 2018

Thirty-five thousand kilometers is a long way up, and that’s the home of nearly 400 satellites that do anything from sending and receiving telephone, internet and television signals to spotting missile launches. Today, those satellites can’t be repaired, upgraded, refueled or rescued if their propulsion fails.

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Hypersonic weapons race

By Keith Button

June 2018

Even before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s saber rattling this year about high-speed weapons, the U.S. was laying plans to sharpen its focus on hypersonic weapons, motivated mainly by China’s ambitious research and weapons tests. The Trump Pentagon wants to put this new focus in place in the 2019 budget.

Astronaut's View

An astronaut remembers John Young

By Tom Jones

June 2018

Astronaut John W. Young died at age 87 on Jan. 5. He was the ninth human to walk on the moon, flew six space missions, and served as an astronaut for over four decades. Veteran astronaut Tom Jones, who trained and flew (aircraft) with Young, remembers his personality and character.

Aeropuzzler

Introducing the Aeropuzzler

June 2018

Take the iceboat challenge by boiling down a complex concept into words anyone can understand.

Bulletin

June 2018 AIAA Bulletin

June 2018

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Drone tech opens door to Mars Helicopter

By Tom Risen

June 2018

NASA’s announcement that it will add a tiny helicopter to its planned Mars 2020 rover came after a series of test flights inside a vacuum chamber proved the feasibility of adapting consumer drone technologies into a craft capable of flying in an atmosphere just 1 percent as dense as Earth’s.