Aerospace

A New Japanese Lunar Lander to Join The Race To The Moon: The Ispace Series 2

ispace’s Series 2 lunar lander. Credit: ispaceThe technician team working from lunar exploration start-up ispace has unveiled its coming generation lunar lander, in time for its third lunar mission.According to Series 2, the lander is at the moment anticipated to launch in 2024 and is greater in size and haul storage capacity than the...

From Class Assignment To Published Aerospace Engineering Research

Griffith-type transonic airfoil inside an wind tunnel test section. Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignArmando Collazo Garcia III received more than he anticipated from a graduate course he took last spring. He gained a new understanding of the physics of transonic shocks generated throughout a laminar flow airfoil with boundary-layer suction and included a published...

COVID-19 Provokes Liquid Oxygen Shortages Delaying Space X Launch Plans

On the left (SpaceX falcon 9 ). On the right (liquid oxygen). Credit: Derya OzdemirAs the COVID-19 cases increase across the globe as a result of the Delta variant, liquid oxygen (LOX), which hospitals employ to treat patients, remains in short supply. LOX is getting hard to find as demand increases, and COVID-19 patients...