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Arizona Republic From the moment she was born in 1970, Sian Proctor was exposed to the highest levels of scientific research and exploration. It was all thanks to her dad. Edward Langley Proctor Jr. was a senior computer engineering technician for NASAs Apollo space program on the Pacific island of Guam from 1966 to 1970. With her father as her role model and early encouragement from both of her parents, including her mother Gloria, it was no surprise that Proctor grew up with a passion fo...

Mars Perseverance Rover flight director Diana Trujillo immigrated from Colombia at 17 with only $300 in her pocket and cleaned houses to support herself.

One might expect cutting edge NASA space exploration equipment to feature some of the most modern technologies available. While that understanding might be true with regard to materials science, propulsion, cameras, sensors, and other important space exploration equipment it surprisingly isnt in terms of the computer chips used by the likes of the Mars Perseverance rover. According to a recent report from New Scientist the Perseverance rover uses the same single-core 233MHz CPU that powered the...

This is because an advanced chip is actually a detriment to the unique operating conditions of Mars, reports New Scientist. Mars atmosphere offers far less protection from harmful radiation and charged particles than Earths atmosphere.

Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter Mar 3 2021, 10:55 ET SPACEX is closing in on the latest launch of its Starship rocket, which the firm hopes to use to carry astronauts to Mars in 2024. The Starship prototype SN10 could fire high into the sky from a launchpad in Texas as early as today. 9 9 Theres a lot of interest surrounding the launch after two recent high altitude flights exploded upon landingCredit: AFP or licensors In a recent tweet, Billionaire SpaceX founder E...

An advanced chip is actually a detriment to the unique operating conditions of Mars

“Boom, just fired my parachute and felt the jolt as it opened,” said her message. Her speed was around 950 miles per hour as she slowed down for the landing.

From Colombia to Mars, NASA engineer achieves dreams of reaching space FacebookTwitterEmail Diana Trujillo is NASAs aerospace engineering that shattered the glass ceiling to become the flight director of Mars historic Perseverance mission.Screenshot Twitter/CBS News Diana Trujillo only dreamed of reaching space back in her homeland of Colombia. Today she is the flight director on the historic Mars Perseverance mission. Trujillo is an aerospace engineer at NASAs Jet Propulsion Lab and had an ins...

When the space agency’s Mars Perseverance rover touched down on the surface of the Red Planet last month, it did so with a modified PowerPC 750 processor...

Mars Perseverance: Yogita Shahs journey from a small Indian town to NASA Indian-American scientist Yogita Shah is a member of the NASA team that successfully sent the Perseverance rover to the Red Planet. But her journey as a young girl in India to the worlds leading space agency wasnt easy. Watch video 05:01