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Houston-based marine engineering firm, Zentech Inc., has been awarded a basic design engineering contract for two (2) self-elevating Jack-up Barge ves...

A pioneering ballistics analysis was used to make the discovery, researchers in Belgium said.

Nexans Marine Operations AS has returned to Ulstein Verft AS to build a new and updated version of the DP3 cable laying vessel MS “Nexans Aurora”. The...

The UK Space Agency is providing funding for a UK/US research project for development of electric propulsion technology – specifically Hall effect thrusters - as a key technology enabler for spacecraft. Click to read more...

NASA's new asteroid probe, Psyche, is on track for launching Oct. 12 after a weeklong delay for additional tests.

Restaurant inspection reports for Rockdale and Newton counties.

Seem like nasa sophistication. i mean, starts with the xbox video game controller he used to drive the ship. $29 plastic thing. >> we run the whole thing with this game controller. [ laughter ] >> come on! >> he did thrive on using cheap techniques instead of reinventing the wheel, and when i confronted him about this -- >> it seems like this submersible has some elements of macgyver jiri rigness. >> i dont know if i use that description. >> his answer was those are bells and whistles. the part ...

Not passing a routine prelaunch inspection. >> i was taken aback by some of these features which did not seem like nasa sophistication. i mean, starts with the xbox video game controller he used to drive the ship. $29 plastic thing. >> we run the whole thing with this game controller. [ laughter ] >> come on! >> he did thrive on using cheap techniques instead of reinventing the wheel, and when i confronted him about this -- >> it seems like this submersible has some elements of macgyvered jery-r...

It. it took a few minutes to settle, then he started to use the thrusters to move us around. >> was it freezing cold? >> no, it wasnt that cold because wed just arrived at the bottom. but we did have different layers of clothes with us because it was very warm at the top when we got into the submersible, and it certainly got colder and colder as we went down. but i dont remember it being really, really cold. >> were there any moments during that whole process for you that i guess took a couple o...

Out to titanic. this was really a shakedown dive to see how the sub would perform. and we went up there to see how we might film this. we knew we would only be able to put one camera operator insigh the sub with me. we were interested in how we might mount cameras and make things work. in the course of going down in titan, it became clear to us at that time there was a lot that needed to be worked out with the sub. it had just come back from the east coast where it underwent pressure testing. a ...