Engineers unleash the potential of our future
By Richard Wlezien, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri University of Science and Technology NASA has discovered water on the moon, a major step toward long-term exploration and colonization. The discovery was enabled by an engineering marvel – a highly modified 747 aircraft called SOFIA – that carries an infrared telescope that can see details on the moon yet cannot see through a solid window. The aircraft is fitted with a giant “garage door” that opens in flight for a clear view of objects in space. To fulfill its mission, the telescope must fly in a ...
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