NASA Helps Kick Off 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 9, 2012
An international robotics competition aimed at developing a new generation of technology leaders kicks off at 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 7. NASA, the largest sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition, and its centers across the nation will join local technology firms to launch the event. The main competition kickoff will take place at Southern [...]
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For NASA Webb Telescope Engineers, COCOA this Winter Means Precision Testing
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Engineers working on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are bringing out the COCOA this winter, but it’s not a warm beverage. Rather, it’s a way to check that the mirrors are perfectly shaped and will work in the frosty environment of space. COCOA stands for “Center of Curvature Optical Assembly.” Curvature is important in a [...]
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