The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has helped to establish that femtosecond comb lasers can provide accurate measurement of absolute distance in formation flying space missions. NPL, along with ...
Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series. The threat of rain failed to dampen the spirits of some 25 or so pilots from around the country who flew in to Pine Bluff's Grider Field for a ...
Telegram photographer Cole W. Eberle joined Keith Harbour in the cockpit of his CJ6 during a full aerobatic tail chase Saturday afternoon during a Formation Air Safety Training (FAST) clinic. The ...
Birds are the undisputed masters of aerodynamics. No matter how many supercomputers and wind tunnels scientists throw at solving flight's thorny calculations, they'll never match the perfection of ...
This article investigates optimal cooperative control algorithms for spacecraft formation flying system that can guarantee collision avoidance between spacecrafts. By selecting potential functions to ...
Recently, NASA set a formation flying space record with its Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS). Space.com initially reported on the record-breaking space flight in which the four MMS spacecraft ...
A pair of spacecraft have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, marking a milestone with major implications for both science and future space missions. The pair ...
The Texas Tragedy Raises Questions: Should Warbirds Be Flying? Are They Safe? Here Are All The Answers You Need. It was a horrific scene that could have been even worse. Six people killed when two ...
If you've ever seen new pilots in the jets the U.S. Air Force uses for training or fighter jets in action, you've probably noticed how tightly they fly together. Sometimes it looks like they're just ...
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