Alumni connection Destination: Mars Alumni share their journeys working on the Mars rover Curiosity by Anne-Marie Corley 2013-01-02T13:00:00-05:00
Photo Gallery MIT Alumni Team Up for the Mars Curiosity Project by Anne-Marie Corley, SM ‘09 2013-01-02T00:53:00-05:00
MIT News magazine Rock-Solid Science After doing fieldwork that brought her to the ocean floor, geologist Ro Kinzler ’84, SM ’85, PhD ’91, takes earth science to the public. by Anne-Marie Corley, SM ’09 2012-10-24T00:00:00-04:00
MIT News magazine A Champion for Supernerds Faster than a speeding robot, able to bend rebar with the whack of a sledgehammer, Woodie Flowers is on a mission to promote hands-on engineering education. by Anne-Marie Corley, SM ’09 2011-02-22T00:00:00-05:00
MIT News magazine Hubble's Mr. Fix-It Astronomer and astronaut John Grunsfeld ‘80 helped give the Hubble Space Telescope its final makeover–but the adventure isn’t over for either stargazer. by Anne-Marie Corley, SM ’09 2010-04-20T00:00:00-04:00
Video TR35: James Carey Jim Carey, co-founder of SiOnyx, explains how his company makes “black silicon” and how it could be used to make devices such as inexpensive night-vision equipment. by Anne-Marie Corley 2009-08-18T00:00:00-04:00
Video Looking Back, Hopping Forward The Talaris vehicle is being tested at 50%, 65%, and 75% throttle, hovering at each level before increasing to the next thrust threshold. The test vehicle will be able to simulate the moon’s gravity by removing 5/6 of its own weight, which will help develop guidance, navigation and control algorithms for the Next Giant Leap team’s lunar hopper. by Anne-Marie Corley 2009-07-29T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines How to Land Safely Back on the Moon NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested the LIDAR sensors and algorithms that will translate raw data into a 3-D terrain map of the moon’s surface for future lunar-landing expeditions. This video describes the test and the technology used for autonomous landings and hazard detection. by Anne-Marie Corley 2009-07-29T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Looking Back, Hopping Forward Draper Laboratory showcases Google Lunar X-Prize project at Apollo celebration. by Anne-Marie Corley 2009-07-29T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines How to Land Safely Back on the Moon A hazard-detection system promises safe landings for next-generation lunar explorers. by Anne-Marie Corley 2009-07-29T00:00:00-04:00
