Technology & Innovation
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"U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe" illuminates how the development of new, more precise tools has transformed our understanding of the origin, content, and fate of the universe. On view at the National Air and Space Museum.
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A team of explorers used an autonomous underwater vehicle to locate the remains of the Pan American ‘Clipper Endeavor’ about five miles off the coast of Puerto Rico.
When you think of virtual reality, what comes to mind? As VR becomes widespread technology, it’s no shock that virtual reality has made it into ocean research.
The Viking project became my introduction to how spacecraft data are crucial for scientists to understand the geologic history of other planets and moons.
The scrapbook I kept about the Viking mission and everything related to space exploration is here with me now in my office at the National Air and Space Museum.
In an international soccer tournament, there’s one thing we all notice but might not think too much about. It’s the turf on the field. But what is it, and what does it do?
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After months of training, the patient can now move his arms and hands and feel the sensation of touch.
It has been 50 years since the landing of Viking 1 on Mars. On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 touched down on the Red Planet, and became the first robotic spacecraft to successfully carry out a scientific mission on the Martian surface.