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For several years now, we have kicked around the idea of putting strain gages on a gun barrel.  Why might we want... Learn More

Hey all, Here is an interesting video about Hexaflexagons. What’s a Hexaflexagon, you might ask? I wondered the same thing. Well it... Learn More

1971 – Mariner 9 departs for Mars On 5/30, 1971, Mariner 9, an unmanned space probe, was launched toward Mars. Mariner 9... Learn More

In a previous blog entry, we described a software error that led to the loss of the European Space Agency’s Ariane 5... Learn More

On June 4th, 1996, following 10 years of engineering development and an expenditure of $7 billion, the European Space Agency launched the... Learn More