Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Gamera II human-powered helicopter flight record confirmed by NAA

Gamera II human-powered helicopter flight record confirmed by NAA: "The unofficial human-powered helicopter flight record set by Kyle Gluesenkamp from the A. James Clark School of Engineering's Gamera II team on June 21 2012 has just been ratified by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The new national record has now been submitted to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale for approval as a new world record."

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NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity getting "brain transplant"

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity getting "brain transplant": "NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is changing its mind – or rather, NASA is changing Curiosity’s mind for it. The 4X4-sized robot explorer is spending its first weekend on the Red Planet installing a major software update that NASA calls a “brain transplant.” This new software replaces that which Curiosity ran while in transit from Earth and will prepare the rover for exploring the Martian surface."

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