NASA Launching High-Tech Inflatable Heat Shield Test Saturday

When you think of the blistering, brutal re-entry temperatures generated by plowing through Earth’s atmosphere, using fabric doesn’t come quickly to mind.

But NASA is set to try some fabric out this Saturday (July 21), as part of a novel inflatable re-entry experiment that could find a variety of uses, both off planet and possibly in returning payloads from the International Space Station as well.

The Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment III, or IRVE-3, has been years in the making for all of 20 minutes of suborbital flight. It will be rocketed to high altitude above Earth from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague Island, Va., then will dive into the Atlantic Ocean.

Sources :

www.space.com

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Chance for Aeronautical Engineer's to IMPROVE their carreer level !!

Those students who are studying aero branch in their engineering can take up the exam of aeronautical society of india. And can take part in the conferences held out by IITians Kanpur and can participate in the workshops conducted by them.

PREVIEW OF AM AeSI EXAMINATION :


The Society conducts Associate Membership Examination twice a year. A pass in Section 'A' and Section 'B' of this examination is equivalent to a graduate at par with a Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from an India University.

- Recognized by Government of India
- Eligible to appear for Gate, to pursue for post graduate studies
- Recognized by the Engineering Council, London UK

ELIGIBILITY:
Pass in 10+2 stream with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (50% marks or more in each subject).

SYLLABUS:
Syllabus of the Associate Membership Examination Section A & B Modified & Updated Year 2005 (Effective June2006 Session) 
PORTIONS FOR AM AeSI (CLICK HERE)
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
- Section 'A' - 10 Subjects

- Section 'B' 
   - Aero - Mechanical stream
   - Avionics stream
   - Maintenance & Production stream


For the interesting projects and workshops I request everone to visit the following link :




CLICK HERE


 Sources :


www.aerosocietyindia.in


www.aerotrix.com

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