An Optomec Aerosol Jet system was used to print a conformal sensor, antenna and circuitry directly onto the wing of a UAV model.
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The fire started after a battery in the jet's auxiliary power system overheated.
"This is the first time any robot has drilled in any rock on Mars" or anywhere else beyond Earth, said Louise Jandura, chief engineer for Curiosity's sample system at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
"You probably would not damage your bumper if you hit a car at this speed, " said landing-system engineer Devin Kipp at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who helped design the parachute.
The White House expects a major battle with lawmakers from both parties over Defense Secretary Robert Gates's effort to overhaul defense-procurement policies and cut short production on the F-22 advanced fighter jet and the Army's Future Combat System.
The resources required of the air-traffic control and airport system to fly a chief executive in his jet are the same required to fly a 767 full of passengers.
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Gulfstream's fastest private jet, the G550, features wireless LAN and a satellite communications system for telephone calls, plus there's a DVD player, two LCD screens and temperature control within the cabin.
Dubbed Air Sarko One, the new jet features a double bedroom, an air-conditioned smoking room and an anti-missile system.
Planetary scientists like Dr Robert Pappalardo at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have grown increasingly frustrated as proposals to explore the further reaches of the solar system have been sidelined in favour of Mars and the JWST.
It will also feature an improved air-filtration system and an LED lighting scheme that can be programmed to help fight the effects of jet lag, as well as larger overhead storage bins.
The ground-based system offered by Gogo, which connects a Wi-Fi hot spot installed in a jet to one of 135 antennas Gogo has on the ground in North America, has been running on commercial aircraft since 2008.
The British system is essentially an overlaid "head-up display", similar to those used in jet fighters.
The system is tiny but has a grand name - Warp Drive (Water Alcohol Resisto-jet Propulsion De-orbit Re-entry Velocity Experiment).
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