Senin, 12 Juni 2017

Interview with Charles Elachi, planetary scientist

Charles Elachi directs the Pasadena-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s center for unmanned space exploration. JPL pioneered rocket propulsion during World War II but is best known for its space telescopes and Mars rovers. Last August, more than 15 million people watched the landing of the fourth Mars rover, Curiosity, in real time. Do you think …

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