Archive for July, 2009

Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Apollo 40th anniversary

Blog posted by Dr. Adrian Agogino, computer engineer at NASA AMES and UC Santa Cruz.

Today in History - July 20, 1969 - Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon, fulfilling President Kennedy’s challenge to put a “man” on the moon before the end of the decade. With a tight development and execution schedule, any number […]

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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Pathfinder lands on Mars

Today in History - July 4, 1997 - Launched on December 4, 1996, Pathfinder impacted the surface of Mars on July 4, 1997 at a velocity of  18 m/s (40 mph) and then bounced into the air 15 times at a maximum height of  15 meters (50 feet), before rolling and coming to rest  1 […]

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