Al salvataggio (documentario NASA)
Mars Observer (artista concettuale). Credito immagine: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech
Hubble nel 1990 significava guai. L’iconico telescopio spaziale è progettato per sfuggire all’atmosfera nebbiosa della Terra per catturare immagini visive senza precedenti dell’universo. Ma i suoi creatori sono rimasti scioccati nello scoprire che era miope a causa di un piccolo difetto.
Ecco gli scienziati e gli ingegneri del Jet Propulsion Laboratory della NASA che hanno fornito una soluzione innovativa ai problemi ottici di Hubble. Ma ci riuscirai?
Hubble non è stata la sua unica avventura spaziale[{” attribute=””>JPL’s attention during the 1990s. The Magellan spacecraft, nicknamed “Salvage 1” for its reliance on spare parts, barely survived its arrival at Venus. Galileo, destined for Jupiter and at the time the world’s most sophisticated spacecraft, barely skirted mission failure when its main communications antenna refused to unfurl.
And Mars Observer, the first mission to the Red Planet in nearly two decades, would mysteriously disappear just before going into orbit. To the Rescue explores all of these iconic examples of the tireless effort and indomitable ingenuity of JPL engineers as they attempt to rescue the machines they had lofted into the heavens.
“In soccorso” è a[{” attribute=””>NASA documentary that takes viewers on a journey through the challenges faced by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the 1990s while attempting to rescue some of their iconic space missions. The Hubble space telescope, designed to capture stunning images of the universe, suffered from a minuscule flaw that rendered it nearly useless. JPL engineers offered a solution to the problem, but it remained to be seen if it would work. Meanwhile, Magellan barely survived its arrival at Venus, Galileo skirted mission failure, and Mars Observer mysteriously disappeared just before going into orbit. The documentary showcases the tireless efforts and indomitable ingenuity of JPL engineers as they attempt to rescue the machines they had launched into space.
JPL and the Space Age Video Series
