1 00:00:07,099 --> 00:00:05,210 just as we ever to region we learned 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:07,109 more about two of our planetary 3 00:00:13,249 --> 00:00:10,730 neighbors this year Jupiter and Saturn 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:13,259 scientists launched rockets to improve 5 00:00:19,070 --> 00:00:15,210 methods of studying ozone and the 6 00:00:20,929 --> 00:00:19,080 Earth's upper atmosphere parts of the 7 00:00:22,490 --> 00:00:20,939 new space transportation system were 8 00:00:26,630 --> 00:00:22,500 assembled and rolled out to the launch 9 00:00:28,429 --> 00:00:26,640 pad in a major test and the tiltrotor 10 00:00:30,859 --> 00:00:28,439 research aircraft began making 11 00:00:38,279 --> 00:00:30,869 transition flights one of a number of 12 00:00:43,180 --> 00:00:40,810 Jupiter largest of the sun's nine 13 00:00:46,209 --> 00:00:43,190 planets was photographed close up by the 14 00:00:48,430 --> 00:00:46,219 voyagers 1 and 2 spacecraft what their 15 00:00:51,220 --> 00:00:48,440 camera eyes recorded as they passed by 16 00:00:53,740 --> 00:00:51,230 the giant planets churning clouds were 17 00:00:56,259 --> 00:00:53,750 ribbon like streaks of red and brown and 18 00:00:58,719 --> 00:00:56,269 yellow the wealth of data and 19 00:01:00,819 --> 00:00:58,729 photographs left behind by the voyagers 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:00,829 are providing scientists a valuable 21 00:01:05,950 --> 00:01:02,890 source of raw material to be studied 22 00:01:08,770 --> 00:01:05,960 from Jupiter's newly discovered ring to 23 00:01:11,499 --> 00:01:08,780 the active volcanoes of aisle one of its 24 00:01:13,419 --> 00:01:11,509 14 surrounding moans the Voyager 25 00:01:16,540 --> 00:01:13,429 discoveries have surprised and delighted 26 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:16,550 NASA scientists information that may one 27 00:01:22,059 --> 00:01:18,530 day help us better understand our own 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:22,069 earth and the voyagers mission did not 29 00:01:26,919 --> 00:01:24,890 end a Jupiter the two spacecraft are now 30 00:01:31,990 --> 00:01:26,929 speeding toward a rendezvous with Saturn 31 00:01:35,859 --> 00:01:32,000 in 1980 and 1981 acting as Pathfinder 32 00:01:38,169 --> 00:01:35,869 for the voyagers pioneer 11 the 570 33 00:01:41,050 --> 00:01:38,179 pound spacecraft climaxed six and a half 34 00:01:44,609 --> 00:01:41,060 years and a 2 billion mile voyage in 35 00:01:49,089 --> 00:01:44,619 deep space as it swept by Saturn at 70 36 00:01:51,369 --> 00:01:49,099 1,200 miles per hour scientists watched 37 00:01:54,669 --> 00:01:51,379 anxiously as pioneer made its to our 38 00:01:56,830 --> 00:01:54,679 passage of Saturn's rings four times the 39 00:01:59,740 --> 00:01:56,840 spacecraft was hit by small pieces of 40 00:02:02,680 --> 00:01:59,750 debris but emerged safely despite the 41 00:02:04,690 --> 00:02:02,690 collisions pioneer had a closer look at 42 00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:04,700 Saturn that all the observations that 43 00:02:11,350 --> 00:02:08,769 have been made in the last 400 years 44 00:02:14,259 --> 00:02:11,360 photographs show what appeared to be jet 45 00:02:16,839 --> 00:02:14,269 streams swirling around Saturn at 300 46 00:02:19,390 --> 00:02:16,849 miles an hour a new ring circling the 47 00:02:21,070 --> 00:02:19,400 planet's equator and radiation belts 48 00:02:24,430 --> 00:02:21,080 that are more like Earth's in their 49 00:02:27,339 --> 00:02:24,440 intensity and energy levels the pioneer 50 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:27,349 11 spacecraft dwarfed by the objects it 51 00:02:32,820 --> 00:02:29,690 was sent to observe is speeding out of 52 00:02:37,119 --> 00:02:32,830 the solar system in an endless journey 53 00:02:39,580 --> 00:02:37,129 this is he 03 high-energy astronomy 54 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:39,590 observatory the last of a series of 55 00:02:44,350 --> 00:02:42,050 spacecraft designed to study deep 56 00:02:47,089 --> 00:02:44,360 regions of the universe where enormous 57 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:47,099 amounts of energy are 58 00:02:53,849 --> 00:02:51,280 launched from Cape Canaveral he 03 is 59 00:02:56,640 --> 00:02:53,859 now scanning the galaxies for gamma and 60 00:02:59,610 --> 00:02:56,650 cosmic rays in an effort to find clues 61 00:03:02,759 --> 00:02:59,620 about radiation from exploding stars and 62 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:02,769 black holes high-energy astronomy is 63 00:03:09,300 --> 00:03:04,810 helping us better understand the 64 00:03:11,909 --> 00:03:09,310 universe around us a new tool for the 65 00:03:15,330 --> 00:03:11,919 80s will be the Space Telescope weighing 66 00:03:18,420 --> 00:03:15,340 five tons and measuring 43 feet long by 67 00:03:20,250 --> 00:03:18,430 14 feet in diameter the Space Telescope 68 00:03:23,159 --> 00:03:20,260 will give astronomers unprecedented 69 00:03:27,479 --> 00:03:23,169 views of space unobstructed by the veil 70 00:03:29,699 --> 00:03:27,489 of the Earth's atmosphere the 94 inch 71 00:03:32,220 --> 00:03:29,709 primary mirror largest astronomical 72 00:03:34,830 --> 00:03:32,230 instrument ever to be placed in space is 73 00:03:36,420 --> 00:03:34,840 shown here undergoing initial grinding 74 00:03:38,759 --> 00:03:36,430 and polishing operations at the 75 00:03:41,879 --> 00:03:38,769 PerkinElmer corporation in Danbury 76 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:41,889 Connecticut about 300 pounds of glass 77 00:03:47,970 --> 00:03:43,810 will be removed during the lengthy 78 00:03:50,189 --> 00:03:47,980 grinding and polishing process the new 79 00:03:52,110 --> 00:03:50,199 telescope Observatory is scheduled to be 80 00:03:54,569 --> 00:03:52,120 placed in orbit by the Space Shuttle in 81 00:04:00,960 --> 00:03:54,579 the 1980s and will circle the Earth at 82 00:04:02,999 --> 00:04:00,970 an altitude of 310 miles this is what 83 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:03,009 NASA's Space Shuttle will look like 84 00:04:07,699 --> 00:04:06,250 prior to launch shown here during a test 85 00:04:10,409 --> 00:04:07,709 rollout is the Shuttle Orbiter 86 00:04:13,199 --> 00:04:10,419 enterprise sitting on top of its large 87 00:04:15,869 --> 00:04:13,209 external fuel tank and between two solid 88 00:04:17,789 --> 00:04:15,879 rocket boosters the two solid rockets 89 00:04:19,649 --> 00:04:17,799 will be parachuted back to an ocean 90 00:04:22,460 --> 00:04:19,659 landing where they'll be picked up and 91 00:04:24,420 --> 00:04:22,470 made ready for another mission 92 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:24,430 preparations for the first shuttle 93 00:04:31,770 --> 00:04:26,770 launch continued this year including a 94 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:31,780 water deluge test 300,000 gallons of 95 00:04:36,089 --> 00:04:33,610 water will be dumped on the spacecraft's 96 00:04:38,339 --> 00:04:36,099 mobile platform at the time of launch to 97 00:04:41,459 --> 00:04:38,349 counteract damaging noise vibrations of 98 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:41,469 the engines at liftoff the 16 seconds of 99 00:04:45,850 --> 00:04:43,570 waterfall has a sound deadening effect 100 00:04:48,350 --> 00:04:45,860 as the engines fire 101 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:48,360 the three main engines that will power 102 00:04:51,980 --> 00:04:50,430 the space shuttle Columbia into orbit 103 00:04:54,110 --> 00:04:51,990 were tested at the National Space 104 00:04:56,690 --> 00:04:54,120 Technology Laboratory in Bay st. Louis 105 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:56,700 Mississippi the main engines are 106 00:05:01,220 --> 00:04:58,170 designed to produce up to four hundred 107 00:05:03,370 --> 00:05:01,230 seventy thousand pounds of thrust loping 108 00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:03,380 a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen 109 00:05:09,950 --> 00:05:05,880 problems in testing the shuttle engines 110 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:09,960 continue to cause delays one of the two 111 00:05:13,460 --> 00:05:11,970 solid rocket boosters that will burn for 112 00:05:16,250 --> 00:05:13,470 two minutes with the shuttles main 113 00:05:18,530 --> 00:05:16,260 engines during launch is shown laid out 114 00:05:21,020 --> 00:05:18,540 horizontally in preparation for a test 115 00:05:24,170 --> 00:05:21,030 firing the place is the vehicle 116 00:05:27,460 --> 00:05:24,180 corporation near Brigham City Utah each 117 00:05:32,270 --> 00:05:27,470 of the solid rocket boosters produces 118 00:05:34,190 --> 00:05:32,280 2,650,000 pounds of thrust small rocket 119 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:34,200 engines called thrusters that make it 120 00:05:38,780 --> 00:05:36,210 possible to maneuver the shuttle once in 121 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:38,790 space were also successfully fired at 122 00:05:44,690 --> 00:05:41,310 NASA's white sands test facility in New 123 00:05:46,850 --> 00:05:44,700 Mexico the hundred fifty four foot 124 00:05:48,950 --> 00:05:46,860 external propellant tank that will hold 125 00:05:50,780 --> 00:05:48,960 1 million five hundred fifty thousand 126 00:05:53,060 --> 00:05:50,790 pounds of fuel for the shuttles three 127 00:05:55,610 --> 00:05:53,070 main engines was rolled out and shipped 128 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:55,620 to the Kennedy Space Center Florida the 129 00:06:00,350 --> 00:05:58,050 external tank was manufactured at NASA's 130 00:06:04,220 --> 00:06:00,360 Michoud assembly facility by the Martin 131 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:04,230 Marietta company this is space shuttle 132 00:06:10,430 --> 00:06:08,250 orbiter 102 christened Columbia it was 133 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:10,440 named for the sea goin Columbia out of 134 00:06:15,010 --> 00:06:12,210 Boston that entered and explored the 135 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:15,020 mouth of the Columbia River in 1792 136 00:06:19,850 --> 00:06:17,430 Captain Robert gray named the river 137 00:06:21,590 --> 00:06:19,860 after his ship it will be the space 138 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:21,600 shuttle Columbia that makes the first 139 00:06:27,500 --> 00:06:25,050 trip into orbit around the earth the 122 140 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:27,510 foot long spaceship which looks like and 141 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:30,510 lands like an airplane is being molded 142 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:32,490 into existence by a government industry 143 00:06:39,890 --> 00:06:37,410 team of engineers and technicians 31,000 144 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:39,900 specially made silica tiles are being 145 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:41,610 mounted on the surface of Columbia 146 00:06:45,950 --> 00:06:43,770 making it possible for the shuttle to 147 00:06:49,430 --> 00:06:45,960 withstand repeated heating and cooling 148 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:49,440 good for 100 or more round trips into 149 00:06:54,710 --> 00:06:52,770 space without replacement problems 150 00:06:56,930 --> 00:06:54,720 encountered in installing the protective 151 00:06:58,820 --> 00:06:56,940 tiles have contributed to pushing back 152 00:07:00,620 --> 00:06:58,830 the first shuttle launch by several 153 00:07:03,270 --> 00:07:00,630 months 154 00:07:05,340 --> 00:07:03,280 astronauts john young and bob crippen 155 00:07:08,550 --> 00:07:05,350 will pilot columbia on its maiden voyage 156 00:07:10,380 --> 00:07:08,560 into space they are ready and despite 157 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:10,390 some troublesome delays along the way 158 00:07:14,730 --> 00:07:12,730 all the parts and pieces of the new 159 00:07:16,290 --> 00:07:14,740 space transportation system are coming 160 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:16,300 together and approaching launch 161 00:07:21,810 --> 00:07:20,050 readiness there were several major 162 00:07:24,570 --> 00:07:21,820 events that occurred during the year 163 00:07:27,930 --> 00:07:24,580 including adding 35 men and women to the 164 00:07:30,090 --> 00:07:27,940 astronaut roster the 35 completed a 12 165 00:07:32,250 --> 00:07:30,100 month training program and will be the 166 00:07:36,030 --> 00:07:32,260 pilots and mission specialists as the 167 00:07:38,340 --> 00:07:36,040 Space Shuttle becomes operational ten 168 00:07:40,350 --> 00:07:38,350 years ago three American astronauts 169 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:40,360 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center 170 00:07:45,870 --> 00:07:43,450 in Florida two of those men astronauts 171 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:45,880 neil armstrong and buzz aldrin became 172 00:07:52,170 --> 00:07:48,130 the first humans to set foot on another 173 00:07:54,230 --> 00:07:52,180 planet much attention was given during 174 00:07:58,290 --> 00:07:54,240 the year to the re-entry of Skylab 175 00:08:01,050 --> 00:07:58,300 launched in May 1973 Skylab was manned 176 00:08:05,190 --> 00:08:01,060 by three different three-man crews for 177 00:08:07,110 --> 00:08:05,200 periods of 2859 and 84 days during which 178 00:08:09,420 --> 00:08:07,120 many scientific experiments were 179 00:08:12,090 --> 00:08:09,430 conducted since early nineteen 180 00:08:14,670 --> 00:08:12,100 seventy-four the uninhabited Skylab had 181 00:08:17,310 --> 00:08:14,680 been slowly descending early in the year 182 00:08:19,380 --> 00:08:17,320 it became apparent that the 77 ton space 183 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:19,390 station would re-enter the atmosphere in 184 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:22,090 the summer skillful manipulation of 185 00:08:26,390 --> 00:08:24,250 skylabs small amount of maneuvering 186 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:26,400 capability combined with good fortune 187 00:08:30,870 --> 00:08:28,690 resulted in debris reaching the surface 188 00:08:33,779 --> 00:08:30,880 in the Indian Ocean and in sparsely 189 00:08:38,580 --> 00:08:33,789 populated areas of Australia causing no 190 00:08:40,650 --> 00:08:38,590 damage or injuries in space applications 191 00:08:42,930 --> 00:08:40,660 remote sensing from satellites like 192 00:08:45,030 --> 00:08:42,940 Landsat are being considered more as 193 00:08:48,090 --> 00:08:45,040 operational tools by the departments of 194 00:08:49,980 --> 00:08:48,100 agriculture and interior remote sensing 195 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:49,990 makes it possible to inventory and 196 00:08:55,410 --> 00:08:52,530 predict world food crops for instance 197 00:08:57,590 --> 00:08:55,420 consider these pictures taken by Landsat 198 00:09:00,240 --> 00:08:57,600 as it tracked the Mexican Gulf oil spill 199 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:00,250 large area views like this have been 200 00:09:05,310 --> 00:09:02,650 very useful to the US Geological Survey 201 00:09:08,230 --> 00:09:05,320 and the Mexican government 202 00:09:10,210 --> 00:09:08,240 using computers and the goes one weather 203 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:10,220 satellite NASA is working with the 204 00:09:14,350 --> 00:09:12,290 University of Florida and the National 205 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:14,360 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 206 00:09:18,370 --> 00:09:16,490 to develop a system to warn citrus 207 00:09:20,980 --> 00:09:18,380 growers when freezing temperatures are 208 00:09:22,990 --> 00:09:20,990 about to occur this type information 209 00:09:25,060 --> 00:09:23,000 alerts growers when they should fire up 210 00:09:29,380 --> 00:09:25,070 their oil heaters to save their crops 211 00:09:31,390 --> 00:09:29,390 from freezing NASA's Marshall Space 212 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:31,400 Flight Center has taken technology 213 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:33,530 needed to design highly efficient pumps 214 00:09:37,870 --> 00:09:35,570 for rocket engines to develop new 215 00:09:40,270 --> 00:09:37,880 lightweight firefighting water cannons 216 00:09:42,010 --> 00:09:40,280 for the Coast Guard these portable units 217 00:09:44,260 --> 00:09:42,020 can easily be transported where they're 218 00:09:46,900 --> 00:09:44,270 needed and can draw water from anywhere 219 00:09:51,580 --> 00:09:46,910 including the sea with a pumping rate of 220 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:51,590 1,000 gallons per minute to study the 221 00:09:56,770 --> 00:09:54,050 ozone layer and effects of aerosols on 222 00:10:00,310 --> 00:09:56,780 that region a stratospheric aerosol and 223 00:10:02,020 --> 00:10:00,320 gas experiment satellite called sage was 224 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:02,030 launched from NASA's Wallops Flight 225 00:10:06,850 --> 00:10:05,090 Center off Virginia's Eastern Shore to 226 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:06,860 compare the information received from 227 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:09,290 satellites like sage scientists and 228 00:10:13,570 --> 00:10:11,450 engineers from five countries also 229 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:13,580 launched 20 small rocket born 230 00:10:18,490 --> 00:10:16,490 experiments from Wallops Island changes 231 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:18,500 in aerosol concentration may cause 232 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:20,630 changes in climate with important 233 00:10:26,740 --> 00:10:24,530 implications for agriculture energy 234 00:10:29,380 --> 00:10:26,750 related research is continuing to be 235 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:29,390 part of NASA's overall effort a wind 236 00:10:34,180 --> 00:10:31,490 energy program supporting the Department 237 00:10:36,310 --> 00:10:34,190 of Energy is just one example the third 238 00:10:38,950 --> 00:10:36,320 in a series of two hundred thousand watt 239 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:38,960 wind generators began operating on Block 240 00:10:44,230 --> 00:10:41,810 Island Rhode Island it can Electrify up 241 00:10:46,690 --> 00:10:44,240 to 250 homes there during the winter 242 00:10:50,140 --> 00:10:46,700 that's half the permanent residence on 243 00:10:52,690 --> 00:10:50,150 the island a much larger wind turbine 244 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:52,700 able to produce two million watts of 245 00:10:59,660 --> 00:10:54,830 electricity began operating atop a 246 00:11:04,650 --> 00:11:02,340 residents in the papago indian village 247 00:11:06,570 --> 00:11:04,660 of stu Cilic arizona are enjoying 248 00:11:10,410 --> 00:11:06,580 electrical power provided by solar 249 00:11:12,180 --> 00:11:10,420 energy the 3500 wat photovoltaic village 250 00:11:14,430 --> 00:11:12,190 power project was funded by the 251 00:11:16,650 --> 00:11:14,440 Department of Energy the papago tribe 252 00:11:18,870 --> 00:11:16,660 Public Health Service and the four 253 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:18,880 corners Regional Commission it is 254 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:21,130 managed by NASA's Lewis Research Center 255 00:11:26,850 --> 00:11:24,210 in Cleveland NASA's Jet Propulsion 256 00:11:30,180 --> 00:11:26,860 Laboratory in Pasadena took delivery of 257 00:11:32,340 --> 00:11:30,190 a new electric test vehicle developed by 258 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:32,350 General Electric and Chrysler for the 259 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:34,510 Department of Energy the sleek electric 260 00:11:40,110 --> 00:11:36,490 car is scheduled to undergo extensive 261 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:40,120 testing etv one can range from between 262 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:43,330 75 on 120 miles before recharging and 263 00:11:49,410 --> 00:11:46,510 has a top speed of 65 miles per hour at 264 00:11:52,590 --> 00:11:49,420 an estimated operating cost of 18 cents 265 00:11:55,860 --> 00:11:52,600 a mile the car uses 18 lead-acid 266 00:11:58,290 --> 00:11:55,870 batteries good for 30,000 to 50,000 267 00:12:00,900 --> 00:11:58,300 miles and can be recharged by plugging 268 00:12:04,410 --> 00:12:00,910 into an ordinary household outlet for 269 00:12:05,820 --> 00:12:04,420 eight hours a large part of NASA's 270 00:12:07,950 --> 00:12:05,830 efforts are directed toward producing 271 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:07,960 the advanced technology for future 272 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:11,290 aircraft case in point the xB 15 273 00:12:15,750 --> 00:12:14,050 tiltrotor the tiltrotor combines the 274 00:12:18,330 --> 00:12:15,760 vertical take-off capability of the 275 00:12:21,330 --> 00:12:18,340 helicopter with the speed range and fuel 276 00:12:23,820 --> 00:12:21,340 economy of a turbo prop airplane rotor 277 00:12:25,560 --> 00:12:23,830 aircraft technology like this could add 278 00:12:29,010 --> 00:12:25,570 new dimensions to air transportation 279 00:12:31,020 --> 00:12:29,020 within the next 20 years the XP 15 280 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:31,030 research aircraft was developed for NASA 281 00:12:35,490 --> 00:12:33,130 and the army by Bell Helicopter and 282 00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:35,500 recently completed its first in flight 283 00:12:41,610 --> 00:12:37,600 conversion from helicopter to the 284 00:12:44,270 --> 00:12:41,620 airplane flight mode it's called heimat 285 00:12:46,770 --> 00:12:44,280 highly maneuverable aircraft technology 286 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:46,780 the place is nasa's dryden flight 287 00:12:51,420 --> 00:12:48,810 research center near the Mojave Desert 288 00:12:53,490 --> 00:12:51,430 hi matt is a supersonic research 289 00:12:55,770 --> 00:12:53,500 aircraft that's remotely piloted from 290 00:12:57,420 --> 00:12:55,780 the ground I matt has about twice the 291 00:13:00,540 --> 00:12:57,430 turning capability of the most 292 00:13:02,670 --> 00:13:00,550 maneuverable plane flying today data 293 00:13:04,620 --> 00:13:02,680 from these flight test programs are fed 294 00:13:08,060 --> 00:13:04,630 into a simulator to assess their 295 00:13:10,260 --> 00:13:08,070 application to full scale aircraft 296 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:10,270 engineers at NASA's Langley Research 297 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:11,370 Center are 298 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:13,250 budding aircraft structural design 299 00:13:17,510 --> 00:13:15,810 including improved seat and restraint 300 00:13:19,490 --> 00:13:17,520 systems that could increase the 301 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:19,500 probability of passenger survival and 302 00:13:31,730 --> 00:13:21,930 also reduce injuries when a general 303 00:13:34,100 --> 00:13:31,740 aviation airplane crashes they do this 304 00:13:38,950 --> 00:13:34,110 by intentionally crashing planes into 305 00:13:44,210 --> 00:13:41,990 this rocket-assisted crash allowed the 306 00:13:46,850 --> 00:13:44,220 researchers to impact the plane at 90 307 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:46,860 miles per hour onboard cameras and 308 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:48,450 instruments give precise information 309 00:13:56,810 --> 00:13:50,730 that can be used to improve the crash 310 00:14:00,170 --> 00:13:56,820 worthiness of future aircraft space 311 00:14:05,260 --> 00:14:00,180 science and applications space 312 00:14:09,350 --> 00:14:05,270 transportation wind and solar energy and 313 00:14:22,329 --> 00:14:09,360 Aeronautics all are a part of the NASA 314 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