“We were interested in looking at the more durable systems,” Camarda told Ars. “The first thing I ever tested was actually an all-metallic shuttle wing leading edge, and it used heat pipes, and it was built by McDonnell Douglas. It was a competitor with the reinforced carbon-carbon, the passive leading edge system.” Ultimately, NASA went with the reinforced carbon-carbon heat …
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The fateful decision came way before Tuesday’s game-defining moment happened. In advance of their series against the Orioles, the Red Sox decided they would not challenge Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser, who ranks in the top 20 in Baseball Savant’s arm strength metrics. They stuck to that belief in the 11th inning Tuesday while trailing by a run with the tying …
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A paranormal investigator who was helping lead a national tour of the allegedly haunted Annabelle doll has suddenly died over the weekend. On Tuesday, the New England Society for Psychic Research announced the “sudden” death of 54-year-old Dan Rivera, the organization’s lead paranormal investigator and an army veteran. Rivera’s death occurred on Sunday during his visit to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where …
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