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NASA Reinvents the Wheel for Future Mars Rovers

2017-11-21 18:36:45| Extremetech

NASA engineers are designing a new generation of rover wheels that can cope with the rugged terrain of the red planet. The post NASA Reinvents the Wheel for Future Mars Rovers appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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Young Graduate Trainee for Support to Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera

2017-11-20 11:11:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Young Graduate Traineeship Opportunity in the Directorate of Science. ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged. Post Young Graduate Trainee for Support to Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera This post is classified F1. Location ESAC, Villanueva de la Caada, Spain Our team and mission Mars Express is the first European mission to Mars, launched in 2003 and still operational nowadays, the operations being coordinated by the Mars Express Science Ground Segment at ESAC, Madrid. The mission is analysing the planet at all levels from the interior up to the magnetosphere, providing very high resolution images and mineralogy information of the surface, probing the Martian subsurface waterice deposits, monitoring the atmosphere gases and its interaction with the solar wind in the magnetosphere, and even observing regularly the two Martian moons Phobos and Deimos. The Visual Monitoring Camera VMC onboard Mars Express has been used extensively in the last 10 years for outreach purposes, but only recently in 2016 it was upgraded to the status of scientific payload and started to perform scientific observations, with a new international science and technical team coordinated at ESAC in Madrid. Mars Express related information httpsci.esa.intmarsexpress httpswww.cosmos.esa.intwebmarsexpress Visual Monitoring Camera related information VMC blog httpblogs.esa.intvmc VMC twitter httptwitter.comesamarswebcam VMC image archive httpwww.flickr.comesamarswebcam Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the ESA website httpwww.esa.int Fields of activities The main goal of this Young Graduate Trainee YGT project is to provide adequate support to the MEX Science Ground Segment team for the operations, data processing, archiving and distribution of the data obtained by the Visual Monitoring Camera VMC, providing scientific and technical support in all the necessary areas to maximise the scientific outcome of the data. These tasks cover the preparation of science observations, maintenance of the new data processing pipelines, support to the final archiving and distribution of the data files to the community as well as support for scientific analysis of the images. Moreover the use of VMC images will be extended to educational purposes, with the preparation of scientific and technical use cases for students worldwide. Technical competencies Knowledge of relevant technical domains Relevant experience gained during internshipsproject work Breadth of exposure coming from past andor current researchactivities Knowledge of ESA and its programmesprojects Behavioural competencies Self Motivation Communication Continuous Learning CrossCultural Sensitivity Teamwork Education Applicants should have just completed, or be in their final year of a University course at Masters Level or equivalent in a technical or scientific discipline. Additional requirements The following skills would be desirable Programming skills, especially knowledge of IDL andor Python language Experience in science data handling andor image processing Experience with servers and unix operating system Experience in educational and outreach programmes and activities Interest in planetary science The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. In addition, applicants should demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the capacity to work both independently and as part of a team. During the interview the candidates motivation and overall professional perspectivecareer goals will also be explored. Other information For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The closing date for applications is 17 December 2017. If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resourcesesa.int. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK, or Slovenia as an Associate Member, Canada as a Cooperating State, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia as European Cooperating States ECS. Priority will first be given to candidates from underrepresented Member States. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment Apply HERE

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NASA Tests Supersonic Parachute for Mars 2020 Rover

2017-11-16 13:30:21| Extremetech

NASA engineers will go over the ASPIRE footage frame-by-frame to study how the parachute behaved during deployment. The post NASA Tests Supersonic Parachute for Mars 2020 Rover appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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NASA Plans to Develop Mars Drone at Arctic Research Base

2017-11-15 20:52:35| Extremetech

NASA has partnered with several private organizations and nonprofits to test some flying machines in the most Martian landscape on Earth: a desolate island in the Canadian Arctic. The post NASA Plans to Develop Mars Drone at Arctic Research Base appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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