Jet Propulsion Lab

JPL stands for Jet propulsion laboratory. Which was named after the great scientist who

has dedicated his work to the physics and concepts in physics. His name was Theodore Von

Karman. This lab explains about the numerous science missions and the importance about how

they use the physics which will enable students to know about NASA and their important project

which are useful for the students of science and technology. They are taking the observation and

experimentation of physics to a new level and how this will be helpful in knowing the concepts

which are underneath the physics. I have visited JPL on Thursday and on the 21 st of April and the

lecture was mainly focused on the Nano technology which is used wider on the space and how

Those space crafts were 30cm long and 10cm wider and

they are studying the nature of earth and from this we can relate this to the chapter which we

have studied in physics about the solar systems and the gravitation force which is acting in the

outer space and how astronauts plan things to get rid of these things. As we have studied in the

chapter 13 of the gravitation about the solar system and how the astronauts use the conditions of

the gravitation on the earth to move around in the outer space. The formula is given by

This equation is helpful in determine the gravity and mass of earth, radius and many other factors

and we know about the m e = 5.98*10 24 kg which we have studied in our class of physics. The

He has also explained about the Deployment where they have deployed the satellites February

2014 and there were 28 satellites under the constellation. These cube sats fit into the Pico

satellite and the Nano satellite which will enable them to know the mass of the satellite which are

send into the outer space. These determines the mass of the satellite which can be known from

the equation which we have studied in our outer space and the mass of the satellite can be

They have been controlling this using

the automation process and this Cube sat are nothing but acts as small computer when they get

connected with the satellite outside they detect for the errors in the satellite and they in turn

rectify the problems using the computer which is in built inside the cube sat and they check all

the necessary mother boards and CPU inside the satellites and they are launched back to the earth

even if they are damaged that won’t affect much as they are very small and they can be made

easily within in a day or two. They are cost effective even though they get damaged. This can be

related to physics which we have studied in gravitation about the average density which is given

In later chapters it has also been studied about the gravitational potential energy which is