Monthly Archives: July 2014

NASA’s Scientific Ballooning Program

Posted on July 28, 2014 by admin

Large unmanned helium balloons provide NASA with an inexpensive means to place payloads into a space environment. The unique capabilities of this program are crucial for the development of new technologies and payloads for NASA’s space flight missions. Many important … Continue reading →

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Thermal Evolution of Helium in Magnetron Sputtered Titanium Films

Posted on July 28, 2014 by admin

Helium-containing titanium films synthesized by magnetron sputtering method were investigated using thermal desorption spectrometry (TDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Helium evolution behaviors under thermal treatment from room temperature to 1500 °C were characterized. Four peaks … Continue reading →

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To Infinity And Beyond: Quest For Resources Enters Its Space Age

Posted on July 28, 2014 by admin

“There is no place on earth as desolate as what I was viewing in those first moments on the Lunar Surface,” said Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the Moon. By comparison, Mars with its thin atmosphere, … Continue reading →

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BLM’s Implementation of the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

Posted on July 27, 2014 by admin

The Department of the Interior’s (Interior) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has taken a number of actions to begin implementing the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013, including estimating volumes of helium that can be produced from the federal helium reserve … Continue reading →

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Helium Plant to Auction Off Resource

Posted on July 21, 2014 by admin

Thanks to legislation signed by President Obama, the Bureau of Land Management Helium plant in Amarillo will remain in business as it prepares to auction off helium to companies around the world. Amarillo has been known as the helium capital … Continue reading →

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