HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 21 -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville issued the following news release:
UAH Propulsion Research Center, UAH prototype team and Linc Research, Inc. personnel in front of prototype lunar landing pad.
As NASA works toward a sustained human presence on the Moon, researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, are helping solve one of the most pressing challenges facing future lunar missions: how to land spacecraft safely without damaging the landing vehicle or nearby infrastructures.
This summer, a team of UAH students and researchers successfully conducted three rocket-motor firing tests on a prototype lunar landing pad at the university's Propulsion R...