Rocket engine noise can burst eardrums, break windows and rattle walls. It’s a major reason why launch facilities are miles from populated areas. But such thunderous roars also can damage the very ...

The mini-me version of the Space Launch System (SLS) is now being put through its paces as part of the Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) program. The heavily instrumented five percent scale model of ...

Southwest Research Institute’s aerospace acoustic test chamber can now simulate the harsh acoustic conductions associated with a rocket launch. SwRI’s new acoustic testing chamber ensures that ...

Dream Chaser® Spaceplane’s Cargo Companion Subjected to Sound Forces Simulating the Extreme Noise Levels of a Rocket Launch LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading commercial space ...

Audio Precision announced today the APx517B acoustic analyzer, specifically designed, configured, and built for the production-line testing of speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets, and the wide ...

Acoustic testing of Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), has successfully been completed at ESA’s test facilities in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The 11-tonne test configuration of ...

Local media can hear the sounds of progress on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) when engineers perform acoustic tests on a 5-percent scale model of the new rocket at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at NASA ...

Strike a bell, and the bell rings at its resonance modes. Strike it harder and the bell rings at the same tone, only louder. Now imagine a small crack in the bell, perhaps invisible to the eye. We ...

A long-standing mystery about how wild bats navigate complex environments in complete darkness with remarkable precision, has ...