Carthage College students Jackson Wehr and Sheila Franklin conduct Modal Propellant Gauging experiments on a parabolic flight with Carthage College physics professor Kevin Crosby in 2016. Courtesy of ...

Engineers recently have used the model to develop an innovative method for better gauging how much fuel is left in the expensive satellites. Moreover, the technique uses temperature data that are ...

The European Space Agency has awarded Swedish company NanoSpace a €500,000 ($740,000) contract to develop a propellant gauging system for satellites. In a microgravity environment propellant moves ...

Researchers have used a new technique to save $60 million for broadcasters by extending the service life of two communications satellites. The technique works by applying an advanced simulation and a ...

VAN HORN, Texas — A promising technology developed at Carthage College in partnership with NASA successfully launched into space Dec. 11 aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. Carthage’s Modal ...

The Modal Propellant Gauging experiment led by Dr. Kevin Crosby is a joint effort with the NASA Kennedy Space Center Cryogenics Laboratory. It demonstrates a way to measure fuel levels in microgravity ...

A computer model originally applied to such theoretical problems as understanding the mathematics behind soap bubble formation could be worth millions of dollars for companies that operate ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have used a new technique to save $60 million for broadcasters by extending the service life of two communications satellites. The technique works by applying an ...

A new mathematical technique enables engineers to create this cross section image of a satellite fuel tank. The cross section shows the distribution of fuel inside the tank and the location of “vanes, ...