Understanding the inertia properties of rigid bodies is essential for diverse applications in engineering, aerospace, automotive, and robotics. Inertia describes how mass is distributed within a ...

To emulate the classical mechanics of physics found in space on full-scale replica spacecraft on Earth, NRL researchers grapple "floating" objects in the lab.

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering Department’s space robotics research facility recently took possession of a one-of-a-kind 75,000 pound Gravity Offset Table (GOT) made ...