Gravity Probe B: Brilliant science, incredible engineering, but mediocre results, Part 1: The principle

An audacious and very costly orbiting science experiment set out to verify a subtlety of General Relativity by pushing the boundaries of science and engineering but ended with inconclusive and frustrating results. On April 20, 2004, a Boeing Delta II rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base carried Gravity Probe B into orbit and so […] The post Gravity Probe B: Brilliant science, incredible engineering, but mediocre results, Part 1: The principle appeared first on Electrical Engineering ...