NASA eClips™: Altair
 
Target: Grades 6-8

Length: 6 minutes 1 second

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In future space missions, Altair will carry crew from Orion to the moon. An engine is being developed that uses deep throttling to control the amount of thrust coming out of the engine. Using mathematics principles, the engine lowers the vehicle and allows it to hover until a landing site is located.