Cosmic Hazards: The Threat of Asteroids and Comets
Absolutely the worst assumption that people tend to make is that cosmic hazards are remote and that they remain the same over time. When I mention... Read more →
Virgin Galactic, a Brief History
On October 31, 2014, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo broke up during a test flight, killing the co-pilot and injuring the pilot. The tragedy signals... Read more →
Biodiversity and Rocket Launches: Cohabiting at the Guiana Space Centre
The countdown is coming to an end. The engines ignite; the rocket is engulfed by a cloud of fire and smoke, lift off, and in an instant it’s... Read more →
Rosetta’s Philae Makes Historic Landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Rosetta is an ESA deep space mission whose main objective is to rendezvous and orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in order to perform... Read more →
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Accident
On October 31, 2014, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo VSS Enterprise crashed in the Mojave Desert, California, during a test conducted by its partner... Read more →
Orion Spacecraft – Exploration Flight Test-1
It’s been a long time since the Space Shuttle last flew. STS 135 touched down July 21st 2011 – the last time the USA had the capability to send... Read more →