SpaceShipTwo: Media Coverage of a Space Disaster
The tragic loss of SpaceShipTwo was the second space accident to hit headlines in less than a week. It was also one of those rare occasions when the... Read more →
The SpaceShipTwo Disaster: A Matter of Transparency
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed on Friday 31 October during a test flight in California's Mojave Desert, killing one of the two... Read more →
Hybrid Rocket Motor Design
In the article Hybrid Rockets: An Overview we looked at the basic components of bi-propellant, mono-propellant, solid, and hybrid rocket motors.... Read more →
Hybrid Rocket Motor Overview
Hybrid rockets have been around for many decades. Some quite large development programs have come and gone in efforts to overcome practical problems... Read more →
The Antares Rocket Accident: Dissecting Space Disasters in the Media
The recent loss of an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus cargo vehicle to the International Space Station shocked the space community and the public... Read more →
The Nedelin Catastrophe, Part 2
This is the second of two articles recounting the Nedelin Disaster. Read Part 1 here. They worked all night. One bundle of wires that was removed... Read more →