Category Archives: October 2016

Rocket Science

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ST Editors

By Prasad Ganti Recently, SpaceX’s rocket Falcon 9 blew up on the launch pad, after having had several successes with Falcon 9 in the past. A further failure last year was reported when its rocket blew up in space. Regardless, … Continue reading →

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NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex Begins Trailblazing Asteroid Sampling Mission

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Bound for asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx robotic explorer began a trailblazing 7 year round trip sampling sortie on Sept. 8 in search of the origin of life with a spectacular sky … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by David Kaplan Rosetta Mission Ends With Spacecraft’s Dive Into Comet Rosetta, the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, is dead, setting down in a final embrace with its companion of the past two years. Radio signals from Rosetta … Continue reading →

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