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Category Archives: Space Science
Schiaparelli, RIP
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has seen the impact site. Burn was ten times too short, fell from 2-4 kilometers, almost-full tanks probably exploded on “landing.”
But they think it was a software error, which is good news.
Schiapperalli
The orbiter is in orbit around Mars, but things aren’t looking good for the lander. Loss of signal a few hundred meters above the surface.
Space is hard. Mars is harder.
— SafeNotAnOption (@SafeNotAnOption) October 19, 2016
[Thursday-morning update]
Bob Zimmerman: Did Opportunity see Schiapperalli?
NASA’s Approach To Mars Exploration
A lot of what NASA is doing is going to undergo a rethinking in the next few years, I think.
The Crisis In Space Science
What looks to be an interesting paper from Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist who groks private spaceflight.
Opportunity’s Future
Bob Zimmerman has been tracking its movements on Mars.
[Update a few minutes later]
Speaking of opportunities on Mars, a discussion of the ethics over at The Space Review today.
Tyson is historically ignorant; not true that "over history, governments have led exploration." Mostly private. https://t.co/pjx0JbopHk
— SafeNotAnOption (@SafeNotAnOption) September 6, 2016
Interesting Science
No big deal, just a possible fifth fundamental force of nature.
Curiosity On Mars
In an exclusive, Bob Zimmerman says it has a hard road ahead up the mountain.
Settling Space
During the anniversary week of the first human moon landing, Eric Hedman reminds is that we know practically nothing about the effects of partial gravity on human (or any animal) health. This is a sign of how unserious we remain about human spaceflight.
Space And Time
Louise Riofrio has a new Kickstarter project to highlight her cosmological theory.