European Mars probe arrives at launch site The first launch of the ExoMars mission has been getting some momentum in the last week. The European orbiter and lander have each arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome and are being prepare for a future liftoff in march. The 2016 launch is the first of two launches scheduled for the ExoMars mission. The second launch in 2018 will carry the first European rover expected to land on Mars.
- The article http://ift.tt/1VlJOED
What Meteorites Mean for Science, Culture, and Kitsch National Geographic’s interview with Maria Golia. She recently published a book which take a look at the cultural and scientific impact of meteorites throughout our history.
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The interview http://ift.tt/1mkAyEK
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Maria’s book http://ift.tt/1R3EepZ
Tampering the hype on SpaceX After the successful reentry of the Falcon 9 first booster stage last week, their was a lot of excitement in the media about the future of space flight. But with excitement and breakthrough come a bunch of over estimations and unrealistic expectations. Multiple articles came out with more down to earth analysis on the impact of SpaceX’s landing.
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From Vice News, focus a bit more on the economics http://ift.tt/1kfD39K
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From The Verge, focus on the refurbishment cost still present http://ift.tt/1NNE2Xs
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From CBSnews republished (with permission) on SpaceflightNow (fewer aggressive ads on SpaceflightNow) http://ift.tt/1OLWrnn
Submitted December 28, 2015 at 12:39PM by RetroShaft http://ift.tt/1R3Ed5m
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