spacecraft
NASA to send 'flying saucer' to edge of space
Posted in Science on 6th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA is trying to make progress toward a manned mission to Mars and, to that end, they are testing a cutting-edge spacecraft breaking system.
LightSail spacecraft is back in touch with Earth after rebooting itself
Posted in Software on 31st May, 2015
by Alex Muller
About a week after its launch on May 20th, LightSail lost the ability to send data to the crew because of a software glitch.
Software problem 'pauses' LightSail mission
Posted in Software on 29th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
The Planetary Society says that its LightSail solar sail mission has been 'paused' due to a software glitch, which has frozen the onboard computer.
Dawn Spacecraft Images Reveal 'Ice Rinks' on Ceres
Posted in Science on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has glimpsed mysterious, highly reflective bright spots dotting the surface of Ceres. No one yet knows what exactly they are or how they got there.
Out of control Russian spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere
Posted in Science on 8th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
The Russian space agency says that its out-of-control spacecraft has burnt up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.