Balloon science is an often-neglected older cousin of rocket science and NASA’s primary goal with this launch is to test a better balloon
Up, Up and Away…
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Academia | Astronomy
Actually, This Is Rocket Science
But despite being commonplace, spaceflight is still far from routine. In fact, in the six decades since the Soviet Union started the space race, justRead More
The Man Who Sold Mars
Elon Musk knows how to make a splash, and today he outlined his plan to turn humanity into a “multiplanetary species”. Musk painted a picture of a future wh…
Look West
Last Friday, work kept me late at the office. It was a clear and cloudless night and the stars were out as I biked home in the dusk. And as my pedals turned, the night sky wheeled more slowly above…