“Because It’s Friday“, I have two space stories for you today. The first is science from the Perseverance Rover on Mars. The science team involved with the project have released a paper discussing some geological (?) evidence of possible life functions discovered in the rocks. Signs of ancient life may have …
Because It’s Friday – Space Rescue
It is back to space this week for Because It’s Friday, and I was particularly interested in this article when I saw it, so much so, that I had a coffee break to read it! (For those new to this blog and our IT and Cyber Security companies, coffee is …
Because It’s Friday – Loud rockets
I was planning to write about the Virgin Orbit launch, from Cornwall, of an air launched rocket putting satellites into orbit. However although the separation and power up from the 747 jet was successful the rocket had issues and the payloads did not make orbit. There is a good video …
Artemis will launch today… probably… UPDATED
…or not – there was a liquid hydrogen leak so the launch was waved off: This is a quick follow-up to my Artemis post on Bank Holiday Monday: The new launch window is today – some time after 17:30 UK – there is a three hour or so launch window. …
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I know it’s not Friday… NASA’s Artemis Mission – the excitement and the politics – UPDATED
Update: The mission was scrubbed for today. …however today is a Bank Holiday weekend here in England, so for those of us on leave here is something extra. It is either a “Because It’s Friday” or a “Weekend Read” feature, you can choose! For the regular reader, you know that …
