Top 10 Science Moments of 2014: #6: Space Travel Is Still Hard 2014 was not a year without tragedy in space exploration. In October, Virgin Galactics SpaceShipTwo crashed, killing one pilot. This came within days of an explosion that happened after the liftoff of an unmanned Antares rocket carrying a payload to the International Space Station. Also, in August a SpaceX rocket exploded over Texas during a test flight. In a year when science began to make amazing feats look easy, these were three reminders of the old adage that space is hard. (Courtesy of our own Director of Space Science Jim Todd)
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:04:00 +0000
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