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Weekly Space Hangout – Sept 18, 2015: Planet Hunter Prof. Sara Seager
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: Dr. Sara Seager, whose research focuses on computer models of exoplanet atmospheres, interiors, and…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 16, 2015: Hard Landings, False Alarms & Found Beagles
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) (more…)
More Revealed about Siebold’s Escape from SpaceShipTwo
Yes, there was a thumbs up. Through an interview with the father of the SpaceShipTwo pilot, the Daily Mail has…
SpaceShipTwo Pilot’s Survival is Miraculous
In this reporter's initial article for Universe Today on the SpaceShipTwo accident, it was already clear that the survival of…
Update: NTSB Confirms SpaceShipTwo feathering was Prematurely Unlocked
In a Monday afternoon press conference, acting NTSB chairman Christopher Hart confirmed that the safety lock on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo feathering…
NTSB Discovers Possible Pilot Error in SpaceShipTwo Investigation
In a press conference at the Mojave Air and Sport Port Sunday evening, acting NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart revealed preliminary…
Update: One Survivor, One Fatality in Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Flight Accident
Officials from Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites have confirmed one of the pilots was killed and another was injured in…
BREAKING: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Suffers ‘In-flight Anomaly,’ Crashes in Test Flight
According to reports on Twitter, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo exploded in midflight, and debris was seen scattered on ground in the…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 31, 2014: Bad Week in Space
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Ken Kremer (kenkremer.com /…
Astronomy Cast 350: SpaceShipOne
SpaceShipOne is the spacecraft created by Scaled Composites to win the $10 million Ansari X-Prize in 2003. It was the…