Issue #2(2) 2014 Lounge

Flying saucers return

Spectacular catch – NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator is retrieved from the Pacific after a near-space test flight. The LDSD project is evaluating landing technologies for future Mars missions

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The day Philae landed: how a rough touchdown still made history at the Rosetta Mission

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Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology

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Apollo lunar rover - the Lego version

Many hazards have been identified originating in space, which although unlikely, continue to pose real dangers to our way of life, and in the worst cases to human health and safety. Opinion

Focusing the world on planetary defence