Why is NASA’s Perseverance Landing on Mars such a ‘Big Thing’? | February 18th, 2021
On February 18th, NASA’s Perseverance Rover landed on the red planet: Mars. But why is it such a hyped event? Over the years, scientists have made many failed attempts; therefore, Space engineers call it the ‘seven minutes of terror.’ The Perseverance Rover landing began a new era of exploration and discovery of microbial life in […]
How Satellites Determine the Weather on Earth
The idea of using cameras to orbit and observe weather began as early as 1946. At the time, there was little observation data, and cloud cameras on rockets were expensive. On February 17, 1959, the first weather satellite, Vanguard 2 launched. Unfortunately, a large amount of data was uncollected by the satellite due to its […]