• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Solar Sail Experiment Lost

Several hours before the announcement in Russia, U.S. scientists at the California-based Planetary Society said they believed they had detected signals from the $4 million spacecraft and that it was in orbit.

But they said the spacecraft might have freed itself from the failing Russian booster rocket and orbited long enough to send weak signals that were apparently received by three ground stations within hours of its launch.



Sucks to lose 4mil. Why did they have to launch this from a sub?

 
proably cheaper.........from an already used missle format....didnt have to build everything special....(just my thought)

i thought i heard it crashed into the sea??
 
The aliens made it fail! :Q

They're already having a harder time hiding from all the SETI projects going on, and letting humans establish an even greater presence in space with solar sailing craft is just too much of a risk for them!

...

Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean there aren't really people out there trying to get me. 😉
 
it is a sad Day forn every People who are looking at the Future

i hope that there is another Test for this...

Sir Ulli
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top