When it comes to spaceships, who does the rebuilding? And how much does it cost? Looking at stars costs billions and billions…have a look at an engineer’s view on space news, in Mike Macartney’s new post. Sick Satellites and Occam’s Razor by Mike Macartney The huge ENVISAT spacecraft is failing according to the BBC. But, did … Continue reading »
For some of us, skepticism has almost become a religion. After I read each new science report, I often find myself wondering what I believe. Engineer Mike Macartney’s new article plays with the two ideas that I sometimes think of as fighting siblings, belief and science. Carl Sagan said, “Science is a way of thinking much … Continue reading »
Who is responsible for outer-space litter? And if you drop something when your out there in orbit, does it just float around? Or is it a loose cannon? Engineer Mike Macartney takes a look at technology to clean the heavens in this new article. Trash Day on Thursdays by Mike Macartney They make so much noise, the … Continue reading »
In science experiments, you do it once and it works, maybe you were lucky. You do it twice, it might be a real result. But when you describe how to do it, and someone else successfully repeats it – that’s a paper. Making it clear enough for someone else to get it, is a requirement of science journal publication. … Continue reading »
