by Dianne Bayley | Nov 20, 2019 | Innovation
When NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter reached the red planet in September 1999, thousands of engineers and scientists anticipated major breakthroughs from the 338-kg robotic probe, which was due to gather, analyse and send valuable information back to Earth, writes Rodrigo...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 24, 2019 | Innovation
“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” As Neil Armstrong’s words reverberated throughout the NASA Mission Control Center in Houston, and cheers and celebrations erupted both at Mission Control and around the world. The Apollo 11...