NASA Working On Venus Missions At Glenn Research Center - Part 2 of 2 parts
Part 2 of 2 parts (Please read Part 1 first)
Part 2 of 2 parts (Please read Part 1 first)
Part 1 of 2 parts.
One danger of a manned space launch is that there could be a major problem during launch. If this happens, there should be a way for the crew capsule to be jettisoned so that it can return safely to Earth. We have lost astronauts during launch before. There have been a variety of safety systems proposed.
An increasingly large share of the satellite market is being taken up by what are referred to as “small satellites.” These are defined as weighing less than one thousand one hundred pounds. It is estimated that between 2015 and 2019, over five hundred small satellites will have been launched into low Earth orbit.