SN15 landing (Credit: SpaceX)
After months of attempts, including a successful landing and later rapid unscheduled disassembly (also known as an explosion), SpaceX has done the impossible by launching and landing their Starship prototype, at their “Starbase” located in Boca Chica, Texas, on the border with Mexico.
It was a great day for the flight as today was the 60 year anniversary of Alan Shepard’s history-making flight to become the first American in space.
SpaceX has been in the landing-rockets business for several years now, becoming almost routine with their Falcon rockets, which have been used to launch satellites, and was responsible for restoring American capability to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station. In the last week, Falcon’s Dragon 2 Crew Capsule returned four Astronauts from the ISS, and SpaceX has launched two additional Falcon rockets and successfully landed them both from Florida. Those two Falcons were carrying Starlink Satellites,
Saint Rose s art, music cuts have some asking, what s left?
College cuts 25 programs, 41 faculty jobs to address fiscal crisis
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1of11Buy PhotoA view of The College of St. Rose on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The College of Saint Rose announced that it will end 16 bachelor degree, six master degree and three certificate programs to save money going forward. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of11Buy PhotoA view of the Science Center at The College of St. Rose on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The College of Saint Rose announced that it will end 16 bachelor degree, six master degree and three certificate programs to save money going forward. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less