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Rocket launches from Vandenberg but botches landing

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday and successfully delivered an ocean-monitoring satellite into space, but it failed to stick the landing. The rocket broke a support leg and tipped over after landing on a barge 200... (Continue reading)

Pilots in Virgin Galactic crash were Cal Poly alums

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The two men piloting a test spaceflight that crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday are Cal Poly alums who graduated from the university’s aerospace engineering program. [KSBY] Michael Alsbury, 39, and Peter Siebold, 43, were flying the Virgin Galactic... (Continue reading)