Pacific Ocean – Page 2

NASA Launched and Landed LOFTID, an Inflatable Flying Saucer Heat Shield

The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.

By Kenneth Chang

China Pacific Ocean Rocket Science and Propulsion Space and Astronomy Tiangong Space Program

China Lucks Out Again as Out-of-Control Rocket Booster Falls in the Pacific

For the fourth time, the country’s space program used a 23-ton launcher that made an uncontrolled re-entry back to Earth, prompting nervous sky-watching and airspace closures in Europe.

By Kenneth Chang

Canada Costa Rica Glencore International AG International Seabed Authority Maersk Line Metals and Minerals Metals Company, The Mines and Mining Nauru Oceans and Seas Pacific Ocean

Battle Over Deep-Sea Mining Takes on New Urgency as Trial Run Winds Down

A Canadian company is testing mining equipment in the Pacific Ocean in its quest for metals needed for electric vehicles. Environmentalists oppose the mining, which could begin in 2024.

By Eric Lipton