Video: 00:17:08 Understanding the laws of the universe is fundamental to flying missions in space. But one spacecraft under Paolo Ferri's care seemed to be particularly susceptible to Murphy's law - 'Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. In 1992, ESA's first-ever reusable satellite, Eureca, was delivered into orbit (and later retrieved) by a NASA Space Shuttle. It spent just under a year in orbit, and presented a plethora of problems from Day 1. While it was ultimately successful, Eureca re...
Video: 00:17:08 Understanding the laws of the universe is fundamental to flying missions in space. But one spacecraft under Paolo Ferri's care seemed to be particularly susceptible to Murphy's law - 'Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. In 1992, ESA's first-ever reusable satellite, Eureca, was delivered into orbit (and later retrieved) by a NASA Space Shuttle. It spent just under a year in orbit, and presented a plethora of problems from Day 1. While it was ultimately successful, Eureca re...
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