Third Accident Strikes Arecibo Observatory

Mark Carreau December 01, 2020
The Arecibo Observatory following an earlier accident.
Credit: National Science Foundation
HOUSTON—Days after unveiling plans to decommission and dismantle the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the National Science Foundation announced a third wave of damage, the Dec. 1 collapse of the suspended 900-ton instrument platform. The accident occurred at 6:55 a.m. EST, or 7:55 a.m. local time...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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