Ep 33 Arecibo Telescope Collapse

<p>Engineering News – Ultra Thin, Self Healing, Water Resistant Coatings (2:40).</p> <p>This week's engineering failure is the Arecibo Telescope Collapse (5:00). Designed in the 1960s (9:00), the telescope accomplished a lot for science until its collapse (15:50) in 2020. NASA investigated the failure and issued a report (23:00) of findings earlier this year. But the silver lining, some cool things are being worked on for the future of the site (27:55).</p> <p> </p> <p>Check out our new Patreon Page for mini-failure bonus episodes - <a href='https://www.patreon.com/failurology'>https://www.patreon.com/failurology</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode -<a href='https://www.failurology.ca/'> https://www.failurology.ca/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Ways to get in touch</p> <p>Twitter - <a href='https://twitter.com/failurology'>https://twitter.com/failurology</a></p> <p>Email - <a href='mailto:thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com'>thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Linked In - <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast</a></p> <p>YouTube - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg</a></p>