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    newtons_laws replied to the thread Ancient rocks hold proof of Earth's magnetic field. Here's why that's puzzling.

    The article says "That strength is measured to have been at least 15 microtesla (mT), which is comparable to Earth's field strength of...

    Yesterday at 3:44 AM
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread China's Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report.

    The article says "The agency also plans to do more in the future to guard against space debris issues in orbit." Well of course one...

    Wednesday at 2:37 PM
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread NASA greenlights 2028 launch for epic Dragonfly mission to Saturn's huge moon Titan.

    Is it definite that SLS will be used for the launch of Dragonfly, could the Falcon Heavy be a suitable alternative? Wikipedia gives the...

    Sunday at 10:53 AM
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread NASA greenlights 2028 launch for epic Dragonfly mission to Saturn's huge moon Titan.

    According to this site https://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/Why-Titan/ the surface atmosphere of Titan (which incidentally is 94% Nitrogen) is...

    Apr 19, 2024
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms.

    There was little doubt that given the time and location of the debris that crashed through the Florida resident's home it was (as NASA...

    Apr 16, 2024
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    newtons_laws reacted to Unclear Engineer's post in the thread Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms with Like.

    Jettisoning a whole package of heavy stuff held together by strong Inconel pipes seems pretty negligent. It would make more sense to...

    Apr 16, 2024
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    newtons_laws reacted to sciencecompliance's post in the thread Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms with Like.

    Yeah, when they said it was made out of Inconel I shook my head. You mean the Inconel that's famous for its heat resistance? Jesus...

    Apr 16, 2024
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    newtons_laws reacted to Unclear Engineer's post in the thread FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Starship's 3rd test flight with Like.

    FAA definitely has a role to play when it comes to Star Ship and Super heavy returning to some sort of crewed base, whether it is at...

    Mar 16, 2024
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    newtons_laws reacted to Unclear Engineer's post in the thread SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into space on epic 3rd test flight (video) with Like.

    I think that comment is really off-base. The points that Bigref made are true and not refuted by that caustic comment. And they did...

    Mar 15, 2024
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into space on epic 3rd test flight (video).

    A successful 3rd test of starship, achieving most if not quite all of its intended goals. (Super Heavy landing burn engines failed to...

    Mar 15, 2024
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread NASA, Boeing delay Starliner capsule's 1st astronaut launch to early May.

    Whilst the SLS may have some use in pre-positioning equipment on the surface of Mars prior to a crewed landing (and Starship even more...

    Mar 14, 2024
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread NASA, Boeing delay Starliner capsule's 1st astronaut launch to early May.

    You have a good point there, but of course NASA has spent $Billions on developing the SLS and Orion systems, so if they aren't used in...

    Mar 13, 2024
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    newtons_laws reacted to Unclear Engineer's post in the thread NASA, Boeing delay Starliner capsule's 1st astronaut launch to early May with Like.

    RFM, The mission is to the International Space Station for 10 days on the station. So, there is plenty of opportunity for a "bail out"...

    Mar 13, 2024
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    newtons_laws reacted to lifeboatpres's post in the thread NASA, Boeing delay Starliner capsule's 1st astronaut launch to early May with Like.

    "Elon Musk's company has now launched eight operational astronaut missions to the ISS for NASA, the most recent of which, called Crew-8...

    Mar 13, 2024
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    newtons_laws replied to the thread Goodnight, Odysseus. Intuitive Machines' private moon lander goes offline — but could it rise again?.

    The article says "Just hours before touchdown, the mission team discovered that Odysseus' laser rangefinders, which were supposed to...

    Mar 1, 2024

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