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From Earth orbit to the moon: Europe's I-Hab continues Spacelab 40-year legacy
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Odds it is obsolete before launching? Non-zero, methinks.
Yesterday at 4:57 PM
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US military gives Lockheed Martin $33.7 million to develop nuclear spacecraft
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Remember the DOD has two budgets. The $33M comes out of the public one. It establishes that Lockheed is doing something in that (ahem)...
Nov 12, 2023
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NASA dedicates giant 'worm,' honors logo designer Richard Danne
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The worm is okay...for a generic acronym string. But nothing conveys the agency's mission and spirit like the meatball.
Nov 7, 2023
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China discovers never-before-seen ore containing a highly valuable rare earth element
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Two is not a logical number; zero, one, and "many" are but not two. If two, why not three? Or ten, a hundred, whatever... And if they're...
Oct 15, 2023
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China discovers never-before-seen ore containing a highly valuable rare earth element
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No need to go that far just yet. Earth's trojans are more accessible and screaming for visits.
Oct 15, 2023
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Metal asteroid Psyche has a ridiculously high 'value.' But what does that even mean?
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You're not factoring in STARSHIP. Falcon lofts 23Tons, STARSHIP can do 150-250T. (Just how much will depend on the configuration.) No...
Oct 12, 2023
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'Starfield' is an inspiring odyssey that could rekindle mainstream interest in space exploration
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Good write up. A minor warning for anybody looking for buy/no buy guidance from reviews: don't. The reviews in all the aggregation...
Oct 8, 2023
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AI is already helping astronomers make incredible discoveries. Here's how
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It helps to remember that 2001 is fiction and fiction requires conflict. Also, as the sequel pointed out, HAL didn't rebel but rather...
Oct 8, 2023
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The Space Force should safeguard US interests on the moon (op-ed)
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Valid points all. No debate needed but instead a reminder that scheduling matters. 1- USSF is still in its infancy, still transitioning...
Oct 2, 2023
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These photos of Stoke Space's 'Hopper' reusuable rocket test are just amazing
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Anybody remember the MDD DC-X prototypes from 30 years ago? Look it up. Now *that* was ambitious: they were aiming for SSTO. (A while...
Sep 29, 2023
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NASA asks industry for 'space tug' ideas to deorbit International Space Station
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Riiightt... That's the same excuse they used to let SKYLSB burn inhstead of adding the other two, including the one fully finished and...
Sep 26, 2023
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NASA asks industry for 'space tug' ideas to deorbit International Space Station
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Maybe time to start a petition? Remind the idiotpoliticians who they work for (when not lining their pocket with bribes). Preserve the...
Sep 26, 2023
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NASA asks industry for 'space tug' ideas to deorbit International Space Station
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Instead of deorbiting it, why not fill it with noble gas, *raise* the orbit, and leave it at high altitude as a monument/future museum...
Sep 26, 2023
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'Space: 1999' documentary focusing on the iconic Eagle spacecraft launches campaign on Kickstarter (exclusive)
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What? Not even a hint of UFO? Considering 1999 production started out to do UFO season 2 it merits a least a passing mention in between...
Sep 12, 2023
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NASA's mighty SLS megarocket for Artemis moonshots 'unaffordable' for sustained exploration, audit finds
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It can't go on forever...on cost plus contracts. It can on fixed price contracts. Compare SLS to STARLINER. Both over budget, over...
Sep 9, 2023
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