Recent content by Mike from CT

  1. Mike from CT

    We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here's what they told us

    The article ignores the fact that 20% of engineers are female. Maybe men and women have different aptitudes and interests that result in the lack of female engineers, but it has nothing to do with sexism. Sorry if that doesn’t fit with the authors politics.
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    How environmentally friendly is SpaceX's Starship?

    Does anyone really care about Starships environmental footprint? Im more interested in success and exploration, Starship is a game changer for space exploration. Also curious why reusability isn’t discussed. Overall a very poor article.
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    The next chapter of lunar exploration could forever change the moon — and our relationship to it (op-ed)

    The authors appear to be more concerned with cultural issues than space exploration. Does anyone really care if Neil Armstrong’s feces was left on the moon? Or if an indigenous tribe has issues with moon exploration? Im more concerned with the people that are pushing the envelope, making...
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    'Mind-boggling' alloy is Earth's toughest material, even at extreme temperatures

    This is not news, cobalt/nickel/chromium alloys have been used for decades. If you ever flew on a commercial aircraft, you flew with multiple parts made from some mixture of these elements.