Recent content by T.T.Maxx

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    Giveaway Win a Pendant with Mars Meteorite Granules! - Winner Announced!

    It would have to be the Viking landers. Still lots of speculation about life and an amazing technical feat.
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    Blue Origin-led 'National Team' delivers mock-up moon lander to NASA for tests

    Pretty fast for the mock-up. How long for the real deal? Still good luck to all in their endeavors.
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    Blue Origin-led 'National Team' delivers mock-up moon lander to NASA for tests

    Antarctica is just too remote a place for testing it is that simple. O2 and water are no concern but things like food and internet etc. are hard to control. What happens if a storm blows in leaving people stranded and all? How do we get them back? I am being sarcastic but this could be the real...
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    'The Goblin' dwarf planet and an ancient quasar receive Hawaiian names

    Just a con in order to get their new telescope on the mountain. Pandering to the masses to exert pressure on the protesters. Will they succeed?
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    The International Space Station is getting a commercial module

    Yes but who would they use to ferry customers?
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    A TV satellite is about to explode following 'irreversible' battery damage

    I am pretty sure SpaceX could accommodate such a request if asked as they have a supply of flight ready boosters and they are not adverse to filming things like other launchers.
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    How Bad Luck Foiled Efforts to Get Starliner Back on Course toward Space Station

    And here is the kicker quote of that day Lagrange: " Assuming that Starliner lands as expected, "the odds are high, really the same as if we were on our way to rendezvous," that the capsule will land safely and be able to be refurbished and reused, Chilton told Space.com. "We ended up in a...
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    How Bad Luck Foiled Efforts to Get Starliner Back on Course toward Space Station

    Yes it was bad luck for starliner. For the second time! First was shoots on pad abort. And to try to drag SpaceX into this "timing issue" is unbelievable in itself. Very obvious coddling of Boeing by NASA. No need to appoint a winner when you can just hand out participation trophies! Makes me...