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Sep 1, 2022

It takes roughly two days to send a message to Voyager 1 and get a response

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Despite the challenges of operating a 45-year-old spacecraft, NASA says the team is working to keep it operational and returning new science.

Sep 1, 2022

Inchworms: Demonstration of concept I first developed for The Millennial Project at the turn of the century

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Even had the same name.

https://tmp2.fandom.com/wiki/Modular_Unmanned_Orbital_Laboratory_-_MUOL

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Aug 31, 2022

Space station rice tests show promise

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The seedlings reached up to 30 cm.

Chinese astronauts have successfully grown rice seedlings onboard the Tiangong space station. Experts said on Monday that this experiment could provide important information about how astronauts can grow food to support extended space journeys, according to China Daily.

Even though prior rice experiments have been conducted in space, the one carried out aboard Tiangong is the first of its type to attempt to produce the entire life cycle of the plant, which starts with a seed and ends with a full plant generating new seeds.

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Aug 31, 2022

Artemis I New Launch Date and Starship Launch

Posted by in categories: cosmology, space travel

Why was NASA’s Artemis launch date rescheduled for 3 Sep 22? Get the real skinny here.


Why was NASA’s Artemis Iaunch date rescheduled for 3 Sep 22? Get the real skinny here.

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Aug 30, 2022

Interview: Apollo vs Orion, The Key Differences Explained by Lockheed Martin Personnel

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The Lockheed Martin Orion is the latest arrival of a human-rated spacecraft slated to take humans beyond the bounds of Low Earth Orbit and close to the surface of another heavenly body. But for all its grace, sophistication, and dedicated design team, there are undoubtedly public misconceptions surrounding the ship.

Aug 30, 2022

The Real Reason the Artemis I Launch Was Scrubbed

Posted by in categories: cosmology, space travel

What is the real reason the NASA Artemis I Launch got scrubbed on 29 Aug 21? NASA made a valiant attempt to launch the SLS Artemis I Moon Rocket this morning, but it was not to be. The launch was scrubbed. Get the real skinny here.

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Aug 29, 2022

These recycled space shuttle parts are now powering Artemis I to space

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The Artemis I mission’s rocket engines and boosters have direct ties to Columbia, Challenger and each of the other shuttles, and even one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts.

Aug 29, 2022

NASA: Artemis

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Artemis is the name of NASA’s program to return astronauts to the lunar surface. We are going forward to the Moon to stay.

Aug 28, 2022

Where And When To Watch NASA Launch The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Made As Artemis-1 Mission Looms

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Have you heard about the biggest rocket launch in human history? It’s getting almost zero press coverage, but before breakfast on Monday, August 29, 2022, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will make its maiden voyage.

It’s now on the launchpad in Florida.


Everything you need to know about timings and live coverage of NASA’s most impressive rocket launch since 1973 as the Artemis-1 mission sees the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft go to the Moon.

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Aug 28, 2022

The billionaire owns a small three-bedroom house

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, habitats, space travel

Billionaire Elon Musk is known for being frugal. In June of 2021, he tweeted about living in a tiny house, stating: “My primary home is literally a ~$50k house in Boca Chica / Starbase that I rent from SpaceX. It’s kinda awesome though.”

That home is so small that it does not even have space for his mom when she visits. As such, the matriarch has to sleep in the garage.


@MattWallace888 My primary home is literally a ~$50k house in Boca Chica / Starbase that I rent from SpaceX. It’s kinda awesome though.

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