Friday, September 27, 2019

Australia joins NASA's mission to return to the moon

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently paid a visit to the White House and was treated to a full state dinner with all the trimmings. At the same time, the Australian Space Agency and NASA signed an agreement that makes Australia the latest member of the international coalition to return to the moon and then go to Mars.

SpaceX to update Starship progress
Why Planet Earth Needs A Starfleet Academy
One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon
Children of Apollo (3 Book Series)
NASA to fly CubeSat pathfinder for Gateway in unique lunar orbit
Senate appropriators advance bill funding NASA despite uncertainties about Artemis costs
Don’t Help Russia Make It to the Moon

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Forget the Green New Deal — the private sector has solved climate change

What if climate change could be fixed without destroying the fossil fuel industry, and without putting the coal miners and natural gas frackers on the street? It turns out we can address carbon dioxide emissions without taking away their livelihoods or spending trillions of dollars.

Think Globally, Shame Constantly: The Rise of Greta Thunberg Environmentalism
Sanders NASA plan is definitely Earth first
Elon Musk tweets a sneak peek at his vision for SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket
Maybe Dangling a Space Elevator Off the Moon Isn’t as Ludicrous as It Sounds
Imperial Earth
Children of Apollo (3 Book Series)
'Strange' Alien Planets May Be Made of Exotic Matter
A Message for Children About Climate Change
Lockheed Martin lands $4.6B NASA deal for new space fleet

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Planning for the Worst: Blood Transfusion During Deep Space Exploration
If It Works, This Will Be the First Rocket Launched From Mars
2024 moon landing deadline is definitely political and aspirational — but that's not all bad
Homework for the climate strikers
Mysterious magnetic pulses discovered on Mars
The Fountains of Paradise (Millennium SF Masterworks S)
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon?
In Celebration of ‘Ad Astra,’ NASA Experts Name Their Favorite Outer-Space Movies
Lockheed Martin readying NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft for Plum Brook trip
Putting Astronauts on the Moon in 2024 Is a Tall Order, NASA Says

Friday, September 20, 2019

Sanders NASA plan is definitely Earth first

NASA and, more specifically, the Artemis return-to-the-moon program, has not yet become a partisan political issue for the 2020 presidential election. That might change if Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) becomes the Democratic nominee.

For those people who care about the Artemis program’s potential — to benefit the United States and the world — a Sanders presidency would be a gut punch.

SpaceX may be a $120 billion company if its Starlink global internet service takes off, Morgan Stanley Research predicts
An inexpensive crystal makes a fine quantum time machine
Islands in the Sky
Children of Apollo (3 Book Series)
China's Lunar Rover Scopes Out Weird Substance on Far Side of the Moon
NASA still looking for new human spaceflight chief
Some NASA contractors appear to be trying to kill the Lunar Gateway

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

One Benefit Of Trump’s Moon Program — Undermining China’s ‘Mandate of Heaven’

The Chinese government is investing heavily in reaching the moon and exploiting its resources under the belief that the benefits will enhance the strength of the Chinese state. The lunar effort would ensure that Beijing has the “Mandate of Heaven.”

However, thanks to Donald Trump, NASA’s return-to-the-moon program may just be enough to confound the effort and overturn that mandate.

ISS National Lab work continues amid NASA review
Lunar lander failures offer a warning to commercial missions
The Boat of a Million Years
The Man from Mars: The Asteroid Mining Caper
The Biggest Volcano on Jupiter’s Molten Moon Io Is Likely to Erupt at Any Moment
There might be some problems when we try to make babies in space
NASA's Juno Mission Checks Out Eclipse on Jupiter

Friday, September 13, 2019

When you fail to soft-land on the moon, try, try again

The day that India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lunar lander made its final approach for a landing on the lunar South Pole began with such promise. Everything was going nominally up until the Vikram, was about two kilometers above the lunar surface. At that point, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Mission Operations Center lost contact with the spacecraft. ISRO scientists assumed that the Vikram had crashed.

Europe's ArianeWorks Aims for Reusable Rockets (with a Very SpaceX Look)
SpaceX says it will deploy satellite broadband across US faster than expected
Tales from the White Hart
Nocturne: A Novel of Suspense
It came from outer space: Newly discovered comet is likely interstellar visitor
NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing site next week
A Distant Black Hole Brightens Every 9 Hours, and No One Knows Why

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

First Water Detected on Planet in the Habitable Zone
In Unprecedented Move, Head of Key Meteorological Organization Slams Climate Extremists

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The second day of infamy.
Dems admit Trump helped GOP candidates sweep North Carolina special elections
NASA Announces New Director of Langley Research Center
Elon Musk Says SpaceX's Starship Is Getting Ready to Fly
The Cruel Stars: A Novel
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories
Europe’s Mars lander parachute problems may be worse than thought
Backing NASA's Human Spaceflight Program Could Help Democrats Win Back The White House
NASA Tests Autonomous Lunar Landing Technology

Friday, September 06, 2019

The Roman Empire changed the environment so much it cooled all of Europe
With SpaceX's Starhopper, spaceflight opportunities open for Texas

Recently, SpaceX launched a vehicle it calls the Starhopper, which resembled nothing less than a giant water tank, in the skies over Texas. The test vehicle rose to a height of 150 meters with a single methane-burning Raptor engine, translated about 100 meters, then touched down with pinpoint accuracy on a landing pad. The flight took less than a minute, but it might well have history-changing implications.

Tiny Specks in Space Could Be Key to Finding Martian Life
Here's What That 'Gel-Like Substance' Found On The Moon (Probably) Is
CNN’s Presidential Climate Change Town Hall Was Insane
Apollo's Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories