Friday, October 11, 2019

How to stop million-dollar satellites from becoming space junk

When a satellite is launched and placed into Earth orbit, whether it is for communications, GPS or a reconnaissance, it continues to operate as long as it has fuel or until something breaks down. Then the satellite, often worth hundreds of millions of dollars, becomes space junk, colliding with other dead satellites and becoming a hazard to space navigation.

NASA Wants to Encourage Private Space Stations
NASA Tests Mars 2020 Rover's Sky Crane Landing Tech
Chasing the Moon: The People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America into the Space Age
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories
NASA aims for first manned SpaceX mission in first-quarter 2020
Elon Musk and NASA chief get on same page, vow to complete Crew Dragon
As NASA tries to land on the Moon, it has plenty of rockets to choose from

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

‘Ad Astra’ Is A Voyage Beyond The Heart Of Darkness

Is outer space a “heart of darkness” in terms of both the physical environment and the human spirit when it is challenged and changed by exploration? A new movie, “Ad Astra,” examines that question.

Elon Musk, SpaceX face increasing tension over 'Crew Dragon' project
Here’s an example of the crazy lengths NASA goes to land safely on Mars
NASA may ask SpaceX to extend duration of Crew Dragon test flight
The Belgariad Set, Books 1-5: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit, Castle of Wizardry, & Enchanter's End Game
Warrior's Heart
How many astronauts have died in space?
20 new moons discovered orbiting Saturn
This Lake on Mars Was Drying Up 3.5 Billion Years Ago

Sunday, October 06, 2019

Mars, a small business economy
‘For All Mankind’ Creator Ronald D. Moore On AppleTV+, Space Race Series & Dreams Coming True – New York Comic Con

Early end of the Vietnam War. No Yom Kipper War. No energy crisis. Early smartphones. Early Internet. I have to say that continuing the space race would have been a good thing.

Speaking of which.

NASA is ready to test its first all-electric experimental X-plane: 'A significant event'
Inside the science behind Elon Musk’s crazy plan to put chips in people’s brains and create human-AI hybrids
Gabriella's War: A Vampire Gabriella Novel (The Vampire Gabriella) (Volume 4)
Gabriella's Holy War
Ten Times Cheaper But Better Food is Going to Radically Change Your World
Soft Cap Emitting Electromagnetic Waves has Reversed Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s patients
By 2060 the Airplane Industry Will Be Mostly Gone

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

NASA's Bridenstine gives SpaceX a reality check

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is a lot of things, mad genius, entrepreneur and visionary. He is also a master showman, as exemplified by his recent presentation of his plan to open up the moon, Mars and beyond to human settlement. The event took place in Boca Chica, Texas, close to where the Rio Grande empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

China Grew Two Cotton Leaves on the Moon
'Totally Nuts'? Elon Musk Aims to Put a Starship in Orbit in 6 Months. Here's SpaceX's Plan.
Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet
The Man from Mars: The Asteroid Mining Caper
When -- or if -- NASA finds life on Mars, the world may not be ready for the discovery, the agency chief says
Crowded Space Station: There Are 9 People from 4 Different Space Agencies in Orbit Right Now
NASA is now officially accepting proposals for landers to take people to the Moon