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Missing Apollo module

Last post by Chich « Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:21 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:15 pm

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This is pretty wild it’s been following us for decades.

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Another two articles about Snoopy

According to this next one it seems astronomers will have to wait until 2037 when 2018 AV2 once again comes...

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Last post by Chich
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:21 pm
NASA/ UFO Panel

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:24 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:05 pm

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This is the details of the panel/ conference yesterday.

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Yup, agree. Show me something other than the typical 'bug-on-a-lens' pic and I'll rethink my position.

Clear skies,
Steve

Could not agree more...

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Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:24 pm
Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA indefinitely over parachute, wiring safety issues

Last post by helicon « Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:16 pm
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by smp » Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:47 pm

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From Space.com:
Boeing is standing down from the first-ever crewed launch of its Starliner astronaut capsule for NASA, possibly indefinitely, due to...

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Then this project is going to be a loss leader for Boeing, and at the end of the day, probably not worth it. Thanks for the updates Stephen.

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Last post by helicon
Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:16 pm
Watch live views of Mars from a European probe at the Red Planet

Last post by smp « Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:39 pm

by smp » Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:39 pm

From Space.com:
The European Space Agency (ESA) will livestream imagery from its Mars Express orbiter in near-real time today (June 2), and you can...

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Last post by smp
Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:39 pm
NASA's Artemis moon rocket will cost $6 billion more than planned

Last post by helicon « Mon May 29, 2023 3:08 pm
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by smp » Mon May 29, 2023 1:28 pm

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From Space.com:
The Space Launch System's booster and engine are now projected to cost at least $13.1 billion over 25 years.

Here we go again!...

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Cost overruns and ennui seem like a big problem for the traditional NASA contractors like Boeing, Lockheed, Morton Thiokol etc.

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Last post by helicon
Mon May 29, 2023 3:08 pm
At long last, the glorious future we were promised in space is on the way

Last post by messier 111 « Fri May 26, 2023 12:42 am
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by smp » Thu May 25, 2023 2:04 pm

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From Ars Technica:
Last Friday, NASA awarded a $3.4 billion contract to a team led by Blue Origin for the design and construction of a second Human...

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thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Fri May 26, 2023 12:42 am
Flashlight says goodbye

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat May 20, 2023 12:25 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Sat May 20, 2023 12:25 pm

I found this to be an interesting little article about cube satellite.

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Sat May 20, 2023 12:25 pm
Robotic Earthworms

Last post by messier 111 « Fri May 19, 2023 4:31 pm
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by Ylem » Fri May 19, 2023 12:31 pm

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I found this interesting, simply amazing times we live in for space exploration.

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thx

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Fri May 19, 2023 4:31 pm
A private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last “Great Observatory”

Last post by messier 111 « Tue May 16, 2023 11:14 pm
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by smp » Mon May 15, 2023 2:26 pm

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From Ars Technica:
... A small space technology company, Rhea Space Activity, says it has a plan to resurrect Spitzer. Last week the firm said it...

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thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Tue May 16, 2023 11:14 pm
JPL and The Space Age : The Breaking Point

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue May 16, 2023 3:43 am

by Frankskywatcher » Tue May 16, 2023 3:43 am

This is an hour and a half documentary on the JPL lab’s two mars mission during the faster,better, cheaper program ,it’s like watching a good movie!

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Tue May 16, 2023 3:43 am
SpaceX’s Starship could get its launch license within two weeks

Last post by smp « Mon May 01, 2023 6:50 pm
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by smp » Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:04 pm
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From SpaceExplored.com:
According to two sources, SpaceX could be getting its FAA launch license for its Starship launch vehicle. If true, this...

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From Ars Technica:
Elon Musk provides detailed review of Starship’s first launch—and what’s next

Here's hoping for the best!

smp
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Mon May 01, 2023 6:50 pm
Voyager 2 mission extended

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:25 pm
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by Chich » Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:23 am

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They will shut down some safety systems which should not be required in order to free up power to keep obsevations going. There is a risk, but the...

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That's amazing!

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Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:25 pm
Europe’s major new interplanetary spacecraft has a slight problem

Last post by smp « Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:46 pm

by smp » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:46 pm

From Ars Technica:
It has now been two weeks since the on-target launch of the European Space Agency's 1.5 billion euro probe that is bound for the...

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Last post by smp
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:46 pm
A Japanese company is about to attempt a Moon landing

Last post by smp « Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:05 pm
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by smp » Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:32 pm

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From Ars Technica:
After spending five months in transit to reach the Moon—following a looping but fuel-efficient trajectory—the Hakuto-R mission...

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From Ars Technica:
Japanese lander appears to fail just before touchdown on the Moon

Update, April 25 at 1:15 pm ET: The Japanese company ispace...

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Last post by smp
Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:05 pm
Two years after its first flight, Ingenuity helicopter goes for 50 on Mars

Last post by helicon « Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:48 pm
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by smp » Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:02 pm

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From CNN:
CNN — The Ingenuity helicopter just achieved a huge milestone on Mars. The little chopper successfully completed its record-breaking 50th...

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Very much a success. The NASA scientists and engineers as well as vendors can take a bow.

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Last post by helicon
Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:48 pm
Space X starship orbital launch

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:01 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Sat Apr 15, 2023 3:14 pm

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This should really be something !

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Thanks, Frank.
I've been posting here:

smp

Thank you !
I feel kinda silly now but glad you are covering it !
I’m just going to follow your...

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Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:01 pm
Curiosity finds bizarre structure on Mars.

Last post by Ylem « Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:40 pm
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by Pikaia » Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:40 am

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NASA's Curiosity rover spots a strange bone-like rock on Mars - as one expert calls it the most bizarre structure she's EVER seen on the Red Planet

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Wow, that is strange!

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Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:40 pm
On This Day In Space: April 8, 1964

Last post by helicon « Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:32 pm
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by Makuser » Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:36 pm

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On April 8, 1964, NASA launched the first uncrewed test flight of the new Gemini spacecraft. This was the very first mission of Project Gemini, which...

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I just watched a special on the Gemini missions on the Smithsonian channel last night. Very entertaining. The astronauts were basically learning how...

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Last post by helicon
Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:32 pm
Sustainable space exploration will harness microbes

Last post by Makuser « Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:19 pm
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by GCoyote » Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:33 am

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Scalable bioreactors make more sense than either shipping supplies from Earth or trying to replicate farming, water cycles, CO2 cycles or other...

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Hi Gary. A very interesting article. This is a fascinating concept... a complete microbial ecosystem to provide the needs for colonization of...

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Last post by Makuser
Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:19 pm
NASA delays flight of Boeing’s Starliner again, this time for parachutes

Last post by smp « Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:02 pm
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by smp » Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:48 pm

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From Ars Technica:
NASA and Boeing announced Wednesday that the first crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft will now take place no earlier than...

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From SpaceExplored.com:
NASA delayed Boeing Crewed Flight Test all the way back to July

smp

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Last post by smp
Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:02 pm
A Big Rover Aims to Be Like ‘U.P.S. for the Moon’

Last post by smp « Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:58 pm
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by smp » Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:56 pm

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From the NY Times:
A rover the size of a Jeep Wrangler is heading to the moon, and it’s going to need a big ride to get there.

Astrolab Inc., the...

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From SpaceNews.com:
Astrolab to send rover to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship

smp

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Last post by smp
Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:58 pm
NASA defunds Venus VERITAS mission.

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:35 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:09 pm

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Although we are behind the Russians with their successful Venera landings on Venus, which returned many interesting surface images, it was hoped that...

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Very unfortunate but I think Russia is still launching between 2024-2025 so we will eventually get some new science.

If agencies like NASA would go...

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:35 pm
Dude Perfect goes to space

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:20 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:02 am

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This guy builds rockets and won a free trip to outer space !

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Thank you Marshall. That helps very much, the more I know the better I’ll be prepared!

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Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:20 am
NASA’s DART impactor shows how planetary defense can work

Last post by smp « Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:50 pm
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by smp » Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:16 pm

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From Ars Technica:
When the NASA DART mission slammed into a small asteroid, we knew with great precision how much the spacecraft weighed and how...

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From Ars Technica:
New VLT data reveals more about aftermath of DART vs. asteroid collision

smp

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Last post by smp
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:50 pm
Astronomers sound alarm about light pollution from satellites

Last post by Makuser « Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:06 pm
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by chris_g » Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:12 pm

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Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:06 pm

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