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How to image an exo-planet in detail (Real, but difficult!).

Last post by AntennaGuy « Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:13 pm

by AntennaGuy » Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:13 pm

OK, this story is just plain amazing. Let's get a close-up view of an exo-planet, right? Very ambitious, akin to the Apollo program in that regard,...

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Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:13 pm
Space race 2.0 , why Europe is joining the new race to the Moon.

Last post by helicon « Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:19 pm
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by KingClinton » Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:33 am

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Last post by helicon
Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:19 pm
Tracking a errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the Moon.

Last post by KingClinton « Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:27 am

by KingClinton » Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:27 am

Interesting where our space junk ends up.
Wonder what caused the double crater though, and NO, its not aliens! :D

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Last post by KingClinton
Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:27 am
Rapid unscheduled disassembly

Last post by Nakedgun « Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:42 pm
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by gregl » Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:00 pm

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As you probably know by now, the SpaceX booster blew up. They call it a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” I think I've had that with a couple of the...

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~

Oopsy.

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Last post by Nakedgun
Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:42 pm
Regulatory Approvals Granted

Last post by smp « Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:27 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:54 am

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SpaceX received the final regulatory approvals Nov. 15 that allow the company to proceed with the second integrated Starship/Super Heavy launch,...

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From Ars Technica:
“ Starship brought the thunder as it climbed into space for the first time”

smp

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Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:27 am
JUICE Flyby

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:05 pm

by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:05 pm

Juice burns hard towards first-ever Earth-Moon flyby

Graeme

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Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:05 pm
It's All Gone Quiet

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:54 am

by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:54 am

Spacecraft fall silent as Mars disappears behind the Sun

Graeme

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Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:54 am
Lost tool bag from spacewalk caught on video from down on the ground!

Last post by seigell « Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:27 pm
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by KingClinton » Thu Nov 16, 2023 7:58 am

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Run out of interesting targets to point your scope at?
Why not add a lost Nasa toolbag to your list. It is due to enter back into Earths atmosphere...

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Assuming the Tool Bag is a 4ft cube, that would be 70.5 arcseconds at the ISS height of 254 miles (when directly overhead).
However, the Bag will be...

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Last post by seigell
Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:27 pm
Gemini Moon Landers

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:18 am
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by Ylem » Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:39 am

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At our club meeting tonight we had a wonderful presentation of proposed quick and simple Moon landers that could be used if the Soviets were ahead of...

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There have always been some interesting designs of lunar equipment.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:18 am
If the next Starship makes it through staging, you can call that a win

Last post by seigell « Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:27 pm
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by smp » Wed Nov 08, 2023 6:36 pm

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From Ars Technica:
SpaceX will have answers to some burning questions in the first three minutes of the next Starship test flight. Did the upgrades...

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Ah, yes... Private Space Flight's new motto: Failure is ALWAYS an Option ...

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Last post by seigell
Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:27 pm
Subsurface Water on Mars

Last post by Ylem « Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:45 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:33 am

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NASA has released a new map of Mars’s northern hemisphere showing all the places where subsurface water ice has been detected, some of which are...

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That's pretty fascinating to think about, we can only imagine what it was like, and if there was any life in it.

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:45 pm
It’s almost showtime for SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket

Last post by Juno16 « Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:57 pm
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by smp » Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:52 pm

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From Ars Technica:
“ SpaceX announced on Friday that the company is targeting mid-November for the second flight test of the Super Heavy rocket and...

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Go SpaceX!

Thanks Steve.

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Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:57 pm
Focus of Human Spaceflight Research

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:30 pm
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by GCoyote » Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:27 pm

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New survey outlines what NASA must do over the next 10 years to help astronauts thrive beyond Earth

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Thanks Gary. That's a good read.

The innovation of methods to allow us to live in space are exciting. But so is the progress in challenges that aid...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:30 pm
Why NASA’s return to the Moon will likely succeed this time

Last post by helicon « Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:28 pm
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by smp » Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:38 pm

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From Ars Technica:
To put this bluntly, sending humans to the Moon now almost completely aligns with the strategic interests of the United States...

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I just hope it won't blow the budget but in the scheme of things the expense is small compared to other instances of government spending! And the...

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Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:28 pm
NASA urged to consider alternatives to SLS

Last post by Ylem « Thu Oct 19, 2023 8:58 pm
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by smp » Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:44 pm

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From today's Ars Technica Rocket Report:

...In recent years NASA has acknowledged that its large Space Launch System rocket is unaffordable and has...

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I maybe wrong, but I think it's the only proven rocket available.

Hopefully they can work something out.

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Last post by Ylem
Thu Oct 19, 2023 8:58 pm
A comprehensive blueprint for the settlement of Mars

Last post by helicon « Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:01 pm
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by GCoyote » Sat Oct 14, 2023 3:32 am

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The Article is here -

The draft paper is here -

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Thanks for the share!

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Last post by helicon
Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:01 pm
OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

Last post by helicon « Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:25 pm
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by Unitron48 » Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:21 pm

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The sample of rocks and dust, which the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected from the asteroid Bennu in Oct. 2020, will return to Earth on Sept. 24 ,...

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Great outcome. Seems to have molecules which can sprout into life (perhaps) given the right environment and catalytic factors, admittedly we are a...

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Last post by helicon
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:25 pm
Everything is coming together for launch of NASA’s mission to a metal asteroid

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:31 pm
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by smp » Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:03 pm

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From Ars Technica:
“ NASA's Psyche spacecraft is running a year behind schedule before the beginning of its journey to explore a metal asteroid, but...

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The Psyche mission launch date has been put back from 5th October to 12th October.

The change allows the NASA team to complete verifications of...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:31 pm
Independent reviewers find NASA Mars Sample Return plans are seriously flawed

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:23 am
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by smp » Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:56 pm

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From Ars Technica:
“ An independent review of NASA's ambitious mission to return about half a kilogram of rocks and soil from the surface of Mars has...

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It is a bit of an overly ambitious programme!

The article is a reminder of how hard a Mars sample return mission is!

Graeme

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Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:23 am
Here’s what the latest Mars rover has learned so far

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:39 pm
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by smp » Mon Sep 18, 2023 7:58 pm

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From Ars Technica:
“ We’ve done this a few times before, sure, but it remains one of humankind’s most impressive technological feats. The latest...

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A good read and some excellent photos.

Thanks

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:39 pm
Space Trash

Last post by GCoyote « Sat Sep 16, 2023 6:40 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:16 pm

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Thought this was worth a read !

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Thank you all for commenting!

I read somewhere that if they don’t address the debris just orbiting the planet alone that there will be a tipping...

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Sat Sep 16, 2023 6:40 pm
NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable

Last post by GCoyote « Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:25 pm
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by smp » Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:38 pm

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From Ars Technica:
... Senior NASA officials told GAO that at current cost levels, the SLS program is unaffordable, the new report states. ......

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The legacy space launch business was inherently inefficient. Too few customers, too few providers, and too many constraints to see a real market...

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Last post by GCoyote
Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:25 pm
Chandrayaan-3

Last post by smp « Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:06 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:06 am
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The ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is being rolled out to the launch pad.

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end...

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From CNN:
Here’s what India’s historic lunar lander found on the moon — and what’s next

smp
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Last post by smp
Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:06 pm
Starship is stacked and ready to make its second launch attempt

Last post by helicon « Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:12 pm
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by smp » Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:11 pm

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From Ars Technica:
On Tuesday, SpaceX stacked its Starship rocket on top of a Super Heavy booster in South Texas, beginning final preparations for a...

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I hope the launch goes well Stephen!

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Last post by helicon
Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:12 pm
Japan’s X-ray satellite and ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander are ready to launch

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:07 am
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by smp » Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:24 pm

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From CNN:
“ (CNN) — A revolutionary satellite that will reveal celestial objects in a new light and the “Moon Sniper” lunar lander are expected to...

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A successful launch for JAXA.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) lifted off on a H-IIA...

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Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:07 am

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