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Amazon Black-Moonday sale

Last post by llondel « Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:55 pm
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by Boac » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:14 am

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Apparently Bezos has offered an 'up to' $2 BILLION(!) discount to NASA if they award the moon lander contract to Blue Origin.

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The trouble with all this improper stuff in lawsuits is that most of the time it just comes down to you didn't choose us .

As for never been done...

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Last post by llondel
Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:55 pm
ISS Thread

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:32 pm
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by Boac » Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:13 am

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Seems we do not have one! Latest crew recovery went well. Christina Koch is back on Earth after 328 days in orbit.

A bit of excitement earlier when...

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The latest Russian module for the ISS safely docked yesterday after many 'issues', but then apparently began firing its thrusters in an uncontrolled...

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Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:32 pm
Space Oddities...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:34 pm

by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:34 pm

Nothing is certain in life but death, taxes, and paperwork. Even when you’re an astronaut.

Buzz Aldrin, the NASA astronaut who was the second man to...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:34 pm
Another Billionaire Space Program

Last post by Woody « Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:26 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:54 pm

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The Porsche dynasty is taking on Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in space

London (CNN Business)Porsche SE, the family holding company that controls...

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The emissions tests will be interesting =)) =))

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Last post by Woody
Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:26 pm
USAF Warms to Rocket Freight Idea

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:53 pm

by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:53 pm

The US Air Force (USAF) has named “Rocket Cargo” as its fourth “Vanguard” programme, meaning the concept is a top science and technology development...

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Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:53 pm
Balloon to "Space"

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:19 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:09 pm

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On sale: $125,000 balloon trips to the edge of space

(CNN) — If you're trying to avoid airborne viruses, heading to a near vacuum might not be...

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I was big fan of Joe Kittinger as a kid, and followed his career carefully and lapped up the history of his high altitude leap from a balloon into...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:19 am
Return To The Moon

Last post by Woody « Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:05 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:11 am

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NASA's Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon
Will they land on the dark side (asking for a friend)?

NASA's Artemis...

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That’s a big one :D

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Last post by Woody
Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:05 pm
Fast Radio Bursts

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Fri May 21, 2021 5:45 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Fri May 21, 2021 5:19 am

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FRB's have been in the popular press this week, as even the so-called serious press has been inclined to ludicrous hyperbole about the the strength...

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For an entertaining history of this branch of research you can't beat the UK's very own Curious Droid.

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Fri May 21, 2021 5:45 am
Plutonium-244

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed May 19, 2021 5:59 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sun May 16, 2021 6:31 am
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It used to be said that any plutonium isotopes extant on the earth had been created as a result of man's nuclear research, weapons and industry, as...

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In the latter case I should have said the mathematics of twisted or deformed shapes of course.
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Wed May 19, 2021 5:59 am
The Chinese out of control again...

Last post by llondel « Sun May 09, 2021 4:48 pm
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by johngreen » Tue May 04, 2021 7:19 am
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This could be interesting methinks...

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It is worth remembering that the US threw Skylab back to earth. Slightly more control over re-entry, but not a lot. However, yes, China does need to...
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Sun May 09, 2021 4:48 pm
More Chinese orbital negligence...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue May 04, 2021 8:06 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue May 04, 2021 7:27 am

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A huge Chinese rocket is set to fall back to earth in an uncontrolled re-entry after a space station launch.

The 21-ton Long March 5B rocket carried...

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JG's topic has a 'useful' visualisation if you want to place any bets :))

Apologies to John Green. I didn't see his thread..

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue May 04, 2021 8:06 am
Excitement at CERN

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:11 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:37 am

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Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva have spotted an unusual signal in their data that may be the first hint of a new kind of...

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Does that mean that any life that may have existed on Proxima Centauri b disappeared on Feb 1 2015?

Well any life in line with the beam of energy...

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Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:11 pm
Where would we be?

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:21 pm
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by Boac » Sun Apr 25, 2021 9:22 am

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It would be interesting to philosophise on where we would be as a race if we had not left the planet.

Let's start with no Satellite TV, probably no...

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Nasa2.JPG

British Naval Labs invented the LED if I remember correctly. Appears my memory may be slightly distorted but, hey, who cares......

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:21 pm
Low Earth Orbit

Last post by llondel « Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:08 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:11 am

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There is so much stuff happening in and around our oblate spheroid that is not just SpaceX or NASA orientated, that I thought it worth posting this...

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Before long there will be so much junk in low orbit that it won't be safe to launch anything because of the probability of hitting some of it. The...

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Last post by llondel
Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:08 am
In memory of Yuri Gagarin 12 April 1961.

Last post by G-CPTN « Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:39 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:10 pm

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^:)^

A true hero, but mortal as well ...

YuriGagarin.JPG

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YG was 5 ft 2 in 'tall'.

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Last post by G-CPTN
Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:39 pm
The Guatemalan Space Agency!

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:54 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:55 am

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I feel we should try and avoid politics in space but this news deserves comment, and derision, in my opinion!

Nicaragua has created a new...

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After staying up too late, as well? :-? =))

PP

;)))

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Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:54 am
Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:46 am

by PHXPhlyer » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:46 am

Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet
Scientists in Germany spent two years trying to get their heat probe, dubbed the mole, to...

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Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:46 am
Light that candle!

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:49 pm

by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:49 pm

NASA's SLS rocket core stage will soon be test fired

The SLS is NASA's go-to rocket to send astronauts to the moon by 2024 as part of its Artemis...

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Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:49 pm
Big Bang and Black Holes

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:46 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:40 am

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For all the cosmology/physics geeks here...

On January 8th 2021 Professor Hawking’s birthday, two online public outreach lectures about the science...

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It's also William Hartnell's birthday, so he shares the day with Dr Who.

An excuse for that wonderful theme tune...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:46 pm
Back in the Olden Days

Last post by OFSO « Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:29 am

by OFSO » Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:29 am

Three-Axis-Stablised spacecraft are kept pointing the right way by Hydrazine thrusters on each corner (and sometimes also by spinning flywheels which...

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Last post by OFSO
Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:29 am
All of the planets will be visible until Friday, November 13.

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:03 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:46 pm

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All of the planets will be visible until Friday, November 13. (Sorry Pluto)

You can see every planet in our solar system this week
By Giulia...

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The best meteor shower of 2020 will feature multi-colored shooting stars on Sunday night

The best meteor shower of 2020 will feature...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:03 pm
Beautiful views in space...

Last post by llondel « Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:41 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:12 am

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Anybody care to take a guess at what this is...

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Shhhh! Don't them them it's not just aircraft emitting chemtrails!

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Last post by llondel
Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:41 pm
The Russian Angara Rocket Family...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:54 pm

by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:54 pm

Russian Angara Roclets

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Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:54 pm
Storm Warning

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:26 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:26 pm

Sun launches explosion of electromagnetic energy towards Earth: Geomagnetic Storm Watch issued

Sun launches explosion of electromagnetic energy...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:26 pm
Aliens Among Us

Last post by ribrash « Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:13 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:10 pm

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Former Israeli space security chief says extraterrestrials exist, and Trump knows about it

Former Israeli space security chief says...

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Are we only hearing about this now because the monoliths are beginning to show up? :-o
Makes you wonder. :-?
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to...

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Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:13 pm

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