Space News & Views

[AliceApocalypse]

So chest girth is more important than acting talent in Russia?  Why am I not surprised 

[Gr33n M4n]

The Kremlin claimed Venus as a Russian planet awhile back. They ought to go shoot the movie there to really stake their claim.

[Xeno Killer 2179]

So chest girth is more important than acting talent in Russia?  Why am I not surprised 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_law

[AliceApocalypse]

The Dragon Crew is here in Florida, yay 

https://www.space.com/spacex-nasa-crew-1-astronauts-launch-site-arrival

[Gr33n M4n]

The beginning of regular crew rotations to the ISS, with private companies.

[Gr33n M4n]

Europa Glows: Radiation Does a Bright Number on Jupiter's Moon

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/europa-glows-radiation-does-a-bright-number-on-jupiters-moon

[Gr33n M4n]

U.S. Military shoots down ICBM in space from warship for first time in successful test.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/homeland-defense-test-intercepts-destroys-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-u-s-missile-defense-agency

[SM]

[Gr33n M4n]

Scientists Discover Outer Space Isn't Pitch-Black After All

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936219170/scientists-discover-outer-space-isnt-pitch-black-after-all

[Gr33n M4n]

NASA has selected five 3D model submissions to the Advanced Lightweight Lunar Gantry for Operations (ALLGO) challenge. The ideas offer potential ways to unload supplies on the Moon, something NASA is considering as it works toward sustainable exploration under the Artemis program. As part of its 21st century lunar exploration program, NASA has proposed building an Artemis Base Camp at the lunar South Pole. Such a camp would likely need systems to unload and transport cargo from landing zones located a safe distance away. The ALLGO challenge gave the public an opportunity to submit their ideas.

The first prize selection uses a tripod structure on wheels.


https://scitechdaily.com/moon-supply-unloading-system-design-winners-announced-by-nasa/

[Gr33n M4n]

Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs

''It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept – first developed by the Russian scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in the 1920s – was mainly an inspiration for writers.

A century later, however, scientists are making huge strides in turning the concept into reality. The European Space Agency has realised the potential of these efforts and is now looking to fund such projects, predicting that the first industrial resource we will get from space is "beamed power".


https://www.livescience.com/solar-power-stations-in-space.html

[Gr33n M4n]

The best space board games of 2020



https://www.space.com/best-space-board-games

[Immortan Jonesy]

Mmmm interesting. Can I grow potatoes with my poop ala Matt Damon?

[Gr33n M4n]

Turning Lunar Dust Into Oxygen – And Using the Leftovers to 3D Print a Moon Base



''British engineers are fine-tuning a process that will be used to extract oxygen from lunar dust, leaving behind metal powders that could be 3D printed into construction materials for a Moon base. It could be an early step to establishing an extra-terrestrial oxygen extraction plant. This would help to enable exploration and sustain life on the Moon while avoiding the enormous cost of sending materials from Earth.''

''The project is part of ESA's preparations to establish a permanent and sustainable lunar presence. Astronauts will live and work on the Moon, where they will help to develop and test technologies needed for missions farther into deep space. British company Metalysis has already developed a mineral extraction process that is used by industries on Earth to produce metals for manufacturing.''

[Gr33n M4n]

An Object that will buzz past Earth might be an old NASA rocket From 1960s.

https://www.complex.com/life/2020/12/old-nasa-rocket-from-1960s-to-buzz-past-earth-2020-so