tkdguy Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 NASA maps out goals for Europa landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Spaceport America Readies to Welcome Space Tourists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Mars food study researchers exit dome Juno spacecraft halfway to Jupiter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Mars food study researchers exit dome Juno spacecraft halfway to Jupiter ... "Spam musubi"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Here's a discussion on whether we need to go to the Moon again to go to Mars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Here's a discussion on whether we need to go to the Moon again to go to Mars. Hey, space scientists. There's this field called "history," where they do research and stuff, just like you do. Look it up! It's fun! "In the 19th century, the American West was explored for decades by trappers, frontiersmen and occasional minimal expeditions sent by the central government," Thronson wrote in an essay in The Space Review, which was published online Aug. 5. "Only later was the elaborate national infrastructure established to support sustained development of the West," Thronson continued. "In contrast, widely popular 'moon first, then Mars' architectures are a reverse of the historical experience of human exploration on Earth." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Here's a discussion on whether we need to go to the Moon again to go to Mars. That isn't a viable comparison, because most of the west is habitable much of the time. Small, individual parties could go there more or less at will. By contrast, interplanetary space is not habitable by itself. You require an organized high capital effort to cross it. A better historical analogy is the era of state-sponsored exploratory activities of the 15th and 16th Centuries, trying to cross large oceanic distances to reach habitable and profitable destinations, using improvements in nautical technology to go further than earlier excursions. Once the demonstration of successful crossing had been established, only later did exploration/exploitation efforts not directly sponsored by the throne become the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Mars food study researchers exit dome Juno spacecraft halfway to Jupiter Yes, we eat lots of that. Makes a great on-the-go breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Here's a discussion on whether we need to go to the Moon again to go to Mars. Article is correct but it kind of misses the point. A moon base gets you nothing that helps you get to Mars. It isn't any closer, it doesn't have any useful resources that are easy to harvest, and it's sitting at the bottom of another gravity well. It makes far more sense to assemble your Mars mission in Earth orbit and go from there. The main thing a moon base would give is experience building an offworld base, and I'm not sure how well moonbase knowledge would apply to development of a Mars base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Study Suggests Voyager 1 Left Solar System Last Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Study Suggests Voyager 1 Left Solar System Last Year... How may times is that now? I've lost count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Record spacewalk preparing for new lab Two moons passing in the Martian night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Study Suggests Voyager 1 Left Solar System Last Year"Going farther then anything before" is not the same as "Leaving the Solar system". Considering that over later part studies are being held, it is propably not properly defined where the "Edge" of the Solar system even is. Or how an old probe with barely any sensor can detect it crossed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 How to live on Mars Useful article for helping flesh out near future or hard science fiction campaigns. Needs more detail, of course, but it can give you a few ideas to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Global plan for space exploration upgraded. International cooperation FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Lava planet; its year only lasts hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Astronaut Honors JFK's Legacy with Medal in Space California Vies for New Space Industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Mars food study researchers exit dome Juno spacecraft halfway to Jupiter Gee, there's all the winners of the old Spamarama to draw from! Spam Chip Cookies! Moo goo gai Spam! A pity that shut down 5-6 years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Happy Birthday Spitzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Casting has begun on one of seven sub-mirrors of the Giant Magellan Telescope -- which, when completed, will be 8.4 meters across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Cool! Thanks for posting that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Cool! Thanks for posting that one.We like big-a** telescopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Japanese satellite to spy on other planets from Earth orbit Update: The launch was aborted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Study on hibernation for upcoming interplanetary journeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Study on hibernation for upcoming interplanetary journeys.It makes sense, although I imagine people will be awake for periods of time in case of emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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