There’s an epic livestream running on the Artemis 1 moon mission, showcasing live views of the Orion spacecraft as it flies in a distant retrograde lunar orbit.
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Elon GOAT Token’s efforts to deliver the statue landed the company on Twitter’s U.S. trending page. Musk purchased the social network last month, causing an upheaval with mass layoffs, departed advertisers and potential changes to the process of obtaining a Twitter Blue check mark.
Costing a total of $600,000, according to Elon GOAT Token, the Musk sculpture is a nod to the billionaire’s fame — a rocket representing SpaceX, the spacecraft company Musk founded; and the literal goat, a word that is also used as an acronym for the phrase “Greatest Of All Time.”
2001: A Space Odyssey
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http://www.hbomax.com Stanley Kubrick redefined the limits of filmmaking in his classic science fiction masterpiece, a contemplation on the nature of humanity, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Stone Age Earth: In the presence of a mysterious black obelisk, pre-humans discover the use of tools—and weapons—violently taking first steps toward intelligence. 1999: On Earth’s moon astronauts uncover another mysterious black obelisk. 2001: Between Earth and Jupiter, the spacecraft’s intelligent computer makes a mistake that kills most of the human crew—then continues to kill to hide its error. Beyond Time: The sole survivor of the journey to Jupiter ascends to the next level of humanity.
Helical Engine
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Infinite speed helical engine for space travel 😗😁
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To date, only a handful of countries have developed an independent launch capability. If all goes according to plan, Gilmour Space could enable Australia to become the 12th member of the club able to put its own rockets into space.
Founded in 2012, Australian company Gilmour Space is working on hybrid-engine rockets and associated technologies to support the development of low-cost space launch vehicles.
A hybrid-propellant rocket is one with a motor that uses propellants in two different phases: one solid, the other gas or liquid. This can avoid some disadvantages of pure solid rockets, like the dangers of propellant handling, while also avoiding some disadvantages of pure liquid rockets, such as their mechanical complexity. It also has the potential to be cheaper and with lower environmental impact.
In 2016, Gilmour Space launched its first hybrid rocket, the prototype “Reusable Ascent SeparaTion Article” (RASTA). This included a world-first use of 3D printed rocket fuel. The tiny, sub-orbital rocket achieved a flight time of 90 seconds, reaching an altitude of 5,000 metres (16,400 ft).
A post was reported and I checked it. My business is minerals, and I had heard of the discovery before so I kept the post. Here is information from BBC to back it up.
Carmeltazite was added to the official list of known minerals this week after being approved by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA).
Taub Avi, CEO of the precious stone exploration company Shefa Yamim, said it was discovered by the company in volcanic rock in northern Israel’s Sevulun Valley.
Tanzanite is also a secondary mineral found growing inside Tsavorite. What differentiates Tsavorite from green garnet is Vanadium. I have a kitchen knife made out of vanadium. This new mineral has only been found outer space which makes the new discovery even more amazing, and bring attention to sourcing minerals from space. I may or may not have posted about such in the past.
A new mineral found in Israel has only previously been known to exist in outer space.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will soon fly further than any human-rated spacecraft has ever flown before.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is now on day 10 of the Artemis I mission after the successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) on November 16, meaning it has had ample opportunity to capture a wealth of stunning imagery of the moon.
The uncrewed capsule cruised within 81.1 miles (130 kilometers) of the lunar surface during its closest approach to the moon earlier this week, and it is now preparing to enter a distant retrograde orbit (DRO) of the moon that will see it fly farther from Earth than any human-rated spacecraft ever has before.
Many children grow up gazing up at the night sky, dreaming of becoming astronauts who boldly go to the Moon – and beyond.
But in order to get that elusive job, would-be astronauts must make it through a competitive selection process. For NASA’s 2021 class of astronauts, the space agency said it chose just 10 candidates from more than 12,000 applicants.
Basic requirements, according to NASA, include US citizenship and a master’s degree in a STEM field, like engineering, biological science, or computer science. Astronauts must be in good shape and able to pass NASA’s demanding physical exams.
“Science is for everyone and space travel hopefully can be for everyone.”
The European Space Agency (ESA) named the first-ever “parastronaut” this week on Wednesday, Nov. 23, meaning the world may soon see the first disabled person go to space.
The agency, made up of 22 nations, chose former British Paralympic sprinter John McFall among 16 other new recruits for astronaut training.
NASA officials say Artemis 1 mission teams are “giddy” after witnessing how well their Orion spacecraft has been performing so far on its way towards lunar orbit.
Artemis 1 launched at 1:47 a.m. EST (0647 GMT) on Nov. 16, blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a spectacular display of the sheer power of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The Orion spacecraft reached Earth orbit shortly after, and then at 87 minutes after launch performed a so-called Trans Lunar Injection burn to send it hurtling towards the moon. On Monday (Nov. 21), Orion performed another burn to send the spacecraft close enough to the lunar surface to leverage the moon’s gravity to pull the spacecraft around the moon into a distant retrograde lunar orbit.