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Yesterday, 10:51 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Betelgeuse Fainting in Astronomy

Hubble solves mystery of monster star's dimming. The red hypergiant VY Canis Majoris—which is far larger, more massive, and more violent than...

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Yesterday, 02:38 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Missions to asteroid Apophis in 2029. in Space Exploration

A flyby this week of infamous asteroid Apophis, on March 5-6, 2021. Why astronomers are watching, plus info here on how to view the asteroid online....

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Yesterday, 02:13 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Elon Musk Announces Plans To Start Texas City Called "Starbase". https://hypebeast.com/2021/3/elon-musk-start-starbase-city-texas-spacex-info

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Yesterday, 12:36 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Fun Papers In Arxiv in Science and Technology

Book chapter reviewing new evidence on lunar origin theories, and what Earth was like before the Moon appeared. Origin of the Moon. Robin M....

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Yesterday, 12:29 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Asteroid mining in Space Exploration

Mining asteroids--a new overview on the process. Furthering Asteroid Resource Utilization in the Next Decade through Technology Leadership ...

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Yesterday, 12:20 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a new set of Starlink satellites and landed the booster March 4, two and a half weeks after the landing failed on the...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:54 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

"It will be safe enough for human transport by 2023 -- it's looking very promising," Musk said . Whatever you say, Mr. Musk.

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2021-Mar-03, 11:45 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

commentators joking now that SN10 has "landed twice"

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2021-Mar-03, 11:44 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

OH NO IT EXPLODED, oh no blew main fuselage straight up and down, huge fire

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2021-Mar-03, 11:37 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

firefighters there, leaning slightly, unsure if landing legs deployed, minor fire at base not out correction, automated fire suppression system is...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:35 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Did it, did it

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2021-Mar-03, 11:34 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

coming down flat

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2021-Mar-03, 11:33 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

in hover mode

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2021-Mar-03, 11:29 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

go go GO

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2021-Mar-03, 10:21 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread United States Space Force and United States Space Command: what can they do? in Space Exploration

CSO Raymond and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss the future of the Space Force (interview) ...

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2021-Mar-03, 10:16 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

New countdown for SN10 expected to begin shortly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOQkk3ojNfM

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2021-Mar-03, 10:03 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

More details on the invitation for eight untrained civilians to go to the Moon, courtesy of a Japanese billionaire who bought the tickets. Sounds...

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2021-Mar-03, 08:07 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Help is a long way away: The challenges of sending humans to Mars. (how to cope with sickness, equipment failure, and plain old loneliness) ...

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2021-Mar-03, 07:58 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Virgin Galactic SS2 in Space Exploration

(Motley Fool--a positive view) Why Virgin Galactic's Delays Are Good News. Wall Street doesn't like delays, but they may be a good thing for Virgin...

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2021-Mar-03, 06:34 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Small Rocket Launches in Space Exploration

Vega C is the next generation of the European small lift launcher developed by Avio under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency and...

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2021-Mar-03, 06:31 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Psyche - NASA's mission to the metal asteroid Psyche. in Space Exploration

What is Psyche made of? Here's the most recent guess... but it isn't solid iron. Mass and Density of Asteroid (16) Psyche Lauri Siltala, Mikael...

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2021-Mar-03, 06:30 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Broken Cable Damages Arecibo in Astronomy

An intriguing proposal to rebuild the Arecibo radio telescope even better than before. The Future Of The Arecibo Observatory: The Next Generation...

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2021-Mar-03, 06:27 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Astrobiological papers from Arvix and everywhere in Life in Space

A technosignature-search paper listing many sorts of things to look for (not limited to Dyson spheres). Concepts for future missions to search for...

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2021-Mar-03, 01:29 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

SpaceX’s Starship SN10 will attempt to launch – and nail the landing – as early as Wednesday, after passing all the pre-launch requirements. Weather...

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2021-Mar-03, 01:24 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread China and Private Industry Space Exploration in Space Exploration

Chinese commercial launch company iSpace said Monday that an errant piece of foam insulation caused the loss of its Hyperbola-1 launch vehicle in...

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2021-Mar-03, 01:20 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Space: Florida vs. Virginia vs. The World in Space Exploration

As launch activity grows on the Eastern Range in Florida, companies and government agencies are looking at ways to add capacity, largely through...

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2021-Mar-03, 01:14 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Starship lunar mission by 2023: SpaceX will fly its deep-space rocket Starship in orbit "many, many times before 2023" and will take 12 people around...

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2021-Mar-03, 01:09 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread ROSCOSMOS news - Russian space program in general in Space Exploration

New design for Russian super-heavy methane-powered launch vehicle completed. ...

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2021-Mar-02, 08:31 PM

Roger E. Moore replied to a thread Virgin Galactic SS2 in Space Exploration

(Motley Fool) Why Virgin Galactic Stock Just Crashed: Rocket Lab is going public. So who needs Virgin Galactic anymore? ...

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