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May 30, 2020

The Navy’s Patent for a Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is Wild

Posted by in categories: nuclear energy, policy, space travel

Circa 2019


Scientists have longed to create the perfect energy source. Ideally, that source would eventually replace greenhouse gas-spewing fossil fuels, power cars, boats, and planes, and send spacecraft to remote parts of the universe. So far, nuclear fusion energy has seemed like the most likely option to help us reach those goals.

The big problem? It’s difficult to harness, and we’re nowhere near producing it at the scales we need in order to cause a seismic shift in energy policy. That’s why teams of researchers across the world are racing to improve our understanding of this reaction.

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May 30, 2020

Hall thruster a serious contender to get humans to Mars

Posted by in category: space travel

The spacecraft engine that will help take humans to Mars may be based on a University of Michigan prototype.

May 30, 2020

Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space!

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Watch history unfold on Saturday, May 30, as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. This mission marks the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that humans will fly to the space station from U.S. soil. The mission’s first launch attempt on Wednesday, May 27 was scrubbed due to weather conditions.

Tune in starting at 11 a.m. EDT as NASA and SpaceX provide joint, live coverage from launch to arrival at the space station. Teams are targeting 3:22 p.m. EDT for the launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the space station on Sunday, May 31.

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May 29, 2020

Here’s everything you need to know about the SpaceX and NASA partnership launch

Posted by in category: space travel

A SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule is attempting to carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for a historic mission.

May 29, 2020

Elon Musk told NASA astronauts’ kids ahead of the SpaceX launch, ‘We’ve done everything we can to make sure your dads come back OK’

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

NASA has estimated a 1-in-276 chance that the astronauts on the SpaceX rocket could die during the company’s first crewed mission.

May 29, 2020

SpaceX and NASA are launching astronauts—and a new orbital economy?

Posted by in categories: economics, space travel

Still, commercial crew has managed to move faster and stay on budget compared to other NASA projects which explicitly eschew private capital and insist that NASA is the only suitable customer for their wares. The agency estimates it saved as much as $30 billion by building its new spacecraft this way.


What if THIS is the most important thing that happens in 2020?

May 29, 2020

Here’s what to expect as SpaceX launches its first human crew to space

Posted by in category: space travel

On May 30th, SpaceX is slated to launch its first human passengers to space on the company’s new Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission is a critical test flight for NASA as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, aimed at getting private companies to create vehicles that can take astronauts to orbit. Here’s what to expect as the mission unfolds.

May 28, 2020

NASA chief is ‘all in’ for Tom Cruise to film movie on International Space Station

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, entertainment, space travel

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is rolling out the International Space Station’s red carpet for Tom Cruise to make a movie in orbit.

The space agency’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said before Wednesday’s planned launch of two NASA astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket that Elon Musk’s company is already getting customers eager to blast off.

Cruise is one of them.

May 27, 2020

Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Attempt May 27, 2020)

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, space travel

Recorded May 27, 2020: Watch history unfold on Wednesday, May 27, as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. This mission marks the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that humans will fly to the space station from U.S. soil.

Tune in starting at 12:15 p.m. EDT as NASA and SpaceX provide joint, live coverage from launch to arrival at the space station. Teams are targeting 4:33 p.m. EDT for the launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the space station at 11:29 a.m. Thursday, May 28.

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May 27, 2020

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Posted by in category: space travel

NASA and SpaceX officials have given the “go” for launch on a mission that will return human spaceflight to the International Space Station from U.S. soil on an American rocket and spacecraft as a part of our NASA Commercial Crew Program.

Tune in to https://nasa.gov/live starting at 6 p.m. EDT to hear updates from #LaunchAmerica mission experts.