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Jul 21, 2016
Huge sail will power JAXA mission to Trojan asteroids and back
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: robotics/AI, solar power, space travel, sustainability
I wonder, if NASA and/or SpaceX goes to Mars in the 2030’s as planned, by the time the 2050’s roll around a manned attempt to Ceres or Jupiter trojans might be attempted or perhaps an unmanned vehicle made on Mars beats this sail.
Japan’s space agency has its sights on unexplored asteroids as far away as Jupiter, a project that at one level draws on centuries of sail science.
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Jul 21, 2016
The US and Russia are making plans to return to the Moon together
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: space travel
It was 47 years ago that NASA won the space race against the Soviet Union, and Apollo 11 astronauts first walked on the Moon.
And now American companies have pitched a series of new plans that would see the country finally return to the lunar surface… this time, alongside the Russians.
The collaboration between the two countries isn’t entirely surprising — Russia and America have been working together in space since their association on the International Space Station (ISS) first began in 1993.
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Jul 20, 2016
Physicists Say They’ve Figured out How Spacecraft Could Make It Through a Wormhole
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: climatology, cosmology, physics, space travel, sustainability
A new paper asserts that a physical body might be able to pass through a wormhole in spite of the extreme tidal forces that are at play.
A physical object, such as a person or a spacecraft, could theoretically make it through a wormhole in the centre of a black hole, and maybe even access another universe on the other side, physicists have suggested.
Jul 20, 2016
Payload designed to show that useful, high value goods can economically be produced in low earth orbit, opening the space frontier for Earth-focused manufacturing
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: materials, space travel
MOFFETT FIELD, CA. Made In Space, Inc. (Made In Space) and Thorlabs, Inc. (Thorlabs) will send a microgravity-optimized, miniature fiber drawing system to the International Space Station (ISS) to manufacture high-value-to-mass ZBLAN optical fiber via a cooperative agreement with The Center for Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS). The payload, called the “Made In Space Optical Fiber Production in Microgravity Experiment” (Fiber Payload) is currently scheduled to be launched to the ISS in the first quarter of 2017. The Fiber Payload will produce test quantities of ZBLAN optical fiber in the persistent microgravity environment ISS provides, and be returned to the Earth shortly thereafter. Once returned to the Earth, the fiber will be tested and utilized. Based on the results from this initial experiment and market demand, Made In Space plans to develop and operate larger scale microgravity production facilities for ZBLAN and other microgravity enabled materials.
Jul 20, 2016
How Lockheed Martin Plans To Set Up A Base Camp In Mars’ Orbit
Posted by Andreas Matt in category: space travel
Jul 20, 2016
Elon Musk planning radical TRIPLE rocket landings that could take man to Mars
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Not content with landing its fifth rocket, Elon Musk has unveiled plans the land three rockets at once.
SpaceX has applied for permission to build new landing pads at the Cape Canaveral HQ it leases from NASA.
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Jul 20, 2016
How Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship honors Stephen Hawking — By Michael D’Estries | Mother Nature Network
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: space, space travel
“Virgin Spaceship Unity, set to begin test flights next month, includes a very special nod to the theoretical physicist.”
Jul 20, 2016
UK National Space Propulsion Facility | UK Space Agency
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: space, space travel
“The UK Space Agency is investing £4.12m in a National Propulsion Test Facility, giving the UK a new facility for space technology testing.”
Jul 19, 2016
Russia And China Discuss Joint Outer-Space Exploration, Moon And Even Mars
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: space travel
China and Russia are discussing joint cooperation in outer-space exploration, including missions to the Moon and even Mars, according to a statement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Wednesday.
“Yesterday, we (Rogozin and Vice-Premier of China’s State Council Wang Yang) worked for three and a half hours, discussing cooperation in the nuclear sphere and cooperation in the issues of interaction between our space agencies where there are such large projects as the deliveries of rocket engines, and cooperation in navigation systems,” the Russian vice-premier said.
He made his remarks during a talk with the heads of Russian regions and Chinese provinces and the managers of companies from both countries. The expo is an annual industrial exhibition held since 2014 within the framework of the Harbin Trade Fair.
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