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Dec 17, 2023

NASA gives Blue Origin $35 million to turn moon dust into solar cells

Posted by in categories: solar power, space travel, sustainability

NASA has awarded Blue Origin a $35 million contract to further develop a technology that creates solar cells out of lunar regolith — the dust and crushed rock blanketing the moon’s surface.

“[W]e’re inspired and humbled to receive this investment from NASA to advance our innovation,” said Pat Remias, VP of Blue Origin’s Capabilities Directorate. “First we return humans to the moon, then we start to ‘live off the land.’”

Moon or bust: NASA plans to send astronauts to the moon again as soon as 2025, with the goal of establishing a long-term presence on the lunar surface soon after. For that to work, it’s going to need a way to provide astronauts with a steady supply of everything they need to survive and thrive, from food and water to oxygen and electricity.

Dec 16, 2023

Here we see the SpaceX concept introduced by Gwynne Shotwell at TED in 2018 that shows suborbital Starflights We can realize this vision of fully reusable rockets to the suborbital aerospacecraft industry that will disrupt air and marine travel Join Digital Habitats in this journey and star by asking how you can be a part of Earth’s planetary transportation transformation #SpaceX #Starflights #Earth #StarportNetwork #Suborbital #OrbitalStarflights

Posted by in categories: habitats, space travel

Dec 16, 2023

Astronaut Chris Hadfield would love to fly SpaceX’s Starship around the moon (exclusive)

Posted by in category: space travel

I think it’s got potential to be a magnificent vehicle.

Dec 16, 2023

SpaceX’s V2 Starship: A Game-Changing Evolution in Space Technology

Posted by in categories: innovation, space travel

SpaceX’s announcement of the new V2 Starship marks a significant commitment to innovation and improvement in the evolution of Starship, with potential game-changing advancements in technology and capabilities.

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Dec 15, 2023

SpaceX Confirms Possible Third Starship Launch Window

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SpaceX is making significant progress in obtaining launch licenses, increasing their number of launches, and potentially extending the operational life of the Hubble Space Telescope through a rescue mission.

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Dec 15, 2023

Space Coast Live: 24/7 Views of NASA, SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations, and Starship Pad Construction

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Space Coast Live provides 24/7 views of SpaceX and NASA launch operations in Florida including the new Starship pad at LC-39A. The Kennedy Space Center-based cameras are supplemented by Fleetcam, which provides views of recovery vessels in Port Canaveral.

Fleetcam is located at Rusty’s Seafood & Oyster Bar (https://www.rustysseafood.com/) in Port Canaveral, Florida. This stream has no audio commentary.

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Dec 15, 2023

SpaceX valuation climbs to $180 billion

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

The valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX hit $180 billion based on an ongoing secondary share sale, CNBC confirmed Wednesday.

The company is discussing an agreement with investors to sell stock from insiders in a purchase offer at $97 a share, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The offer does not include raising new capital, as the purchase offer represents a secondary sale of existing shares and is expected to close in January.

SpaceX typically performs these secondary rounds about twice a year, to give employees and other company shareholders a chance to sell stock. The latest valuation represents a 20% increase from SpaceX’s previous high of $150 billion, which the company hit through a July secondary sale at $81 a share.

Dec 13, 2023

Newly created ultra-hard material rivals diamond

Posted by in categories: solar power, space travel, sustainability

Potentially very useful discovery.


Scientists have solved a decades-long puzzle and unveiled a near unbreakable substance that could rival diamond as the hardest material on Earth. The research is published in the journal Advanced Materials.

Researchers found that when carbon and nitrogen precursors were subjected to and pressure, the resulting materials—known as carbon nitrides—were tougher than cubic boron nitride, the second hardest material after diamond.

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Dec 13, 2023

Scientists Warn That SpaceX Launches Are Tearing Small Holes in the Sky

Posted by in categories: particle physics, space travel

SpaceX rockets are tearing holes in the Earth’s atmosphere as they make their return to the surface, triggering what scientists are calling “SpaceX auroras,” a newly coined term that refers to red, spherical spots in the night sky that can easily be seen with the naked eye.

As Spaceweather.com reports, the name isn’t entirely accurate as they’re technically not auroras. They’re the result of SpaceX rockets burning their engines in the Earth’s ionosphere, a part of the upper atmosphere where solar radiation ionizes atoms and molecules to create a protective layer of electrons.

That means that as the rocketmaker ratchets up its launch schedule, that could be a problem, because the ionosphere serves an important technical function by ensuring the stability of shortwave radio communication and GPS signals.

Dec 12, 2023

SpaceX Military Starship: Progress, Collaboration, Revenue, Competition, and Design Errors

Posted by in categories: military, space travel

SpaceX is making progress at Starbase, collaborating with the US Transportation Command and Air Force, potentially becoming a major source of revenue, while also facing potential competition from Relativity Space, and experiencing design errors but still managing to save samples.

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