How the Moon Was Turned Into a Cold War Spy Weapon
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NASA Won’t Fly Astronauts On First Orion-SLS Test Flight Around the Moon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: The first flight of NASA’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), is now scheduled for 2019 and will not include a human crew, agency officials said today (May 12). As of 20… Continue reading NASA Won’t Fly Astronauts On First Orion-SLS Test Flight Around the Moon
This Self-Sustaining Robot Will Print Your Martian Home Out of Ice
Because it’s the future now. Continue reading This Self-Sustaining Robot Will Print Your Martian Home Out of Ice
Budget Astrophotography With A Raspberry Pi
New to astrophotography, [Jason Bowling] had heard that the Raspberry Pi’s camera module could be used as a low-cost entry into the hobby. Having a Raspberry Pi B+ and camera module on hand from an old project, he dove right in, detailing the process for any other newcomers.
Gingerly removing the camera’s lens, the module fit snugly into a 3D printed case — courtesy of a friend — and connected it to a separate case for the Pi. [Bowling] then mounted he camera directly on the telescope — a technique known as prime-focus photography, which treats the telescope like an …read more
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SpaceX Plans To Send Two People Around the Moon In 2018
Today, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced that in 2018, the company will fly two private citizens around the Moon in its Dragon 2 spacecraft, carried by its Falcon Heavy rocket. “While the voyagers’ names have not been disclosed, according to SpaceX, a… Continue reading SpaceX Plans To Send Two People Around the Moon In 2018
How To Get Back To the Moon In 4 Years — This Time To Stay
Scientific American describes “a way to get to the Moon and to stay there permanently…to begin this process immediately and to achieve moon landings in less than four years.” It starts by abandoning NASA’s expensive Space Launch System and Orion caps… Continue reading How To Get Back To the Moon In 4 Years — This Time To Stay
A Guide To Friday’s Comet-Eclipse-Full-Moon Triple Feature
SonicSpike quotes a report from CNET: Even if you aren’t a space nerd whose idea of a good time is craning your neck to stare into the vast nothingness of space on a frigid evening, this Friday the heavens will put on a show worth heading outdoors for…. Continue reading A Guide To Friday’s Comet-Eclipse-Full-Moon Triple Feature
Oxygen From Earth’s Atmosphere May Be Traveling To the Moon’s Surface
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: New research shows that oxygen from Earth could be journeying all the way out to the Moon, where it then gets lodged inside the lunar soil. It’s a process that’s likely been happening for 2.4 billion … Continue reading Oxygen From Earth’s Atmosphere May Be Traveling To the Moon’s Surface
Farewell Gene Cernan, the Last Man on the Moon
Cernan passed away Monday surrounded by his family. He helped crew three historic spaceflights, including the Apollo 17 Moon landing in 1972. Continue reading Farewell Gene Cernan, the Last Man on the Moon
NASA Astronaut Gene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On the Moon, Dies At 82
NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain Gene Cernan was the second American to walk in space and the last to set foot on the moon during that mission. Unfortunately, today Cernan passed away at age 82. Engadget reports: During his time as an astro… Continue reading NASA Astronaut Gene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On the Moon, Dies At 82