I’ve been pondering the idea of working with a space simulator that is of similar entertainment value as Kerbal Space Program, but with more realistic physics. I’ve dabbled with Kerbal some, and it’s always fun.
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Outbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Robots to Kuiper Belt
We’ve been on a trend of talking about all the places in the Solar System that we shouldn’t go, as they aren’t habitable. That leads to OPS.15, the robotic exploration of the Kuiper Belt. Named
Read moreHammerstrike Dispatch #2
In a story from SpaceDaily/Sputnik News, it’s fully apparent that under our current ability to detect incoming asteroid or comet impactor we may never have any warning. “Because there may be media coverage tomorrow, I’m
Read moreOutbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Robotic Asteroid Exploration
So far, I’ve been charting a programmatic course that has taken Outbound to the moon with robotic surveys and construction demonstrations. Now it’s time to flex some operational muscle and go for stretch goals. In
Read moreMarching Towards Warp Drive
There is interesting news afoot in particle physics. It seems that some researchers from the University of Rochester have created quasi-particles known as polaritons at room temperature, and these little beauties exhibit behavior of objects
Read moreScience: Disciplines Collide to Discover Warp Fields?
h/t to MarsBlog Based on information here: http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/04/nasa-may-have-accidentally-developed-a-warp-drive/ And more in-depth technical discussion here: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36313.1860 It seems that work at Johnson Space Center (JSC) on an EmDrive, where microwaves are used to create thrust, may
Read moreAres vs. Luna – Should the Siblings Fight?
I am a very long-time supporter and member of the Moon Society, from way back in the 1990’s, and feel pretty strongly about the need to establish a beachhead on the Moon. There are a
Read moreTriad – Three Technologies Unite for Mars
VASIMR Plasma Propulsion Small Fusion Systems Asteroid Retrieval In the past few months the three items of my extreme interest have hit the news, and it has me pondering if NASA may be putting together
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