I stumbled upon the Limitless Space Institute the other day, and I like their intent to educate people at all levels in space-focused STEM subjects, and their support for enabling technologies. I am very glad
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The Universe and Top-Down Design
Let’s consider how an enterprising space-faring race might get their arms around the scope of their endeavor. What would be the minimum goal? Expanding to the full extents possible, just in terms of travel, the
Read moreThe Spaceman’s Reading List – Exhibit 1
My current employer is really on a “How would SpaceX do it?” kick these days. Frankly, given Elon Musk’s success with that venture, I can’t say it’s a bad guiding question to ask ourselves. It’s
Read moreEngineering a Universe
Having been a part of several spaceflight programs, I have come to the conclusion that an almost Godlike view has to exist to drive from one end of the journey to the end of it.
Read moreRiPM – Travel to the Oort Cloud
So, it seems to me that if we determine that the we’re headed to the Oort Cloud from Earth, the time involved to do that would be important to know. For those that don’t know,
Read moreWhat Is Needed for a Robust Interplanetary Mission?
As a Systems Engineering exercise, an in a sincere attempt to plan ahead, it occurred to me that I had not really considered a top-down set of requirements for a robust interplanetary mission. And what
Read moreKerbal Space Program – a More Realistic Option?
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.
Read moreHydroponics – Today’s Status And Bully Alert
It’s been a couple of weeks since I kicked off my running discussion of my home Hydroponics rig. There have been a number of things pulling on my time, some rather exciting things to be
Read moreHydroponics – Starting out
I was gifted a small hydroponics kit from my mother a year ago for Christmas. It took me a while to get to assembling it and wasn’t sure how much I’d want to fiddle with
Read moreVenusian Exploration: We Need a Station!
From Sky News comes a new article, Signs of alien life detected on Venus, that could stand astrobiology on its head. I really mean that. We’ve been looking into finding life, or even life-fostering precursor
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