As KönigKosmos, I would say the next step of an initial operational plan for Outbound would be the development of Human Suborbital Flight. (OPS.4) Of course, this is another area where we have already explored
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Outbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Pre-Crew Rocketry – Ballistic Studies
I’ve often asked myself what I’d do if I were king of the cosmos and controlled how humanity migrated into space. You know what? In the tradition of Albert Einstein and “thought experiments”, I’m going
Read moreApollo 11 and Self-Awareness
I just figured out something about myself, courtesy of this post by Aesop at the Raconteur Report: Happy Peak of Western Civilization Day I’m not going to expound endlessly on this, as Aesop says it
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Well, I downloaded their app for their perception of astronaut training, as a beta tester. I appreciate their intent with trying to combine entertainment, education, and social interaction, but as with most beta releases, there’s
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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 moreKindred Spirits – Space Nation
Kindred Spirits – Space Nation I ran across a new organization out there, Space Nation, who has the noble goal of creating the largest space discovery community on the planet. Their belief statement reads thus:
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Keith Cowing at NASAWatch seems offended by this image: #JourneyToMars Facebook hype from @LockheedMartin As if Orion with only a service module will be in Mars orbit Here’s a bit of SpaceX concept art that
Read moreNINE SIGMA IN-SITU STUDY DISPATCH 2 – Table 1 First Analysis
I took a look at the data presented in Table 1 of NineSigma’s proposal information, and compared the Moon and Martian materials to Earth values. There are a few first thoughts: 1. As it might
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I find Table 1 of the Nine Sigma In-Situ Competition to be very interesting. It’s a simple summary chart of various soil/rock material distributions for Earth, Moon, and Mars, as defined by percentage mass. I
Read moreMars Underground and Grumpy
In my continued theme of interesting YouTube wanderings, I’ve run across this video: The Mars Underground It describes the history of the Mars Society and the Mars Direct mission. Again, I wouldn’t recommend this unless
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