DiscussionAll Space Questions thread for week of January 24, 2021 (self.space)
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Verified AMAI am David W. Brown, author of THE MISSION, an 83-word subtitled book about NASA’s mission to Europa. AMA! (self.space)
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Apollo 14 blasted off to the Moon 50 years ago this weekend. The mission involved about 9 hours of moonwalks, and it culminated with Commander Alan Shepard dropping a golf ball in the powdery regolith before smacking it with his soil-sampling tool. “Miles and miles,” he beamed afterwords. (astronomy.com)
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DiscussionMy dad has taught tech writing to engineering students for over 20 years. Probably his biggest research subject and personal interest is the Challenger Disaster. He posted this on his Facebook yesterday (the anniversary of the disaster) and I think more people deserve to see it. (self.space)
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When the Senate approved SLS their requirements were so specific you’d think they were rocket engineers. They wanted 130 tons of lift with an upper stage, liquid fuel engines, solid rocket motor engines, Shuttle and Ares 1 tech reused. "It was like an aerospace industry wish list—because it was." (supercluster.com)
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DiscussionIs there something similar to ApolloInRealTime.org for Apollo XIV? (self.space)
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