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The timing is sensational: humanity begins 2019 with an astronomical milestone event.
by dpflan 8y ago
The timing is sensational: humanity begins 2019 with an astronomical milestone event.
- dylan604 8y agoAnother one would be the Chinese landing their craft on the far side of the moon. No confirmed date, but within the next couple of days. https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/680542096/chinas-lunar-lander-to-explore-moons-far-side https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/680542096/chinas-lunar-lander...
- watersb 8y agoAlso, asteroid sample-return mission Osiris-REX acheived orbital insertion around its asteroid target. Which was Really Hard, because that is a tiny object to use as a gravitational anchor. About the mass of a terrestrial mountain. The precision is incredible. https://www.asteroidmission.org/ https://www.asteroidmission.org/