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by tectonic 6y ago
I'm a big fan of this newsletter.
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Nuclear Reactors in Space(orbitalindex.com)
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On NASA's announced 2020 Tipping Point awards(orbitalindex.com)
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by tectonic 6y ago
We often share projects on Orbital Index ( https://orbitalindex.com ). Some ideas: - Work with https://satnogs.org/ to build an open source ground station network. - Check out https://www.opensourcesate
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Osiris-REx is going to be touch and go(orbitalindex.com)
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by tectonic 6y ago
I’m such a fan of this series: fun, smart, playful, humanist. 100% recommend. Edit: The audiobooks are exceptionally well narrated too.
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A history of nuclear reactors in space(orbitalindex.com)
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Lunar IceCube(orbitalindex.com)
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by tectonic 6y ago
And fresh geysers on Enceladus: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/saturns-moon-enceladus-shows-f...
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by tectonic 6y ago
So much of astronomy and planetary science focuses on water right now. Here are some more recent results about water: - The bright, salty deposits that NASA’s Dawn spacecraft spotted on Ceres likely come from briny water escaping from a 418
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A Brief History of Spaceplanes(orbitalindex.com)
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A Brief History of Spaceplanes(orbitalindex.com)
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The world is on fire (again)(orbitalindex.com)
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by tectonic 6y ago
Definitely doesn't have the delta-v or aerobraking shield necessary :)
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by tectonic 6y ago
Yes, these present microbes would be ones that managed to evolve to live in the atmosphere after the surface was no longer habitable.
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by tectonic 6y ago
On the other hand, we may have instead found evidence of a new abiotic form of phosphine synthesis— I expect scientists will be working hard to propose non-biological processes that could explain these results. I also expect some new Venus
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by tectonic 6y ago
Not nearly as powerful, though.
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by tectonic 6y ago
Nice gravitational lens observation! We're hoping to use the same technique with the Sun to observe exoplanets by launching a fleet of small satellites to 547 AU (80 billion km / ~3 light days). The craft would sample the distorte
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The Orbital Index(orbitalindex.com)
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by tectonic 6y ago
Rocket Lab also just demonstrated their Photon upper stage being repurposed as a satellite on the most recent launch. As a company, they’re working on some very cool stuff.
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CubeSat interplanetary exploration is heating up(orbitalindex.com)
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CubeSat interplanetary exploration is heating up(orbitalindex.com)
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by tectonic 6y ago
I'm so glad you're enjoying it!
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by tectonic 6y ago
We've been covering this issue frequently in Orbital Index ( https://orbitalindex.com ). With around 10,000 stars visible with the naked eye, there will be significantly more satellites than stars, even from a single constell
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by tectonic 6y ago
If you're into this sort of thing, we write about nerdery like this every week in The Orbital Index :)
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by tectonic 6y ago
But usage on smaller, uncrewed probes could be much closer.
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Show HN: A directory of space entrepreneurship funding resources(orbitalindex.com)
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Uber Turned a Promising Bikeshare Company into Literal Garbage(vice.com)
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Designing the Interstellar Probe is like designing a cathedral(orbitalindex.com)
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by tectonic 6y ago
Be sure to check out https://www.hackasat.com/ this weekend as part of DEF CON!

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