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A new generation of giant rockets is about to blast off
• http://www.latimes.com, By Samantha MasunagaIt's been 44 years since the mighty Saturn V last thundered skyward from a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The towering rocket, generating enough power to lift 269,000 pounds into orbit, had been the workhorse of the Apollo moon miss
House panel votes to split Air Force, create new U.S. Space Corps
• arclein"There's been nothing shortsighted about this," Rogers said. "We started working on it vigorously in September, and we've had countless meetings with a number of experts who have advised us as to how this should be construed. In fact, this
Juno reveals stunning images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
• http://newatlas.com, Rich HaridyA few days ago, the Juno probe completed the closest flyby of Jupiter's infamous Great Red Spot ever conducted by a spacecraft. After an agonizing wait the photos are now in… and they are absolutely incredible.
Air Enhanced Nuclear Thermal Rocket by x-Spacex engineer
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangJohn Bucknell was Senior Propulsion Engineer for the Raptor full-flow staged combustion methalox rocket at Spacex and is currently the Senior Propulsion Scientist for Divergent3D in Torrance, CA developing additively manufactured vehicle technologies
John Becknell designer of the Nuclear Thermal Turbo Rocket is answering questions
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangJohn Becknell designer of the Nuclear Thermal Turbo Rocket (NTTR) and x-senior engineer on the Space Raptor engine is answering questions at nextbigfuture.
Sun on Brink Of Plunging Into 'Deep Solar Minimum'
• lewrockwell.com By Margi MurphyWhich Could Cause Part of the Earth's Atmosphere to COLLAPSE, Claim Boffs
Spacex robotics will help drive down costs and increase launch frequency
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangTwo weeks ago, Spacex successfully launched and recovered two Falcon 9 first stage boosters in the space of 49 hours.
NASA spacecraft to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot
• https://phys.orgAn unmanned NASA spacecraft is about to fly over a massive storm raging on Jupiter, in a long-awaited a journey that could shed new light on the forces driving the planet's Great Red Spot.
Inside China's Supermassive Alien-Searching Radio Dish
• https://motherboard.vice.com, JAMIE FULLERTONThe 500 meter wide FAST dish has made a poor rural province the center of China's search for extraterrestrial life. But how likely is it the telescope will indeed start intercepting alien messages?
China Tests Self-sustaining Space Station In Beijing
• Prison Planet.comProject aimed at creating self-sustaining ecosystem that provides everything humans need to survive
Creating real starship troopers will add to existing $45 billion military space budgets
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangA US congressional committee is proposing that the US armed forces add a new military branch called the United States Space Corps. If this is passed it would be the first new branch of the armed forces since the Air Force was created in 1947.
MIT Envisions The First Space Hotel
• https://www.fastcodesign.comHow do you make research in space less expensive? Why not build a space station where half of the structure functions as a luxury hotel–and the other half belongs to NASA's astronauts?
NASA's Juno spacecraft is about to peer into the depths of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
• popsci.com By Sarah FechtWe're getting our closest view ever of the 10,000-mile-wide storm.
NASA will test simple nuclear power system which will be in the 1 to 10 kilowatt power range
• nextbigfuture.com Author: brian wangNASA's technology development branch has been funding a project called Kilopower for three years and testing is due to start in September, 2017 and end in January 2018.
Juno Shatters Scientists' Jupiter Theories in Just 365 Days
• https://www.wired.comLast July 4th, NASA's Juno spacecraft slowed its record breaking pace just enough to get caught in the pull of Jupiter's gravity. (The timing, according to NASA, was just a very patriotic coincidence.) Either way, Independence Day 2016 was the last t
Solar powered EMdrive version of Space Battleship Yamato
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangSpace Battleship Yamato is a major anime movie series. The original Yamato movie in Japan eclipsed that of the local release of Star Wars. It was followed by over a dozen movie sequels.
EMdrive inventor Shawyer's latest information on military applications and...
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangEMdrive inventor Shawyer's latest information on military applications and superconducting EMDrive progress
Did Life on Earth Come From Outer Space?
• https://motherboard.vice.com, Daniel OberhausA look at the scientific evidence for panspermia.
Watch SpaceX launch its third Falcon 9 rocket in less than two weeks
• https://www.theverge.com, by Loren GrushNo landing this time, though
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on Settling Space: 'It Won't Go as Planned'
• motherboard.vice.com by Elizabeth HowellThe former ISS Commander weighs in on what skills we'll need as we expand into space.
The Tiny Satellites Ushering in the New Space Revolution
• bloomberg.com by Ashlee VancePlanet Labs and other companies are sending hundreds of low-cost satellites into orbit. We're only beginning to understand how that will change life on Earth.
SpaceX Is Set for 3rd Falcon 9 Launch in Less Than 10 Days
• space.com By Calla CofieldA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Bulgarian communications satellite launched on June 23, 2017. SpaceX is scheduled to launch another Falcon 9 rocket on July 2. Credit: SpaceX
Your Connected Devices Are Screwing Up Astronomy
• https://www.wired.comBy now, "Here Are Some Stupid Things on the Internet of Things" has become a full-on article genre. There's even a Tumblr dedicated to the idea: "We Put a Chip in It," it's called.
ESA Plans to Privatize Robotic Space Plane by 2025
• https://www.space.com, By Rob CoppingerAlthough Europe's Space Rider reusable space plane is three years or so from its debut, the European Space Agency (ESA) is already making plans to privatize the unmanned orbital vehicle.
If EMdrive is real and scales with Q factor then we get almost Star Trek level Technology
• nextbigfuture.com Author: brian wangAdam Crowl considers spaceships if EM-Drive is verified as a real thing.
Progress to stable laser propelled sails
• nextbigfuture.com Author: brian wangStable flight of a laser sail is an essential requirement of beam-driven propulsion. Centauri Dreams talked to James Benford about work towards stable beam flight. It places considerable demand upon the shape of the sail and beam.
Student-Made Rocket Tops 30,000 Feet, Wins 1st 'Spaceport America Cup'
• https://www.space.com, By Elizabeth HowellA student team from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, took top honors last weekend at the 2017 Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico.
When galaxies collide: Cool NASA photo shows galactic 'goulash'
• https://www.usatoday.com, Doyle RiceEver wondered what happens when galaxies "collide?"
Liftoff! SpaceX Nails Second Launch in Three Days
• https://www.space.com, By Irene KlotzSpaceX nailed its second launch in three days today (June 25) with liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying 10 satellites owned by Iridium Communications.
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