Check out the United Arab Emirates' plans for building a Martian city--on Earth
• https://www.popsci.com, By Rachel FeltmanTo prep for the one that will actually be on Mars, naturally.
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Space Travel and Exploration
SpaceX's Elon Musk, Lockheed Martin Announcing Updated Mars Plans Tonight
• https://www.space.com, By Mike WallSpaceX's Elon Musk, Lockheed Martin Announcing Updated Mars Plans Tonight
Fifteen Spacex Raptor Engines...
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangFifteen Spacex Raptor Engines, Five engines per core on a three core rocket could launch 536 tons of payload
Elon Musk Publishes Plans for Colonizing Mars
• scientificamerican.com by Mike WallThe billionaire entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX wants to make humanity a "multi-planetary species"
Tom Craver Idea - Earth to Mars in 20 Days Each Way
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangRecently there has been discussion of the near term future of a space rated VASIMR plasma rocket which can be scaled up to several megawatts to enable 39 day (one way) trips to Mars.
Boeing fears Spacex Raptor engine...
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangBoeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg sees a commercial space-travel market with dozens of destinations orbiting the Earth and hypersonic aircraft shuttling travelers between continents in two hours or less. And Boeing intends to be a key
2 tesla Magnetic Shield placed at Mars Lagrange point would shield Martian atmosphere...
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangAn inflatable structure(s) can generate a magnetic dipole field at a level of perhaps 1 or 2 Tesla (or 10,000 to 20,000 Gauss) as an active shield against the solar wind and allow the Martian atmosphere to thicken overtime.
If EMdrive is real and scales with Q factor then we get almost Star Trek level Technology
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangAdam Crowl considers spaceships if EM-Drive is verified as a real thing.
Russia and the US will work together to build a moon base
• https://www.engadget.com, Swapna KrishnaThis means the Deep Space Gateway might actually happen.
Gravitational wave hunters bag fourth black-hole detection
• http://www.bbc.com, By Pallab GhoshScientists have detected another burst of gravitational waves coming from the merger of two black holes.
Nexus Conference Stream 9/22/17 Pt. 1
• https://www.youtube.com, Nexus EarthBroadcasting from the Lauder Room in at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, CO.
What to expect from Elon Musk's Mars colonization update this week
• https://www.theverge.com, by Loren GrushHe's making some big tweaks to his architecture
ARCA's revolutionary aerospike engine completed and ready for testing
• newatlas.com by David SzondyARCA Space Corporation has announced its linear aerospike engine is ready to start ground tests as the company moves towards installing the engine in its Demonstrator 3 rocket.
The Will for human travel around the solar system and beyond
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangDana Andrews had looked at a near term system for achieving 2% of the speed of light. It used an advanced ion drive and a couple of small nuclear reactors.
Space Act Agreement to Support Private Space Telescope Project
• https://www.space.com, By Jeff FoustNASA has signed a Space Act Agreement with a private organization currently raising funds for studies of a space telescope designed to look for habitable planets around a nearby star.
Sean Penn to Star in Hulu's Mars Space Drama 'The First'
• https://www.space.com, By Elizabeth HowellMove over, Matt Damon – it's time for a new name-brand Hollywood actor to take the stage during a fictional mission to Mars.
Sean Penn to Star in Hulu's Mars Space Drama 'The First'
• https://www.space.com, By Elizabeth HowellMove over, Matt Damon – it's time for a new name-brand Hollywood actor to take the stage during a fictional mission to Mars.
LinkSpace is a Chinese startup that will try to make reusable rockets like Spacex
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comLinkSpace Aerospace Technology Group. was established in January 2014. Research and development are mainly distributed in China's Beijing, Guangdong, Shandong and Shaanxi. They want to create reusable rockets like Spacex. They are the first company
There's More Crossover Between Tesla and SpaceX Than Most Realize
• http://insideevs.com, by EVANNEXHERE'S HOW TESLA USES ROCKET SCIENCE TO BEAT ITS RIVALS
Watch the end of Cassini's epic trip around Saturn here
• http://www.popsci.com, By Mary Beth GriggsWhat a way to start the day.
The Cassini spacecraft crashed into Saturn, ending a successful 20-year mission
• https://www.washingtonpost.com, By Sarah KaplanNASA scientists just received their last message from the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn early Friday morning. Those final bits of data signal the end of one of the most successful planetary science missions in history.
NASA Will Be Streaming Video During Cassini's Death Plunge - Here's How to Watch
• http://www.sciencealert.com, DAVE MOSHERNot long to go.
Ron Paul in the pocket of United Launch attacks Defense Dept and Spacex
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comRon Paul is attacking Spacex and the Defense Department since there is a restriction in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) from using Russian Rockets.
'Knocking on eternity's door' -- NASA's Voyager mission turns 40
• pri.org by Adam WernickNASA's Voyager mission celebrates 40 years in space this year, and humanity has much to thank it for.
Cassini: Saturn probe turns towards its death plunge
• bbc.com By Jonathan AmosThe international Cassini spacecraft at Saturn has executed the course correction that will send it to destruction at the end of the week.
This Ultrathin Craft Could Soon Envelop and Destroy Space Junk
• https://www.space.com, By Elizabeth HowellThink of the latest idea of collecting space junk as something akin to a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. Aerospace Corporation says its Brane Craft will wrap itself around debris orbiting Earth and drag it back down through the atmosphere, causing
Space Could Leave You Blind, And Scientists Say They've Finally Figured Out Why
• arcleinAstronaut Scott Kelly, whose exceptional vision was part of the reason he was selected to be America's first astronaut to spend a full year in space, says he's been forced to wear reading glasses since coming home. John Phillips, who spent time
SpaceX to launch secret US spaceplane next week
• newatlas.com by David SzondyThe US Air Force's not-so-secret spaceplane is getting a new ride next week, when the fifth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-5) lifts off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster ...
Spacex Falcon Heavy three first stage cores testing complete
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangSpaceX has completed testing of all three first-stage cores on its Falcon Heavy rocket.
How we'll nap our way to Mars
• popsci.com By Jason LedermanThis is what real suspended animation will look like.
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