I flew weightlessly on a Zero-G plane and it was nothing like I expected
• https://www.space.com By Chelsea GohdAs my arms rose above my head and my feet left the ground, I thought to myself: "?!?!"
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Space Travel and Exploration
Watch for the 'Christmas Star' as Jupiter and Saturn come closer than they have in centuries
• https://edition.cnn.com, By Ashley StricklandThe two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it's happening just in time for Christmas -- hence the nickname of the "Christmas Star."
First Radio Signals From Planet Outside Solar System Could Have Been Received, Astronomers Say
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Douglas BraffPerhaps the universe is trying to send Earth a message...
NASA awards Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and its 301-foot tall New Glenn rocket contract...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By STACY LIBERATORENASA awards Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and its 301-foot tall New Glenn rocket contract for future space missions starting in 2025
Scientists looking for aliens investigate radio beam 'from nearby star'
• https://www.theguardian.com by Ian SampleTantalising 'signal' appears to have come from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the sun
NASA adds Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket as a launcher for future missions
• Space.com - Meghan BartelsBlue Origin's future New Glenn rocket will join NASA's fleet of commercial launch vehicles for flights in the mid-2020s, the agency and company announced this week.
Russia has launched an anti-satellite missile test, US Space Command says
• Space.com - Hanneke WeiteringRussia has launched a new anti-satellite missile test in its latest push to weaponize space, U.S. Space Command officials said Wednesday (Dec. 16). In its third anti-satellite test this year, Russia launched a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASA
Russia has launched an anti-satellite missile test, US Space Command says
• Space.com - Hanneke WeiteringRussia has launched a new anti-satellite missile test in its latest push to weaponize space, U.S. Space Command officials said Wednesday (Dec. 16). In its third anti-satellite test this year, Russia launched a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASA
SpaceX Raising Funds at $92 Billion at Double Old Price Will Make Elon Richest in the World
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangSpaceX is in talks with investors to raise another round of funding and seeks to double its valuation to as much as $92 billion. SpaceX is looking to close the deal in January 2021.
Virgin Galactic forced to abort key test flight of space plane
• https://www.independent.co.uk, Graeme MassieFlight was first from company's $200m base in New Mexico
How Earth Moves
• VSauce - YouTube.comVisuals showing how Earth moves around the sun
Elon Musk Full Interview WSJ: December 8th, 2020...5 Billion Stock Offering And More
• Nullius in Verba - YouTube.comNever enough Elon Interviews!
Starship SN8 wreckage & Flight info, SN9 tips over, CRS-21, Chang'e 5 samples in lunar orbit
• https://www.youtube.com, Marcus HouseWhat else can we say about this week other than it has been constant anticipation, excitement, disappointment, excitement again, and yea... You get the idea.
"FLIGHT CREW IS READY" - VIRGIN GALACTIC PREPARES TEST FLIGHT...
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden"FLIGHT CREW IS READY" - VIRGIN GALACTIC PREPARES TEST FLIGHT FROM NEW MEXICO SPACEPORT
SPACEX ODDITY Elon Musk's SpaceX suffers second rocket mishap in days....
• https://www.the-sun.com, Fionnuala O'LearyELON Musk's SpaceX suffered its second rocket mishap in days as the new Starship prototype collapsed on its hanger this morning.
The SpaceX Youtubers Coverage of the Starship SN8 Flight and Explosion
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangThe consensus of the SpaceX YouTubers is that this was the best test flight ever as the flight was groundbreaking and then having a crash on the landing for an early test flight was more enjoyable than a good landing.
SpaceX SN8 Flies to High Altitude But Explodes After Coming In Too Fast
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangThe Spacex SN8 Starship flew to high altitude but explodes when it came in too fast for landing.
Virgin Galactic Is Launching a Historic Human Spaceflight This Week
• https://observer.com By Sissi CaoAs the world watches SpaceX's big Starship test this week, another billionaire-run space company is also gearing up for a historic mission.
SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype soars on epic test launch, with explosive landing
• Space.comElon Musk is thrilled: "Mars, here we come!"
Nerdle Cam 4K- Starship SN8 Live At SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Facility
• Lab Padre - YouTube.comLaunch scrubbed with 10 seconds to go due to Raptor abort. Next launch window is tomorrow (Wed Dec 9)...
Space X Wins Big Contract
• AdamCast - YouTube.comSpaceX wins $885 Million for Starlink Broadband Service
China plants its flag on the moon with Chang'e 5 lunar lander
• Space.com - Leonard DavidChang'e 5's lunar flag display system consists of three parts: the flag, a compression release device and a small pyrotechnic deployment mechanism. The entire system is about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) long and weighs just 2.2 lbs. (1 kilograms), Chinese
Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready
• https://www.jpost.com, By AARON REICHThis "Galactic Federation" has supposedly been in contact with Israel and the US for years, but are keeping themselves a secret to prevent hysteria until humanity is ready.
Hubble catches nebula fizzling out faster than thought possible
• New Atlas - Michael IrvingPlanetary nebulae are basically slow-motion explosions in space, expected to expand and then fade over tens of thousands of years. But in an unprecedented show, the Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed a nebula fading and shrinking dramatically withi
Let's Unpack the Pendulum Rocket Fallacy
• https://www.wired.com, RHETT ALLAINAnd explore how it relates to Iron Man's flight strategy.
SpaceX Successfully Launches Dragon Cargo Rocket
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangSpaceX launched the Cargo Dragon C208 to the International Space Station. CRS-21 launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5. It is the first SpaceX launch under the CRS 2 contract.
Virgin Galactic unveils pilot spacesuits for space tourist flights (photos)
• https://www.space.com By Mike WallBlue is the dominant color, as with the suits that Virgin Galactic passengers will wear.
Boltzmann brain
• https://en.wikipedia.orgThe Boltzmann brain argument suggests that it is more likely for a single brain to spontaneously and briefly form in a void (complete with a false memory of having existed in our universe) than it is for the universe to have come about in the way mod
Chinese Probe Departs Moon, Set To Return To Earth With Haul Of Lunar Rocks
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenChinese state media is reporting that its probe, called "Chang'e-5", has lifted off from the surface of the moon and is in the midst of completing the first stage of its return to Earth.
The Milky Way and beyond: Scientists publish new data on nearly 2 billion stars
• Space.com - Meghan BartelsThat bounty is thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, which has spent 6.5 years tracking stars in our Milky Way galaxy and beyond. Using the spacecraft's observations, scientists can create a precise 3D map of stars and find patterns pla
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