Earth to Jupiter Via Magsail in 21 Days and Neptune in 18 Weeks
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangAlex Tolley has written up an analysis of an improved plasma magnet sail concept called Wind Rider. Centauri Dreams covered the work.
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China Megawatt Space Nuclear Reactor
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangChina is developing a megawatt nuclear reactor for moon and Mars missions according to the South China Morning Post.
Hold Your Breath! The Biggest Telescope Is Finally Ready For Launch | James Webb Space Telescope
• The Secrets of the UniverseThe James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready for launch on December 18, 2021. A joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, the James Webb Space Telescope is the most ambitious, complex, and expensive telescope
Space is full of rocks. We've found 27,000 near Earth Asteroids (so far)
• https://joannenova.com.auBack in the eighties people laughed at scientists who talked about the threat from asteroids. Then we got better tools, and started tracking them. Now we are finding more every night.
Stunning snaps from Hubble's latest grand tour of the outer solar system
• https://newatlas.com, By Michael IrvingEvery year, the Hubble Space Telescope conducts a grand tour of the outer solar system planets, checking their turbulent atmospheres for changes in weather, storms, clouds and colors.
Astra reaches orbit for the first time with LV0007 launch
• https://www.theverge.com, By Emma RothThe rocket reached orbit in about nine minutes
Satellite attack: the mounting arms race in space
• https://phys.orgLast year a US general made an ominous revelation: two Russian satellites in orbit were stalking a US spy satellite high above the earth.
Wormholes might be more stable than previously thought...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By RYAN MORRISONWormholes might be more stable than previously thought, and could even be used to transport spacecraft to distant parts of the universe, scientist claims
NASA is going to miss its moon landing target date by 'several YEARS,'....
• By REUTERS and CHRIS CIACCIA and STACY LIBERATORENASA is going to miss its moon landing target date by 'several YEARS,' watchdog report says, just days after the agency itself pushed back its target to 2025 after billions in cost overruns and lawsuits
SpinLaunch's rocket-free kinetic launch system conducts first test flight
• https://newatlas.com, By Nick LavarsFor more than half a century we've been sending vehicles and humans into space with the help of rockets, but what if there was another way?
Burry Unloads At Musk: Your Success Is Only Thanks To Taxpayer Subsidies
• Zero Hedge"No, @elonmusk , the true test is achieving that without massive government..."
FCC filing for 4500 More Amazon Satellites
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangAmazon's Project Kuiper is asking the FCC to launch more than 4500 satellites.
China's Weaponization Of Space
• https://www.zerohedge.com, By Judith BergmanSummary Space satellites have become strategic assets and therefore valuable military targets.
NASA To Crash Spacecraft Into Asteroid, Testing Earth's Planetary Defenses
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenAsteroids orbit the Sun and sometimes come close to Earth. When these space rocks come within 30 million miles of Earth, NASA calls them Near-Earth objects (NEOs).
Asteroid the size of Eiffel Tower heading for Earth in December
• https://www.jpost.com By AARON REICHDubbed 4660 Nereus, or 1982 DB, this vaguely egg-shaped asteroid has a size of approximately 330 meters. But while considered potentially hazardous, it also has potential for exploration.
NASA's first ever 'planetary defence' mission is ready for launch THIS MONTH...
• By RYAN MORRISON and CHRIS CIACCIANASA's first ever 'planetary defence' mission is ready for launch THIS MONTH to test if an asteroid can be deflected by crashing a spacecraft into it at 15,000mph
FCC approves Boeing satellites, rejecting SpaceX's interference claims
• ARS TechnicaFCC approves 147-satellite plan without adding conditions requested by SpaceX.
China's "Satellite Crusher": Space Pearl Harbor Is Coming
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Gordon ChangThe satellite, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., is "tasked with demonstrating technologies to alleviate and neutralize space debris."
NASA chief Bill Nelson latest official to suggest UFOs have otherworldly origins
• https://thehill.com, BY MARIK VON RENNENKAMPFFIn a freewheeling Oct. 19 discussion on space policy, NASA administrator Bill Nelson spoke passionately about his agency's mission to seek out life beyond Earth.
NASA Pitches Using SLS to 2050 and Possibly Overpaying by 1000 Times
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangNASA has proposed using the Space Launch System until 2050. Over $30 billion has been spent on getting the Space Launch System to its first flight. This might happen next year.
Nanoracks, Voyager Space, and Lockheed Martin to Develop Commercial Space Station
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangNanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has formed a team to develop the first-ever free flying commercial space station.
Blue Origin and Sierra Space to build commercial "business park in space"
• https://newatlas.com by David SzondyBlue Origin and Sierra Space have revealed plans to place a commercially developed, owned, launched, and operated open-system architecture space station called Orbital Reef into low-Earth orbit between 2025 and 2030.
Supporters and opponents of SpaceX launch site air their concerns
• https://arstechnica.com, ERIC BERGER"This is a project that is profoundly going to change our area."
Supporters and opponents of SpaceX launch site air their concerns
• ARS Technica"This is a project that is profoundly going to change our area."
Russian space movie director says moon or Mars could be next
• https://news.trust.org By Angelina KazakovaRussian film director Klim Shipenko said on Tuesday he was up for making a movie on the moon or even Mars after returning from 12 days of shooting aboard the International Space Station that transformed his ideas about the possibilities of cinema.
Vacuum airship would work in thin atmosphere of Mars
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangResearchers propose to overcome some of the limitations of current technologies for Mars exploration and even extend current operational capabilities by introducing the concept of a vacuum airship.
Russians Beat Tom Cruise to Filming First Movie in Space with 15 Days of Shooting Aboard the ISS
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org, By Andy CorbleyRussia has a history of beating us Yankees into space, and along with being the first to send a dog, man, and woman into the arms of the final frontier, they just became the first nation to send an actress and film crew up there.
Touchdown: William Shatner Returns To Earth As World's Oldest Astronaut
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenUpdate (1112ET): William Shatner has exited the capsule. He immediately hugged Jeff Bezos.
'Awkward': Jeff Bezos interrupting William Shatner after space flight gets netizens talking
• Indian ExpressHowever, as an emotional Shatner spoke about his experience, he was abruptly cut off by Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Complete William Shatner experience interview with Jeff Bezos
• YouTube.comAbsolutely amazing account of his experience. Absolutely amazing. I've been a huge William Shatner admirer since 1968. I feel I know and respect him now more than ever. Never met the Captain. What an emotional experience.
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