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Elon Musk rejects claims his satellites are squeezing out rivals in space
• https://arstechnica.com by RICHARD WATERSSpaceX founder points out that space is "extremely enormous," satellites "very tiny."
Nine Engine SpaceX Starship for 50% More Payload to Orbit
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangElon Musk says that future Starships – or at least certain Starship variants – are being upgraded with 50% more Raptor engines and stretched propellant tanks.
James Webb Space Telescope sails beyond the orbit of the moon after 2nd course correction
• https://www.space.com, By Meghan BartelsJust one more burn -- and a few major deployments -- to go.
SpaceX's Starship is now grounded until MARCH:
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk By STACY LIBERATOREFAA changes date of its environmental review to February when it was previously set to be completed by Dec 31
What WOULD a base on Mars look like?
• https://www.dailymail.co, By SAM TONKINWhat WOULD a base on Mars look like? Imaginative concepts including a 3D-printed building with a 55-inch TV, fitness room and areas to grow crops show how humans could one day live on the Red Planet
Science fiction revisited: Ramjet propulsion
• https://phys.org,byVienna University of TechnologyIn science fiction stories about contact with extraterrestrial civilisations, there is a problem:
James Webb Space Telescopes Merry Xmas 2021
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangJames Webb Space Telescope--the most powerful space telescope ever made is in space.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hail launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope -
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk by Tommy Taylor-as it completes its first vital mid-course correction burn that will send it 1 million miles from Earth
It's a Christmas miracle! NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is finally...
• By RYAN MORRISON and STACY LIBERATOREIt's a Christmas miracle! NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is finally wheeled out to the launch pad ahead of lift off tomorrow - following MONTHS of delays
NASA hires priest to prepare humans for an alien discovery and contact
• https://www.dailystar.co.uk, ByHarry ThompsonAs humanity's efforts to find out more about space heats up, NASA has hired a priest and other religious experts to help earth dwellers prepare for the possibility life from another planet
Astronomers spot up to 170 giant rogue planets floating through space
• https://www.studyfinds.org, by Study FindsBORDEAUX, France -- Nearly 200 giant planets have been spotted moving aimlessly through space, according to a remarkable discovery by astronomers. Researchers from the European Southern Observatory say these "rogue planets" float in space and do
Russia Preparing To 'Fight' Over Space Tourism Supremacy
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenRussia is set to compete with billionaires, the United States and China in an ambitious bid to relaunch their fledgling space tourism industry, according to AFP.
NASA is preparing to build new rocket launch site at Cape Canaveral for SpaceX's...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By STACY LIBERATORENASA is preparing to build new rocket launch site at Cape Canaveral for SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy spacecraft
Huge supply of subterranean water discovered in Mars' Grand Canyon
• https://newatlas.com, By Michael IrvingA huge new deposit of water has been discovered on Mars in a formation often called the Red Planet's Grand Canyon.
Einstein is proven right once again! 16 year study of two extreme stars confirms...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By RYAN MORRISONEinstein is proven right once again! 16 year study of two extreme stars confirms their behaviour is consistent with the famous theory of general relativity
Can Spinlaunch Throw Rockets Into Space?
• Scott Manley - YouTube.comI talked about Spinlaunch a few years ago, they wanted to reduce space launch costs by throwing the launch vehicles out of a spinning launcher at hypersonic speeds. I was somewhat skeptical as to the chances of solving the engineering problems inhere
What Kind of Civilization Could Prevent New Ideas from Succeeding?
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangNextbigfuture has said that Elon Musk is wrong to say that immortality would be a bad thing.
How to watch Blue Origin launch GMA host Michael Strahan and crew to space Saturday
• https://www.space.com By Elizabeth HowellBlue Origin's third crewed launch will feature an 11-minute flight to suborbital space and back.
New Shepard Mission NS-19 Webcast
• Blue OriginBlue Origin will conduct its third human spaceflight on Saturday, December 11, the first with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest includes, Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Evan Dick, Dylan Taylor, Cameron Bess, and Lane Bess.
SpaceX's Starlink Reviewed: How is it after 4 months?
• Jeff Geerling - YouTube.comI installed Dishy four months ago. Does it really get 300 Mbps down? Yes, sometimes. But what about the long term averages? How much power does it use? How is latency and jitter?
Blast off! Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa launches to the ISS...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By SAM TONKINBlast off! Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa launches to the ISS on a 12-day mission where he hopes to answer questions such as: 'What happens when you play Pokémon GO in space?'
China's New Moon Landing Schedule Escalates Race With U.S.
• https://www.bloombergquint.com, Bruce EinhornThe space rivalry between the U.S. and China is suddenly heating up after a top Chinese scientist said his nation may be able to send astronauts to the moon for the first time by 2030.
NASA sets sail into a promising but perilous future of private space stations
• ARS TechnicaNASA selects a mix of large and small US companies, and old and new players.
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2021-11-24 -- Ernest interviews James Corbett - Starbase, Off-Grid/Solar, Solutions (MP3&4)
Program Date:James Corbett (Corbett Report) on solutions, BlackMarketFridays.com. communities, solar off-grid, starbase, etc...
SpaceX Starship Raptor Versus SLS Delays
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangSpaceX Starship Raptor Versus SLS Delays
Elon Says SpaceX Risks Bankruptcy Without a Raptor Engine Solution
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangElon Musk emailed SpaceX employees that there is a crisis in Starship Raptor engine production. SpaceX could face a 'genuine risk of bankruptcy' if they cannot achieve Starship flight rate of once every two weeks in 2022.
Opinion: Space Force General: China and Russia attacking U.S. space assets 'every day'
• https://www.washingtonpost.com By Josh RoginWhen Russia blows up a satellite in space with a missile (as it did this month), or when China tests a new hypersonic missile (as it did last month), the ongoing arms race in space leaps into the news.
Historian: Elon Musk Was Shaped By Technocrat Grandfather, Science Fiction
• Technocracy.NewsMusk is no leftist but his view of Utopia has more in common with Dystopia as he seeks to save the world by colonizing outer space. Yes, Musk is a Technocrat and he is reshaping the world.
NASA and SpaceX Launch First Rocket to Test Defense Against Giant Asteroid By Starting w/ Small One
• Good News NetworkNASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world's first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, launched Wednesday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Base
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