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SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy’s first commercial mission, nails triple landing!

Dan Broadbent April 11, 2019, 9:03 pm

T-60 seconds → https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/3eVqgEtxyR
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 11, 2019

Following the ridiculousness that was the first Falcon Heavy launch, where SpaceX launched Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster into space (because: why not?), SpaceX has now successfully completed its first launch for a commercial customer using the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. T-60 seconds → https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/3eVqgEtxyR — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 11, 2019 The world’s most powerful […] More

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NASA says debris from destroyed satellite threatens safety of crew on the International Space Station

Dan Broadbent April 2, 2019, 5:00 pm 1 Comment

Last week, India intentionally destroyed one of its own satellites in orbit around Earth with a missile, resulting in a large field of space junk currently orbiting Earth. NASA has called the act a “terrible, terrible thing” that has created an “unacceptable” threat to the crew currently aboard the International Space Station. In a town hall held yesterday, NASA […] More

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Please stop freaking out about NASA canceling their first all-female spacewalk.

Dan Broadbent March 26, 2019, 1:27 pm 1 Comment

Nasa cancels all-female spacewalk, citing lack of suit in woman's size https://t.co/gv6qZl1oDp
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 26, 2019

As you may have heard, NASA were set to have the first all-female spacewalk this coming Friday, March 29th. However, yesterday NASA made the announcement that they re-assigned the astronauts for the walk, leading to an onslaught of speculation and accusations. Contrary to what many headlines or comments would have you believe, this is *not* […] More

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Before we go to Mars, humanity needs to address Herpes in space

James Schlarmann March 18, 2019, 5:41 pm

There are all sorts of activities that an outbreak of herpes can prevent you from participating in. From mountain biking, to swimming, to just about any physical activity, if you’ve got an active herpes flare up, chances are you’re going to stay at home. If your herpes isn’t flaring up at the moment, thanks to […] More

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon splashes down in the Atlantic, ending its maiden voyage to the ISS

Dan Broadbent March 8, 2019, 9:48 am

After launching from historic pad 39A in Florida early last Saturday morning, SpaceX’s first of two demonstration missions has now come to a close. Crew Dragon was the first commercially-built vehicle to ever autonomously dock with the International Space Station, where it stayed for just five short days prior to returning home to complete the […] More

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A tour of Kennedy Space Center, & NASA’s plan to put humans back in space from US soil

Dan Broadbent March 7, 2019, 4:47 pm 2 Comments

This past weekend, I had the honor of being invited on a behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. This was the third time I’ve had the privilege of getting access to parts of NASA facilities that are normally restricted to us civilians (with the other two being the TESS launch last […] More

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This Video of Harpoon Fishing Space Junk and It’s Exactly as Rad As You’d Expect

James Schlarmann February 16, 2019, 5:20 pm

We’re still a long way away from being able to target a torpedo down an exhaust shaft that’s only two meters wide, but the University of Surrey’s RemoveDEBRIS satellite just did something that could put mankind squarely on the road toward being able to one day blow up a Death Star. From a distance of 20 […] More

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SpaceX will submit a Moon lander proposal for NASA’s crewed moon lander competition

Dan Broadbent February 13, 2019, 12:54 pm

This is actually a pretty big deal. https://t.co/P6LXAMXVJI
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) February 11, 2019

As you may or may not know, NASA offered a challenge for anyone to build a crewed moon lander. And according to reporting from Teslarati, SpaceX is throwing their hat in the ring. NASA plans to send humans back to the surface of the moon no earlier than 2028, using a rocket that has yet-to-be assembled, […] More

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Steve Carell and ‘The Office’ Creators Are Reuniting for a Show About Trump’s Space Force

James Schlarmann January 17, 2019, 10:29 am

Everything is, generally speaking, a massive dumpster fire of incompetence, corruption, confusion, lies, and craziness right now, but the random chaos machine that is our existence has given us reason to smile, because Steve Carell and the people who created “The Office” are joining forces for a show about President Donald Trump’s most ingenuous idea […] More

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Elon Musk shows off futuristic Sci-Fi design of the SpaceX Starship

Dan Broadbent January 8, 2019, 1:59 pm

Between crewed missions launching from Florida, and the Starship Hopper, SpaceX is really ramping up the excitement for space enthusiasts in 2019. Later this month, they’re scheduled to conduct their first of three demonstration launches of their Crew Dragon capsule. That means we can expect the first US-based crewed rocket launches for the first time […] More

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NASA’s Voyager 2 probe has officially entered interstellar space

Dan Broadbent December 10, 2018, 6:06 pm 2 Comments

Voyager 2, which blasted off from Earth way back in 1977, has officially left the solar system and is now in interstellar space. According to the BBC: The news was revealed at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington. And chief scientist on the mission, Prof Edward Stone, confirmed it. He said both probes […] More

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NASA announces the first test flight for SpaceX Crew Dragon

Dan Broadbent November 23, 2018, 4:57 pm

Cover image: NASA astronaut Suni Williams participates in a simulated mission inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon while wearing SpaceX’s spacesuit. Photo Credit: SpaceX Amidst the chaos of pre-Thanksgiving travel, and perhaps a bit buried by the viral story of a Christian missionary being killed by an isolated tribe, NASA and SpaceX announced on Wednesday that the […] More