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NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · 5 days ago

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Webb Watches Carbon-Rich Dust Shells Form, Expand in Star System https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/webb-watches-carbon-rich-dust-shells-form-expand-in-star-system/#NASA

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ @AstroHawk@spacey.space · 7 days ago

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"An Evening Sky Full of Planets" is #NASA #astronomy picture of the day #APOD - Rare but occasionally-recurring spectacle in the sky: most of the visible planets line up briefly in a single night-sky view while our orbits put us all on the same side of the Sun. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250111.html

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for 2025-01-11:

photo caption from https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250111.html

An Evening Sky Full of Planets
Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile

Explanation: Only Mercury is missing from a Solar System parade of planets in this early evening skyscape. Rising nearly opposite the Sun, bright Mars is at the far left. The other naked-eye planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus, can also be spotted, with the positions of too-faint Uranus and Neptune marked near the arcing trace of the ecliptic plane. On the far right and close to the western horizon after sunset is a young crescent Moon whose surface is partly illuminated by earthshine. In the foreground of the composite panorama captured on 2 January, planet Earth is represented by Mount Etna's lower Silvestri Crater. Of course Earth's early evening skies are full of planets for the entire month of January. On 13 January, a nearly Full Moon will appear to pass in front of Mars for skywatchers in the continental U.S. and Eastern Canada. — NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for 2025-01-11: photo caption from https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250111.html An Evening Sky Full of Planets Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile Explanation: Only Mercury is missing from a Solar System parade of planets in this early evening skyscape. Rising nearly opposite the Sun, bright Mars is at the far left. The other naked-eye planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus, can also be spotted, with the positions of too-faint Uranus and Neptune marked near the arcing trace of the ecliptic plane. On the far right and close to the western horizon after sunset is a young crescent Moon whose surface is partly illuminated by earthshine. In the foreground of the composite panorama captured on 2 January, planet Earth is represented by Mount Etna's lower Silvestri Crater. Of course Earth's early evening skies are full of planets for the entire month of January. On 13 January, a nearly Full Moon will appear to pass in front of Mars for skywatchers in the continental U.S. and Eastern Canada.

NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · last week

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Thermo-Photo-Catalysis of Water for Crewed Mars Transit Spacecraft Oxygen Supply https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/thermo-photo-catalysis-of-water-for-crewed-mars-transit-spacecraft-oxygen-supply/#NASA #NIACStudies #NASAInnovativeAdvancedConceptsNIACProgram

FreddyB Aviation Photography @cvvhrn@sfba.social · last week

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NASA One (flight control): "It looks good at NASA One."
B-52 Pilot: "Roger. BCS Arm switch is on."
NASA One: "Okay, Victor."
B-52 Pilot: "Lining Rocket Arm switch is on."
B-52 Pilot: "Here comes the throttle. Circuit breakers in."
Steve Austin (voice of Lee Majors): "We have separation."

M2-F3 lifting body National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia #Smithsonian #NASA #m2f3 #liftingbody #aviationphotography #AvGeek #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography

NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · 2 weeks ago

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Defying Gravity https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/defying-gravity/#NASA #LangleyResearchCenter

NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · 2 weeks ago

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Idaho Students to Connect with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/idaho-students-to-connect-with-nasa-astronaut-aboard-space-station/#NASA #LearningResources #InFlightEducationDownlinks #OutsideTheClassroom

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 3 weeks ago

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🔴 October 8, 2024 #RocketLab will challenge the program to hit a 📆 2028 launch window https://spacenews.com/nasa-awards-rocket-lab-study-contract-for-mars-sample-return

📆 December 2, 2024 #SpaceX would rely on #Starship. Canceling #MSR would open the door for #China 🇨🇳 to become the first nation to return samples from #Mars https://spacenews.com/foust-forward-who-gets-the-final-word-on-mars-sample-return

#Mars #SampleReturn #NASA #commercial #Neutron

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ @AstroHawk@spacey.space · 4 months ago

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"The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after #Starliner’s return" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - #Boeing no-showed post-landing news conference. Now questions swirl if they'll continue in #NASA Commercial Crew program. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/the-future-of-boeings-crewed-spaceflight-program-is-muddy-after-starliners-return/ #StarlinerCFT

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ @AstroHawk@spacey.space · 4 months ago

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"Navy captains don’t like abandoning ship—but with #Starliner, the ship left them" by @arstechnica / @StephenClark1 - Wilmore & Williams became #NASA astronauts as US Navy test pilots. They test-flew #Starliner, sent it down empty as ordered. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/navy-captains-dont-like-abandoning-ship-but-with-starliner-the-ship-left-them/ #StarlinerCFT

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ @AstroHawk@spacey.space · 4 months ago

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"Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit" by AP / Marcia Dunn - #NASA test pilot astronauts Wilmore & Williams adjusted to longer stay in space, unsettled at #Boeing #Starliner leaving without them https://apnews.com/article/stuck-astronauts-boeing-starliner-nasa-1933b64f91ba06713e57446e2dbee1c4 #StarlinerCFT

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ @AstroHawk@spacey.space · 4 months ago

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"#NASA Nearly Bet It All on Boeing’s Troubled #Starliner—Here’s Why That Changed" by @Gizmodo / @RabiePassant - #CommercialCrew contract was almost awarded solely to #Boeing, if not for #SpaceX's willingness to test crew escape system in flight https://gizmodo.com/nasa-nearly-bet-it-all-on-boeings-troubled-starliner-heres-why-that-changed-2000504311 #StarlinerCFT

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ @AstroHawk@spacey.space · 3 weeks ago

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The pace of #space launches has reached the point that lots of stuff is always happening. But some things don't go as planned. @LiveScience was able to make a Top 10 list of mishaps in space in 2024. #Starliner figures prominently on the list. But also 3 #Falcon9 groundings, #Starship explosions, and misc probes and rovers. https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/10-times-space-missions-went-very-wrong-in-2024 #NewSpace #NASA #SpaceX #Boeing

NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · last month

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NASA Technologies Aim to Solve Housekeeping’s Biggest Issue – Dust https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/nasa-technologies-aim-to-solve-housekeepings-biggest-issue-dust/#NASA #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate #FlightOpportunitiesProgram #GameChangingDevelopmentProgram

NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · last month

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Considerations for Using Autonomous Flight Termination Softwarein Crewed Launch Vehicles https://www.nasa.gov/general/considerations-for-using-autonomous-flight-termination-softwarein-crewed-launch-vehicles/#NASA #General #NASAEngineeringAndSafetyCenter

NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · last month

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3D Printable Bioreactor for Deep Space Food Production https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/3d-printable-bioreactor-for-deep-space-food-production/#NASA #PrizesChallengesAndCrowdsourcingProgram #CenterOfExcellenceForCollaborativeInnovationCoECI

NASA @nasa@social.beachcom.org · last month

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NASA Shares Orion Heat Shield Findings, Updates Artemis Moon Missions https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-shares-orion-heat-shield-findings-updates-artemis-moon-missions/#NASA #Missions #Artemis #Artemis2 #ExplorationSystemsDevelopmentMissionDirectorate #NASADirectorates

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 10 months ago

#LaunchCost per kg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competition#2010-2020s:_Competition_and_pricing_pressure

#SpaceShuttle #SLS #Electron #Ariane #LongMarch #Proton #Falcon9 #FalconHeavy #Starship

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 4 months ago

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Adjusted for inflation to 2020 dollars, #NASA spent approximately $49 billion 💰 to develop and launch the first #SpaceShuttle https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/sts-program-development-cost

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 8 months ago

Launch costs have fallen 95% 📉 (with another massive reduction expected in the coming years) thanks to reuse, improved engineering, and increased volumes.
“In economics, we assume that resources are limited; land is limited; natural resources are limited. With #space 🌌, it allows us to change that.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/03/were-in-a-new-era-the-21st-century-space-race-takes-off

#LaunchCost #SpaceMining

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 5 months ago

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📊 #ESA 🇪🇺 and its member states forked over $4.4B 💰💰💰💰 to develop #Ariane6. Customer launches are unlikely to pay back development costs any time soon.

#SpaceX has invested over $5B 💰💰💰💰💰 in #Starship 🚀 R&D to date. Starship has proven its expendable capability, and the company is focusing on achieving full #reusability ♻️.

#NASA spent a dizzying $24B 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 developing #SLS
https://payloadspace.com/rocket-development-costs-by-vehicle-payload-research

#DevelopmentCost #LaunchCost

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 8 months ago

#LaunchCost #SpaceMining

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 8 months ago

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#NASA has contracts with four companies to gather a small amount of material from the lunar 🌙 surface—as a proof of concept to show that extraction is possible.
NASA doesn’t have a similar demonstration for mining ⚒️ #asteroids. But the space rock seekers nevertheless continue their quest for treasure. They believe Earth needs, and will pay handily for, what space 🌌 has to offer. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/in-the-race-for-space-metals-companies-hope-to-cash-in/

#AsteroidMining #MoonMining #SpaceMining

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 8 months ago

#LaunchCost #SpaceMining

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 8 months ago

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📊 The #US 🇺🇸 spent $257 billion 💰💰💰 when adjusted for inflation to 2020 dollars on Project #Apollo between 📆 1960 and 📆 1973. The total amount spent on #NASA during this period was $482 billion 💰💰💰💰💰 adjusted https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-apollo

#SaturnV #LaunchCost