50th Anniversary of First Saturn V Launch (opens the source in a new tab)
50 years today. Good summary at space.com
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SpaceX Rocket Goes 'Splodey (opens the source in a new tab)
Test rocket for the block 5 Falcon. Won't hit current manifest.
No Space Corps Today (opens the source in a new tab)
New version of the bill drops provision for a new US Space Corps. Damn
Commercial Cargo Already a Bargain for NASA (opens the source in a new tab)
NASA already made back all money spent on commercial space. Bargain.
Wooden (Space) Ships (opens the source in a new tab)
Ranger lunar probes 3, 4, and 5 had balsa wood 'impact-limiter' shells
Dust at Proxima Indicates a Complicated System (opens the source in a new tab)
Since this is the closest star to Earth, fascinating.
Would Natural Selection Create Aliens Like Us? (opens the source in a new tab)
Not an unreasonable speculation. But aliens might just be *alien*
Orbital Cleanup, Power Beaming and Comms at ISS (opens the source in a new tab)
Good review, especially of the orbital cleanup issue.
Ion Thruster Technology (opens the source in a new tab)
Good summary of current state of the technology.
Scott Pace of Nat'l Space Council - Heavy Lift Rockets Aren't Commercial (opens the source in a new tab)
There's more, although this was boneheaded.