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Jul 1, 2018
Astronaut Mark Kelly says Trump’s order to create a Space Force ‘is a dumb idea’
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: military, space
The US already has the Air Force Space Command and the Space Mission Force.
President Donald Trump on Monday said he wanted to create a sixth military division called the Space Force. But Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut and Navy veteran, tweeted that it was “a dumb idea” because the US Air Force already has a Space Command and a space force.
Jun 30, 2018
Gateway Foundation Spaceport envisions large scale space construction
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: habitats, space
They would start with a hub that is 78 meters wide.
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The Philippines is proud to announce the rocket launch of its first cube satellite, MAYA-1, to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 29, 2018.
Watch out for its broadcast on Friday at 5:41 PM (PHT), live from Canaveral, Florida, at the DOST-ASTI FB page!
#sciencejourney60
Jun 30, 2018
At Asteroid Ryugu, Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Preps for Exploration
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
The probe will map the surface, deploy rovers and collect pristine samples that could contain clues about the origins of life on Earth.
- By Elizabeth Tasker on June 29, 2018
Jun 30, 2018
Meet the creepy new AI system designed to help astronauts in space
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, space
Scientists are sending up the new tool, called CIMON, in order to help astronauts on the International Space Station.
Jun 30, 2018
20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: biotech/medical, space
Houston, we’ve got mice.
20 astronaut mice en route to the International Space Station (ISS) could shed light on the effect on long-term space exposure on the human body.
Jun 29, 2018
Two Earth-size planets now seem even more like Earth
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: space
Two of the earliest Earth-ish exoplanet finds are now more exciting targets in the search for habitable worlds beyond this rock.