SShawnadded this to SpaceApollo Missions The Soviets crashed a spacecraft onto the moon — while Apollo 11 was still thereThe Washington Post - By Alex HortonAs Neil Armstrong walked on the lunar surface and marveled at the “fine, sandy particles” that crunched under his boot, he and the rest of the Apollo 11 crew were not alone. A Soviet spacecraft, Luna had
DDylan O'Dailyadded this to Randomness!!!!Earth 'The Moon in Your Life' Photo Assignment -- National Geographic Your ShotNational GeographicOnce, just over 50 years ago, I was one of the first human beings to ever see the moon up close. Orbiting the moon, I was struck by its battered bleakness. Then we rolled the spacecraft and suddenly the
PPeter Harewoodadded this to CarsTesla Roadster Tesla aims for Roadster ‘hover’ test with SpaceX package late next year, Elon Musk saysElectrek - Fred LambertTesla’s timeline for the new Roadster appears to be slipping and we got another indication of that as CEO Elon Musk says that Tesla plans to ‘maybe’ do a ‘hover’ test of the new Roadster with SpaceX package
FFred Simsadded this to SpaceApollo Missions Man walks on the moon: 21 July 1969The Guardian - Jan TrottIt is 50 years since the first man walked on the moon. To celebrate this historic event we have front pages from The Observer and The Guardian from July 1969. Apollo 11 launched on Wednesday 16 July 1969
caioadded this to Formula 1NASA NASA is considering this inflatable space habitat for its return to the moonCNBC - Brian Clark Sierra Nevada Corporation is one of the private-sector companies trying to help NASA get people back to the moon. The company is developing what it …
Fox Newsadded this to Top StoriesApollo Missions Buzz Aldrin 'disappointed' in America's progress since Apollo 11: 'We have the No. 1 rocket and spacecraft ...Fox News - Chris CiacciaSpeaking at a White House event honoring Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, said he's "disappointed" with the progress America's space program has made over the past 50 years.
grafhamadded this to AviationAviation Bye Aerospace's two-seater electric flyer gets more powerful motornewatlas.com - Paul Ridden Last year, Bye Aerospace's Sun Flyer 2 took to the skies for the first time, and now the renamed eFlyer 2 has flown past another milestone towards …
Digital Trendsadded this to Cool TechSpaceX Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship can land on the moon by 2021Digital Trends - Trevor Mogg SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said he believes his team can land its Starship spacecraft on the moon as early 2021, with a crewed mission following a year …
Ars Technicaadded this to Ars TechnicaFalcon 9 Rocket Report: Falcon 9 beats Pegasus on price, Vega has its first failureArs Technica - Eric Berger The Falcon 9 rocket has 50 times the lift capacity of a Pegasus vehicle. Welcome to Edition 2.07 of the Rocket Report! On this most historic of …
MIT Technology Reviewadded this to MIT Technology ReviewPacific Ocean China’s space station Tiangong-2 is about to crash-land in the Pacific OceanMIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee The spacecraft will burn up over the south Pacific Ocean at some point today. About Tiangong-2: It was launched back in September 2016 to conduct a …
Travis Youngadded this to Space TravelSpaceX 1 Huge Reason SpaceX Will Dominate the Launch BusinessThe Motley Fool - Rich Smith In April, the company won a contract to launch NASA's DART spacecraft for $69 million. Its next launch will be even cheaper. From Moscow to Paris to …
Bloombergadded this to Bloomberg TelevisionHyperloop Guadaloop Ready For SpaceX CompetitionBloomberg Elon Musk is holding a science fair for students to share their Hyperloop ideas this weekend. We spoke to a previous winner (who's also competing …
TTyler Braithwaiteadded this to I Love ItSpaceX SpaceX’s Starhopper Prototype Survives Static-Fire Test in TexasGeek - By Genevieve Scarano SpaceX’s Starhopper is apparently an unbreakable “bullet”: The prototype survived a wild night of static-fire testing that involved extreme heat and …
TTyler Braithwaiteadded this to I Love ItElon Musk Elon Musk Confirms SpaceX’s Starhopper Survived Recent Fireballdiscovermagazine.com - Hailey Rose McLaughlin In a series of Twitter responses, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed Starhopper, the prototype for the company’s next generation of spacecraft, survived …
NNeil Kakitaadded this to My Web WanderingsNASA How SpaceX's new Starship launch system compares to NASA's towering moon rocketsBusiness Insider - Dave MosherThe energy required to launch three people out to the moon, land two of them on its surface, and bring everyone back to Earth is monstrous. To get that job done during its Apollo program, NASA created
Inverseadded this to InverseInnovation SpaceX Starhopper: Elon Musk Reveals New Date for Crucial Test-LaunchInverse - By Mike Brown If the launch is successful, it spells big news just a few weeks later. The Starhopper, SpaceX’s test vehicle designed to pave the way for a trip to …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyTesla Roadster Chewie, Punch It: If The New Tesla Roadster Gets A Thruster System, How Might It Work?Forbes - Bill RobersonBecause too much is never enough for Tesla mastermind Elon Musk, exotic car aficionados considering a down payment on the upcoming reskinned Tesla Roadster now have another reason to put down a five or
ScienceAlertadded this to ScienceAlertPlay buttonSpace Exploration Another Chinese Space Station Just Fell to Earth - Watch It Hit Our AtmosphereScienceAlert - DAN ROBITZSKI On Friday, the Chinese space station Tiangong-2 was spectacularly decommissioned — it was set on a crash course with a remote patch of the Pacific …
Washington Monument WATCH: Apollo 11 rocket and anniversary show projected on Washington Monumentwusa9.com - Author: Samantha Kubota WASHINGTON — In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the National Air and Space Museum launched a projection of the 363-foot Saturn V …
Kevin Beachusadded this to Tesla And SpaceXSpace SpaceX Tests the Safety Parachute on Its Crewed Dragon CapsulePopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanNot the sexiest part of space travel, but one of the most crucial. Not many companies know how to make parachutes alluring, but most companies aren't SpaceX. The California-based company has released compilation
BGRadded this to ScienceSpacecraft Look up! China’s Tiangong-2 space lab is about to fall back to Earthbgr.com - Mike Wehner Today is an important day for China’s space agency. No, the country isn’t launching anything new into space, and in fact, it’s sort of the opposite. …
CNETadded this to Living in the FutureSpaceX SpaceX video highlights Crew Dragon parachute testsCNET - by Eli Blumenthal Elon Musk's space company shows off its progress as it continues to prepare for human spaceflight.
LLarry Mudrieadded this to Very CanadianHealth Care (Canada) 'Brilliant': Artificial gravity isn't just science fictioncbc.ca - Vik Adhopia This story is part of Moon Landing: 50th Anniversary, a series from CBC News examining how far we've come since the first humans landed on the …
Terry Porteradded this to One Small StepBuzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin peed his pants on the moon and 18 other wild facts you never learned about NASA's Apollo 11 missionbusinessinsider.in Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped off a tiny, rickety spacecraft and onto the surface of the …
VoxPlay buttonMoon Humans landed on the moon 50 years ago, and it’s still freaking awesomeVox - Brian ResnickFifty years ago, human beings stepped on the moon for the first time. Some 650 million people around the world watched the historic landing on July 20, 1969, and heard astronaut Neil Armstrong say “...
National GeographicApollo Missions Dear Columbia: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins says thanksNational Geographic - Michael CollinsThe mission's command module pilot pays tribute to the spacecraft that kept him company on the moon's far side. This essay is an entry in our "Dear Spacecraft" series, where we ask writers, scientists,
FOX Businessadded this to TechnologyMoon The Apollo 11 Moon landing cost billions of dollars — here’s the breakdown: reportFOX Business - Ann SchmidtThough Neil Armstrong called it a “small step for man,” the Apollo 11 Moon landing was certainly no small expense. It took 400,000 people to put two men -- Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin -- on the Moon 50 ago
Geekadded this to GeekGeek Early Tests of OneWeb’s New Satellite Internet Service Hit 400MbpsGeek - By Lee Mathews There’s a race going on right now to blanket the globe with high-speed Internet access. One of the horses in that race is OneWeb. Their first …
CNBCadded this to Digital Original VideosNASA This inflatable deep space habitat could help NASA return to the moonCNBC Sierra Nevada Corporation is one of the private sector companies trying to help NASA get back to the moon. The company is developing what it calls …
Seeking AlphaHoneywell Honeywell Living Up To Its Safe Haven ReputationSeeking Alpha - Stephen Simpson, CFA In a quarter where it has becoming increasingly clear that short-cycle industrial markets are slumping and long-cycle markets are starting to wobble, …
