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Today in Space History - Viking 2 Settles on Utopia 🚀

Today in Space History - Viking 2 Settles on Utopia 🚀 Stardate 809.8477 (SEPTEMBER 3, 1976) On this day in 1976 the Viking 2 lander completed its careful descent and came to rest on the northern pla…

Today in Space History - India's Solar Vanguard 🚀

Today in Space History - India's Solar Vanguard 🚀 Stardate 3281.5100 (SEPTEMBER 2, 2023) On this day in 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched Aditya-L1, its first spacecraft dedicate…

low-G orbital Retirement

Sometime in the maybe near future, will people retire to low-G orbital stations? A big spinning space station high above Earth. Windows full of the planet turning below. You walk the corridors and yo…

🚀 Spacefarer Update 🚀

🚀 Spacefarer Update 🚀 Number of people currently in space: 10 Comings and Goings This Week There have been no arrivals or departures this week. Current Space Occupants ISS Expedition 75: 7 spacefar…

James Webb telescope power

Starbase, Louisiana Starship Transport Stand.

Starbase, Louisiana. I really hope they are going to build this ship transport stands and it's not just a render. I guess since they are starting from scratch they can build the roads they need for s…

Today in Space History - Crossing into the Unknown

Today in Space History - Crossing into the Unknown 🚀 Stardate 2701.8720 (AUGUST 25, 2012) On August 25, 2012, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft crossed the heliopause, becoming the first human-made object…

The Isaacman Effect - Week 31

The Isaacman Effect - Week 31 This week Administrator Isaacman kept the pressure on for Artemis III. He visited key American industry partners building the critical hardware. Stops included Collins A…

Not using all the suns power

The thing about energy from the Sun is that even though we use it, the Sun doesn’t get used up. Every other energy source we pull from gets consumed when we use it. Coal, oil, gas, uranium - once it’…

Today in Space History - First Mixed Crew on Salyut

Today in Space History - First Mixed Crew on Salyut 🚀 Stardate 1123.1591 (AUGUST 19, 1982) The Soyuz T-7 spacecraft lifted off on August 19, 1982, carrying Svetlana Savitskaya to the Salyut 7 space…