Posts by TomJo 10 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Feb 2021
It suddenly became very popular to take care of the safety of the orbit. I love that things like this are popular. But it also looks like we do have a problem called Kessler's Syndrome. For some reason, some deny it.
But space tugs, which are increasingly featured in the UK aerospace news, tell us the problem is real.
NASA has approved a project to deliver soil samples from Saturn's satellite Titan, which will be pre-assembled by the Dragonfly octocopter. The spacecraft will consist of two modules, and it is proposed to use liquid methane produced on Titan as fuel for the trip to Earth, according to the website Universetoday.com.
Currently, the project has received 125 thousand dollars, and the development team must complete the first of three stages of work in 9 months, after which it will need to receive approval from NASA to proceed to the second stage.
Europe is starting to freak out about the launch dominance of SpaceX
What European space companies do you think can create a good alternative for Europe? Everyone needs to launch satellites. Which companies do you see as the best? Or which ones do you root for? https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/european-leaders-say-an-immediate-response-needed-to-the-rise-of-spacex/?amp=1
Designer, artist and architect Krista Kim created a virtual home on Mars and sold it for real money. Initially, she asked for 30 Ethereum, but as a result of the auction, she received 288 Ethereum, which is now equivalent to $ 515,459. The NFT was bought through the SuperRare platform by a user under the nickname @artontheinternet.
Why explore these tunnels at all? Or is it where they want to build a lunar base?
We've got some cool ideas for exploring tunnels in stone ... There is hardly anything you can find there other than the tunnel itself.
I hope I am wrong. Otherwise, this is another pointless waste of time and resources.
The main thing is that a start has been made. Plus, there are enough startups that are actively working on space debris removal tools. Various lasers, space tugs, space debris catchers, etc.
There are so many launches now that soon all these devices will be used for their intended purpose.
As far as I understand, the problem is more that the fragments can damage the working objects. For example, debris crashes into the ISS or other operating satellites.
This is a good initiative. But you will also need to deal with what is already there. Scientists estimate that there are more than 50,000 pieces of various space debris in orbit. And some of these fragments are over 2 tons.
It still seems to me that words such as miracle and so on are not very suitable. A huge number of qualified people worked on this project. They seem to be smart enough to calculate everything they need in advance.
Nevertheless, this is an excellent result.
I hope that the results of this mission will provide us with a lot of useful information.
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