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Tom Tolan and the Dream Chaser

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:March 17, 2020
Post category:Earth / Mission Control
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Tom Tolan is a core member of the Sacramento L5 Society and we're happy for him since he gets to work on the Dream Chaser at Sierra Nevada Corporation.Dream Chaser®…

No Stopping in Orbit by Paul Turner

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:March 15, 2020
Post category:Cislunar / Earth / Mission Control / Orbital Mechanics
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There is a common misperception that if you get rocket up high enough, say several hundred miles above the ground, there will be no gravity to pull it back down…

Space Port with Orbital Tether

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:March 14, 2020
Post category:Mission Control / Uncategorized
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Orbital TethersCatch and ReleaseShave precious delta-V off the cost to orbitWhy Orbiting Tethers• Orbiting tethers: long tethers making one revolution per orbit, with the same end pointing down at all…

How fast will 1g get you there?

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:March 7, 2020
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1.75 hours to the moon! The concept of 1 g acceleration providing a comfortable environment for travel is enticing. But even if you have the energy it's not so clear where…

Space Debris Removal: Maritime Lessons

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:March 7, 2020
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In noting the commonalities between debris or pollution in the oceans and seas of the world and debris in orbit, NSS proposes mechanisms and systems to overcome barriers to creating…

The Artemis Moon Program

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:March 7, 2020
Post category:Moon
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November 2019The NASA Artemis Moon program aims to land the first woman and the next man on theMoon by 2024, a goal that the National Space Society (NSS) applauds. Due…

They’re Made Out of Meat

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:February 29, 2020
Post category:Ad Astra / Uncategorized
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Terry Bisson, in his short story, "They're Made Out of Meat," speculates on the odd fact that this material in our head has consciousness and thinks. When we think about…

Creating a New U.S. Chapter of the National Space Society

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:February 23, 2020
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NSS U. S. chapters may serve a local area (“Indianapolis, IN”) or have a topical focus (“lunar bases”). Chapters are the peripheral organs of the society, organizing events, communicating with…

A Cosmic Crisis

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:February 22, 2020
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How a Dispute over a Single Number Became a Cosmological Crisis Two divergent measurements of how fast the universe is expanding cannot both be right. Something must give—but what? Read…

International Space Development Conference

Post author:Ed Kulis
Post published:February 22, 2020
Post category:Earth / Featured / Uncategorized
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ISDC 2020 Read more... NASA has a plan––establish a permanent human presence on the Moon within the next decade and then continue the journey on to Mars. The 2020 International…