What led LaGrange to discover the five special orbital points?
He was trying to solve the three body problem. Kepler followed by Newton, solved the two body problem, but the three body problem completely defied analysis. That is, can you…
Mars Has a Fatal Flaw – And No-one Has the Solution
There are a number of huge tech problems that block human settlement on Mars.Mars has no magnetic field so there's no diversion of solar or cosmic rays which will cause…
Firefly Aerospace’s “Blue Ghost” – Commercial Moon Landing
Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" lander dropped out of lunar orbit and swooped to a rocket-powered touchdown early Sunday, pulling off the first fully successful moon landing by a commercially-built and…
Nuclear Clock – Measuring Fundamental Constants
A breakthrough in physics. What are fundamental constants? The constants might not be constant! What is an atomic clock?A thorium nuclear clock is a highly accurate timekeeping device that uses the…
Contra Costa Science & Engineering Fair
CCC Science & Engineering Fair Judge Registration Confirmed - March 14, 2025 - Join as a judge if you are available.For more information see: Contra Costa Science & Engineering Fair…
What Actually Happened to Amelia Earhart?
Flying in the 1930's was extremely dangerous but with caution, communication and attention it could be made safer. This video from Derek Muller's Veritasium YouTube Channel shows how a series…
2024 Space Settlement Summit
This is a unique event offering intimate access to some of the leading figures in space settlement. You will join the NSS leadership and a dynamic group of leaders from…
Amateur Solid Rocket Controlled Landing!
How I Landed A Model RocketFinally landed it! 0:00 Rocket Flight and Intro 1:44 Rocket Design Philosophy 3:09 Avionics Development 4:30 Physical Design 6:15 MATLAB Simulation 9:54 Software Instagram: / ttb_aerospace …
Remembering the First Moon-Based Telescope
Apollo 16 astronaut John Young used a telescope to photograph star clouds, nebulae, and Earth’s outermost atmosphere from the Moon. It was the first telescope used to make astronomical observations…
A Power Tower on the Moon
Great minds think alike. The Sac L5 crew was thinking along these lines to power the moon years go.See TeamL5 Lunar Power Proposal The TeamL5 herein proposes that Aggressively Collimated…