Is SpaceX REALLY Bringing Down Launch Costs?
In this Lightning Round video, Joe Scott talks about whether SpaceX’s reusability is actually bringing down launch costs, discuss deep ocean research, consider how fecal transplants could reverse aging, and other equally weird things.
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Titan: Saturn’s Eerie Earth Like Moon
A daily dose of Space for your Sunday. This time it’s Titan, one of Saturn’s moons.
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Is the wait almost over for the orbital launch of SpaceX’s Starship?
How long before we can #OccupyMars?
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Voyager 1 Is Sending Back Weird Data From Interstellar Space, Here’s Probably Why
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Frank
- June 6, 2022
- anton petrov
- astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Cosmic Rays
- edge of solar system
- galactic cosmic radiation
- galactic rays
- golden record
- heliosheath
- heliosphere
- hot plasma
- interstellar medium
- interstellar space
- interstellar space sounds
- new horizons
- oort cloud
- Physics
- science
- solar system edge
- sounds of space
- space engine
- steven universe
- Technology
- Universe
- vlism
- voyager 1
- voyager 2
- voyager golden record
- voyager mission
- wall of plasma
- what da math
- whatdamath
In this video, Anton talks about strange data that’s being sent by the NASA’s Voyager 1 probe. I think I’ve seen this movie before.
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Transporter-5 Mission Live Stream
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 25 for a Falcon 9 launch of Transporter-5 to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:35 p.m. ET, or 18:35 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, one […]
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Will this finally be the date of the Starship orbital launch?
Elon Musk confirmed, Starship launch is likely to happen in May, and yes, using Raptor 2 engines.
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How One Photo From Space Explains History
Fascinating look at what electricity deployment rates can tell us.
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Why don’t rocket engines melt? How engineers keep engines cool
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Frank
- January 28, 2022
- ablative cooling
- Everyday Astronaut
- fuel to oxidizer ratio
- heat from rocket engine
- how rocket engines don't vaporize
- Launcher one
- niobium
- radiative cooling
- radiative nozzle
- regenerative cooling
- rocket engine heat
- Rocket engine melting
- rocket engine regenerative cooling
- rocket engine science
- rocket science
- SpaceX
- sublimate
- Tim Dodd
- Tim Todd
- Todd Dodd
- Tom DOdd
- Transporter
- Transporter 3
- turbo pump
- Virgin orbit
- why do rocket engines melt
Obviously, rocket engines need to produce heat to function, after all, their only real purpose is to convert the chemical energy in the propellant into pressure and heat so they can produce thrust. How do these engines survive this intense heat? Here’s a video that explores just that:
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How Vertical farms could take over the world
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Frank
- January 27, 2022
- controlled environment agriculture
- Farming
- food
- future agriculture
- future farming
- indoor agriculture
- indoor farm
- indoor farming
- indoor farms
- indoor vertical farming
- plant factory
- plenty
- sustainable farm
- sustainable farm practices
- sustainable farming
- sustainable farming practices
- sustainable food system
- sustainable food systems
- urban agriculture
- urban farming
- vertical agriculture
- vertical farm
- Vertical Farming
- vertical farming technology
- vertical farms
I recently started a hydroponic garden to have access to fresh lettuce and spices. It’s a fascinating field and it could lead to the most innovation in agriculture in centuries — like vertical farming. Vertical farming saves water, land, and energy — and it could be how we grow food on Mars.
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SpaceX’s Future and Starship Presentation
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Frank
- January 21, 2022
- booster 7
- elon musk spacex
- marcus house
- SpaceX
- spacex boca chica
- spacex launch
- spacex news
- spacex orbital flight
- spacex orbital launch
- spacex orbital launch tower
- spacex stage zero
- spacex starship
- spacex starship landing
- spacex starship launch
- Spacex starship live
- spacex starship orbital test
- spacex starship progress
- spacex starship update
- starbase
- starship 20
- starship 24
- starship presentation 2021
Here’s a condensed version of SpaceX’s plans for the near future. One week down in 2022 and I tell you, this year I think is going to be quite astounding. After the eventful year we’ve just had in 2021, it is easy to forget just how far we’ve come in 12 months. We are exploring […]
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