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The correct answer is zero. We are decades away from even getting a single human on mars for any period of time, let alone long enough to establish a long term base upon which we can establish our rule of mars. AI and robotics would seem to be much closer to making human analogs that can perform better on mars then… Read more
The correct answer to the headline is: One - Matt Damon. Read more
Just pop open a hatch for a couple minutes. That should air it out pretty well. Read more
Amazing that this thing was only planned for 5 flights, and is now on flight 54. It has turned from a tech demo to doing reconnaissance for Percy, still running 2.5 years later. Someday the dust will get it, like all the solar powered rovers before it, but not yet. (Curiosity and Perseverance are nuclear powered, so… Read more
It’s not in the remit of Space Force, iirc. They are only interested in defending against other state actors, not asteroids/comets. NASA is the one spearheading the survey to find all the near Earth asteroids that could pose a problem, and they’ve found most of them already. Space Force isn’t really equipped with the… Read more
It’s not the remit of Space Force unless it’s another state actor threatening something from space, iirc. NASA did a recent asteroid redirection test that worked really well. Basically they impacted a probe into an asteroid orbiting another asteroid (so the change of orbit from the impact was really easy to measure… Read more
NASA’s goals are to create a permanent presence in space. Establishing a base on the Moon is the start. Learning to extract the things necessary for living on the moon is a step towards living on Mars and other worlds. The Moon is very rich in Helium-3 which is a fuel for fusion energy reactions; assuming fusion… Read more
Starring Lucille Ball as Miss Astronaut. Read more
I could understand if it was say a 20 year old satellite, but if the satellite has been in orbit for 5 years, shouldn’t proper de-orbit technology have been included? I understand that there’s a multi-year design process, but we’re still talking about a process that should have started at a point where we know we need… Read more
NASA Wants Alternate Versions of Its Next Generation Spacesuits Read more
Well, considering that it won’t be doing squat for 8 friggen years, at least it’s doing something... Read more
There must be a limit to how many avoidance maneuvers each satellite can make, given that propulsion would be based on some kind of on-board fuel. When it’s near empty, do they just use the remaining fuel to push the satellite into the atmosphere for a fiery death? Or just turn on the blinkers with a casual “YOLO”? Read more
Oh good, let’s add ‘caused Kessler syndrome’ to Elon’s resume. Read more
The helicopter sent a “yo...wyd?” message. Read more