During the course of a deep space mission, astronauts are routinely in various degrees of peril. Depending on which Hollywood sci-fi thrillers you choose, these intrepid explorers are at the mercy of malicious aliens, psychotic computers, or collisions with asteroids or space debris. While these might all be possible concerns, remote or otherwise, the greatest real danger to astronauts may in…
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Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded space travel firm
Virgin Galactic is to become the first publicly traded company for human space travel after it announced a merger with a major investment group Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2209183-virgin-galactic-to-become-the-first-publicly-traded-space-travel-firm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Five reasons future space travel should explore asteroids
On the same day that the Earth survived an expected near-miss with asteroid 367943 Duende, Russian dashcams unexpectedly captured footage of a different asteroid as it slammed into the atmosphere, exploded, and injured more than 1,000 people. That day in Chelyabinsk in February 2013 reminded the world that the Earth does not exist in a bubble. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-future-space-explore-asteroids.html…
How NASA’s portable atomic clock could revolutionize space travel
An atomic clock designed to enable self-driving spaceships and GPS-like navigation on other planets is about to take a yearlong test flight. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa-portable-atomic-clock-could-revolutionize-space-travel4…