The World in one hour - 3000 SpaceX BFRs by 2045
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comIncreasing from a 285 ship navy to a 355 ship Navy will cost the US about $900 billion over 30 years.
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The Daily: Consensys Acquires Planetary Resources, New Zealand Backs Crypto R&D
• https://news.bitcoin.comConsensys, the software company established by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, has acquired struggling space startup Planetary Resources. The New York-based company said it will now operate its "space initiatives" out of Planetary Resources'
The rover that will reveal what's REALLY under the surface of Mars...
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Mark PriggNASA has begun the final preparations for its next - and most ambitious - rover landing on Mars.
How to Fix the US moon program
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangThe Trump administration has said America should return to the Moon and build permanent bases.
Musk shakes up SpaceX in race to make satellite launch window: sources
• https://www.reuters.comSEATTLE/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk flew to the Seattle area in June for meetings with engineers leading a satellite launch project crucial to his space company's growth.
'They tried to blur it' Mysterious object on ISS live feed sparks NASA conspiracy frenzy
• https://www.dailystar.co.ukA UFO was spotted near the International Space Station and NASA tried to cover it up, according to wild claims online.
Virgin Orbit attaches first booster to its 747-turned-rocket launcher
• https://newatlas.com, by Nick LavarsFor some time now, Virgin Orbit and its imaginative CEO Richard Branson have been talking about fixing a rocket to the wing of a modified 747 and using it to fire satellites into space.
Discussion of 80 Gigapascal super material potential for energy and space
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangIcarus Interstellar Spaceship designer Adam Crowl has provided more analysis of the potential of the 80 Gigapascal carbon nanotube bundle material.
The UAE enters the space race as it successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat from Japan...
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk, by TIM COLLINSThe UAE enters the space race as it successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat from Japan ahead of manned missions to the International Space Station and Mars
SpaceX Borrowing to Global Internet and BFR future
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by brian wangSpaceX will probably have about $1.5 billion in revenue in revenue in 2018 and then $2 billion in revenue in 2019.
Virgin Orbit Just Attached a Rocket to Its Cosmic Girl Mothership for the 1st Time
• https://www.space.com, by Mike WallVirgin Orbit has put its satellite-launching system together for the first time.
Hayabusa2 Braces for a Rocky Landing on Asteroid Ryugu
• https://www.space.com, by Hanneke WeiteringJapan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is getting ready to touch down on asteroid Ryugu, where it will scoop a sample of the asteroid's rocky surface that will eventually be sent back to Earth.
China's first private rocket fails after launch
• https://nypost.com by APThe first attempt by a private Chinese company to send a rocket into space has failed.
Elon tweets that moonbase will be created in 2025
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangA SpaceX BFR with a refueling in orbit would be able to take about 100 tons to the moon. This would mean one trip could take several Bigelow inflatable space stations.
In Defense of Elon Musk
• Popular MechanicsROCKETS. PLUG-IN CARS THAT DRIVE THEMSELVES. THE "HYPERLOOP." FRIGGIN' FLAMETHROWERS.
Mars-bound CubeSats catch first glimpse of the Red Planet
• https://newatlas.com, Michael IrvingBack in May, NASA launched some extra luggage along with the Mars InSight lander – two briefcase-sized CubeSats named MarCO-A and MarCO-B.
Pence leaves open the possibility of nuclear weapons in space
• https://www.sfgate.com, Robert CostaVice President Mike Pence on Tuesday declined to rule out the idea of deploying nuclear weapons in space, saying the current ban on their use is "in the interest of every nation" but the issue should be decided on "the principle that peace comes thro
BepiColombo's journey to Mercury relies on ion power
• https://newatlas.com, David SzondyThe ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is on its way to Mercury, but instead of coasting to the smallest planet in the Solar System, it will be helped along by four state-of-the-art ion thrusters developed by an industrial consortium led by British company
X-37B Military Space Plane Wings Past 400 Days on Latest Mystery Mission
• Space.ComThis mission -- known as Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-5) -- was rocketed into Earth orbit on Sept. 7, 2017, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A booster a week? Rocket Lab moves towards mass production with "huge" new facility
• https://newatlas.com, by Nick LavarsRocket Lab is a private space company with some lofty ambitions, aiming to one day roll one of its Electron boosters off the production line and into space each and every week.
Blue Origins Bezos predicts trillions of humans in the solar system
• Next Big FutureThere are thousands of companies on the Internet. Bezos says there will need to be thousands of companies in space.
NASA's 'brilliant' plan for a cloud city of airships in the atmosphere of Venus
• Daily MailSuch a mission is actually possible, right now, with current technology. The plan is to use airships which can stay aloft in the upper atmosphere for extended periods of time...As surprising as it may seem, the upper atmosphere of Venus is the most E
Interstellar Visitor Found to Be Unlike a Comet or an Asteroid
• https://www.quantamagazine.org, Ramin SkibbaThe mystery of 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever observed, continues to deepen. A new analysis argues that if it were a comet, it would have broken apart as it passed near the sun.
Blue Origin and BE4 get $1 billion Air Force boost
• Next Big Future - Brian WangThe Air Force's recent funding should see close to $1 billion go towards Blue Origin and its BE4 engine. The BE4 engine is used in Blue Origin rocket and the ULA Vulcan rocket.
First Orion Service Module Ready for Shipment to the US
• https://www.space.com By Jeff FoustThe first European-built service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft is finally ready to be shipped to the United States for final preparations before a scheduled mid-2020 launch.
Mid-Air Rocket Failure Forces Emergency Landing For US, Russia Space Crew
• https://www.zerohedge.comA Russian Soyuz booster rocket has failed in mid-air less than two minutes after take-off on Thursday, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing with the help of NASA and technicians on the ground.
Understanding SpaceX reusability
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comSpaceX has had 62 successful launches and landed 28 times and reused boosters 15 times.
Innovative Single-Person Spacecraft Design Passes Leak Test (Exclusive)
• https://www.space.comA spacecraft designed to eventually replace many spacewalking astronaut activities passed two key pressure tests in September, representatives from the company building the spacecraft told Space.com in an exclusive interview.
Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic will be in space for test flights 'in weeks not months'
• https://www.cnbc.com"We should be in space within weeks, not months. And then we will be in space with myself in months and not years," the Virgin founder and CEO told CNBC's Nancy's Hungerford in Singapore Tuesday. The serial entrepreneur, who owns the commerc
SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on the California coast for the first time
• https://www.theverge.com By Loren GrushNo drone ship needed
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