Friday, November 18, 2022

How NASA's daring Artemis 1 'Red Crew' saved the moon launch

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Artemis 1: Return to the Moon
How NASA's daring Artemis 1 'Red Crew' saved the launch
(NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Not all space heroes wear spacesuits. Sometimes they wear hard hats.

These unsung heroes were able to pull off the daring repair, and just hours later Artemis 1 was on its way to the moon.  

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Earth looks amazing from the Artemis 1 Orion
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The new "selfie" image of the Orion spacecraft's hardware and Earth's partially illuminated disk come from more than nine hours into the Artemis 1 flight. At the time, the capsule was more than 57,000 miles (92,000 kilometers) from Earth, about one-fifth of the distance to the moon, and traveling at nearly 5,500 mph (8,800 kph).
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NASA's Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket ever
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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is no longer the most powerful rocket in the world. NASA's Space Launch System claimed the crown with its debut liftoff on Wednesday morning , which sent an uncrewed Orion capsule toward the moon on the agency's Artemis 1 mission.
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Artemis 1: 10 strange things flying to the moon on Orion
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NASA's first mission of its new human moon program has a boatload of strange and intriguing passengers on board, which will conduct a wide range of interesting science work.
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The Launchpad
James Webb Space Telescope must avoid micrometeoroids
(NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez)
After taking a few hits, NASA's newest space telescope will adjust its observation strategy to avoid its mirror being struck by tiny space rocks. JWST planners knew to expect micrometeoroid impacts, but an impact in late May left more damage than the models predicted.
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Leonid meteor shower of 2022 is peaking now!
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The Leonids is one of the most prominent annual meteor showers producing fast and bright meteors for skywatchers willing to brave the cold.
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Space Deal of the Day
Telescopes on Amazon: The best deals and discounts
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All the best deals for telescopes on Amazon including Black Friday savings on names like Celestron and Orion.
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Night Vision Binoculars: Black Friday Deals
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A lot of devices labelled as night vision binoculars are really not binoculars at all. Here's our picks for the best night vision binoculars, monoculars and goggles to see with once the sun goes down.
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Science & Astronomy
Fiery new James Webb Space Telescope image
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The newest space telescope on the block has spotted a blazing cosmic hourglass filled with vibrant colors and hiding a fledgling star, or protostar, at its heart.
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Mars' clouds are strangely Earth-like
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Mars and Earth seem to have similar cloud patterns, hinting that the features may form in much the same way. The observations, obtained by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, were unexpected. Here's why.
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Technology
Space-based solar power could really work, experiment shows
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So far, the wireless transmission system has only bridged the distance of a little over 100 feet (30 meters), but engineers are confident they can increase its range to reach all the way to space within the next decade.
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