moonCarnival of Space 608
April 22, 2019 |
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The Carnival of Space 608 is up at Everyday Spacer
science
newsUltrahigh Acceleration Neutral Particle Beam Driven Sails
April 20, 2019 |
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James Benford presents his Ultrahigh Acceleration Neutral Particle Beam-Driven Sails at Space Access 2019. The Neutral Particle Beam-Driven Sails could enable an interstellar probe to alpha centauri that would be 1000 times larger and 60% of the speed of the …
futureTurbo Rocket – A Single-Stage to Orbit Air-Breathing Rocket #SpaceAccess2019
April 20, 2019 |
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John has previously worked on the SpaceX Raptor engine and has presented a nuclear air-breathing rocket design. The new design is a single-stage to Orbit air-breathing rocket. #SpaceAccess2019
energyAntimatter Catalyzed Fusion Propulsion Update
April 20, 2019 |
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Positron Dynamics will use Krypton isotopes to generate positrons and catalyze fusion propulsion. #SpaceAccess2019
physicsUpdate on Microwave Beam-Heated Propulsion
April 20, 2019 |
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Kevin Parkin described the history and status of microwave beam-heated propulsion at Space Access 2019. Technical summary is at Parkin Research. Kevin showed more pictures of the test systems. Kevin gave a previous update on beam propulsion in 2018 at …
newsQ Drive to Use Power of Solar Wind for Braking With Reaction Mass
April 20, 2019 |
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Jeff's new idea is to take the energy from the passage through the plasma of space to use on the reaction mass that a spacecraft is carrying. This the Drag-powered reaction: Q-Drive. #SpaceAccess
astronomyNASA TESS Discovers Earth Sized Exoplanet
April 20, 2019 |
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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size exoplanet. The exoplanet, HD 21749c, is about 89% Earth’s diameter.
israelSpaceIL Update on Moon Lander Crash Analysis and Next Mission Estimate
April 19, 2019 |
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SpaceIL will try to make a second attempt to land on the moon.
climate changeNitrous Oxide Emissions from Thawing Permafrost Might Be Higher
April 19, 2019 |
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Nitrous oxide emissions from thawing Alaskan permafrost might about twelve times higher than previously assumed
medicineCold Plasma Kills 99.9% of Airborne Viruses
April 19, 2019 |
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A nonthermal plasma reactor was able to inactivate or remove from the airstream 99.9% of a test virus, with the vast majority due to inactivation.