As Caroline DePalma highlighted last week , our human spirit has pushed space travel forward for generations. Space inspires wonder in us the way few things do. Only 12 people have ever walked on the moon, and fewer than 600 have been to space. From “The Martian” (2015) to “ Star Wars ,” our fascination is clear in pop culture; we continually imagine what the vast universe contains and what it would be like to leave the only home we've ever known.
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You don't have to be a professional astronaut to go to space | MIT Technology Review
In his 1979 book of the same name, Tom Wolfe described astronauts as needing the "right stuff"—meaning they had to be in top physical and mental shape to withstand the rigors and dangers of space travel. In the days of the Apollo missions, you had to be an experienced pilot to stand much chance of getting into the program. But the idea of commercial space travel always promised that one day, you wouldn't have to be a professional astronaut to go to space.
That day is almost here: the next few years will see a series of missions for non-astronauts. This fall SpaceX plans to launch Inspiration 4, the first all-civilian crewed mission to space, on its Crew Dragon spacecraft. That will be followed by Ax-1, a joint mission run by SpaceX and Axiom Space, a firm that wants to launch the world's first private space station. Ax-1 is supposed to take four people to the International Space Station for eight to 10 days in early 2022.
Astronomer makes navigation system for interstellar space travel, Science News | wionews.com
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Interstellar travel has always caught the imagination of humankind. Though our scientific knowledge and imagination have long conceptualised interstellar space travel, actual travel is a massive undertaking. Till date, only two spacecraft (Voyager 1 and 2) have crossed the solar system boundary. More spacecraft will surely follow in future.
The main issue in interstellar travel is that a person aboard the spacecraft sees a different starscape than that from Earth. The astronaut will see position and movement of stars differently than on Earth.
NASA Engineers Analyze Navigation Needs of Artemis Moon Missions | NASA
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An Astronomer Just Laid Out a Navigation System For Interstellar Space Travel
It's 2021, and we finally don't have to worry quite so much about our spacecraft getting lost in interstellar space.
Using the positions and shifting light of stars, both near and far, astronomer Coryn A.L. Bailer-Jones has demonstrated the feasibility of autonomous, on-the-fly navigation for spacecraft traveling far beyond the Solar System.
Interstellar space navigation may not seem like an immediate problem. However, already in the last decade human-made instruments have entered interstellar space, as first Voyager 1 (in 2012) and Voyager 2 ( in 2018 ) crossed the Solar System boundary known as the heliopause.
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"The big goal is to explore the questions regarding space exploration," Maynard said. "We want people to think about this."
The podcast poses questions and ideas to help people understand how space travel is possible. Coleman wants to talk about this idea in a way people can understand.
The show also features guest experts to speak on different topics. Among the guests are science fiction author Mary Robinette Kowal, astrophysicist Katie Mack and former astronaut Mark Brown.
Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk Feud Over Income Inequality (and Space Travel) – 'Right Now, We Need to
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk have differing views about wealth, but anyone who needed a reminder got one on Twitter over the weekend.
As reported by The Independent, Sanders, the independent U.S. senator from Vermont, and Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, spent the weekend crafting dueling tweets over issues ranging from income inequality to space travel.
We are in a moment in American history where two guys — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — own more wealth than the bottom 40% of people in this country. That level of greed and inequality is not only immoral. It is unsustainable.
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