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Nike’s new NASA-inspired ‘Space Hippie’ shoes are it’s most sustainable yet Space Debris

Nike’s new NASA-inspired ‘Space Hippie’ shoes are it’s most sustainable yet

NASA has a fancy term for using materials it finds in space to help propel its missions forward, "in-situ resource utilization" (ISRU). ISRU is the process of collecting, storing, processing, and using objects to replace those brought from Earth. Let's say NASA wanted to visit Mars and knew there are…
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March 2, 2020
Report: More Americans Opting To Cut Cord By Building, Launching Own Satellite Into Orbit Space Debris

Report: More Americans Opting To Cut Cord By Building, Launching Own Satellite Into Orbit

BOSTON—Offering fresh insight into how the nation consumes media, a report from Emerson College revealed Monday that more Americans are opting to cut the cord on cable television by building and launching their own satellite into orbit. “Our research has found that an increasing number of Americans are looking for…
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March 2, 2020
Mysterious ‘Object’ Spotted in ISS Live Feed by UFO Hunter Puzzles Netizens Space Debris

Mysterious ‘Object’ Spotted in ISS Live Feed by UFO Hunter Puzzles Netizens

A user first to notice the speedy flying object suggested that its shape was “more like an ice cream cone, pointy in the back and rounded in the front”, not a typical shape for normal rockets or the more familiar spacecraft known to humanity.YouTube conspiracist Scott Waring spotted an "unidentified…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
A Commercial Satellite Just Docked with Another for the First Time, Opening Up a New Era in Orbital Maintenance Space Debris

A Commercial Satellite Just Docked with Another for the First Time, Opening Up a New Era in Orbital Maintenance

SpaceLogistics LLC has achieved a first: it’s docked it’s maintenance satellite, called MEV-1, with another satellite in order to extend the life of the satellite. The docked pair will perform some check-ups, and if all goes well, MEV-1 will boost the client satellite to a higher orbit, extending its operational…
bubmag
February 28, 2020
‘Historic Accomplishment’ As Two Private Spacecraft Dock In Space For The First Time In History Space Debris

‘Historic Accomplishment’ As Two Private Spacecraft Dock In Space For The First Time In History

The docking took place in geosynchronous orbit. Northrop Grumman US defence firm Northrop Grumman says it has successfully docked a private spacecraft with another in orbit for the first time, heralding a new milestone in how we look after satellites in space. The firm said its Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1)…
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February 27, 2020