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May 25th: Extreme Binaries

May 4th: In Situ Resource Utilization

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The key to surviving in space will be learning how to live off the land. Instead of carrying all your fuel, water and other resources from Earth, extract them locally at your destination. It’s called in situ resource utilization, and if we can figure this out it’ll change everything.

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May 25th: Extreme Binaries

Apr 27th: When Satellites Need a House Call

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Space is really far away, so when you send a satellite out into the void, that’s pretty much the last you’re going to be able to work on it. And if anything goes wrong, too bad, you’re out a satellite. But a new test has shown that it’s possible to actually visit and fix a satellite in space. Maybe we don’t have to throw them all away after all.

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May 25th: Extreme Binaries

Apr 6th: Mini Moons

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Last month astronomers announced that they had detected a tiny asteroid that had been captured by the Earth’s gravity well and had been sharing our orbit for a few years. Today, let’s talk about the smallest moons in the Solar System.

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