Tag: Moon
May 24th: Clarifications

May 24th: Clarifications

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Today at #365DaysOfAstro, @cheapastro questions some questions. Do we have the ability to measure the exact amount of heat arriving at the Earth from the Sun? & If we want a lunar orbiting space station, couldn’t we just send the ISS there? 

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Apr 14th: The Far Side Of The Moon Is The Perfect Place For a Radio Telescope

Jan 25th: A Spacecraft Is Going To Build Its Own Solar Panels In Space – Archinaut One

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Over the coming decades, more and more of our space-based infrastructure will be built in space, manufactured out of materials that were mined in space. In order to achieve that space future, engineers and mission planners will need to design and construct the technology that will make this possible. That means testing out new prototypes, technologies and methodologies for mining and space-based manufacturing.

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