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63: Student Innovation at Spaceport America Cup 2018
In the New Mexico heat, student engineers prove their mettle with high powered rocketry and learn how to work as a team along the way
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How will Parker Solar Probe "Touch the Sun"?
We dive into the array of sensors NASA's latest probe will use as it flies through the Sun's corona to study our star's atmosphere
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Blue Origin Aims for the Moon and ULA Inches Closer to Reuse with New NASA Tipping Point Contracts
Key technologies for both companies receive NASA funding to push them towards reality
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62: On-Demand Satellite Constellations with York Space Systems' Charles Beames
Mass-produced satellites backed by an all-in-one operations system enables new space applications to be tried quicker than ever before.
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61: Unlocking the Potential of Synthetic Aperture Radar with ICEYE's Pekka Laurila
A constellation of radar imaging microsatellites could enable new insights for business and science
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What is Moon Direct?
Renowned engineer Dr. Robert Zubrin unveiled his ambitious plan to send humans back to the Moon more cheaply, quickly, and most importantly permanently. Is his plan possible and will we see it put into action?
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60: SpaceX Flight Control, CRS-15 Payloads, and Chinese Lunar Missions
The dark side of the moon will soon be getting company from a Chinese lander, and Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to build their own Avengers style tower.
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AR-22 and Phantom Express Make Progress Towards Rapid Reusability
Aerojet Rocketdyne unveiled the first completed engine for DARPA's rapidly reusable prototype spaceplane.
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NASA's Kilopower Nuclear Reactor Could Enable permanent Human Settlement on the Moon and Mars
NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond.
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59: Copenhagen Suborbitals with Mads Wilson
An ambitious volunteer space program aims to send a human past the Karman line with rockets built from scratch.
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58: Terraforming Mars: Challenges and Misconceptions
Getting humans to Mars is a tough challenge, but making it a place humans want to stay will be even harder.
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4 Examples of Cutting Edge Space Research Available for Free!
AIAA has a collection of free to access research articles covering solar sails, hybrid rockets, and more.
