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3, 2, 1! Local man to launch into space
Oak Park :: IL :: USA | 15 days ago
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A local orthopedic surgeon on Monday will launch 5 million miles into the atmosphere to help repair robotic arms in outer space, a melding of his medical expertise and his childhood dream of space travel. Dr. Robert "Bobby" Satcher, 44, of Oak Park, is...
Tags: D'Juanna White-Satcher, International Space Station, Dr. Michael Barratt, Earth, Dr. Joseph Kerwin, robotic arm, space travel, Oak Park, Space Shuttle, Space exploration, Canadarm2, NASA, Robert Satcher, Human spaceflight, Canadian space program, Joseph P. Kerwin
VASIMR Plasma Rocket Tested...
The VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket) has now been tested at 200 KW power and has worked as planned... The rocket is a leap forward in technology - prior to this particular design, spacecraft were required to take chemical propellants...
Tags: Plasma, VASIMR, Space Travel
Life on the Moon: A New Discovery
A recent study by researchers has found evidence that prooves that a thin layer of water can be found covering the surface of the moon in some locations. This is a huge discovery as it prooves that there is much more water on the moon than had previously...
Tags: Moon, planet, space travel, water, life in space, technology, discovery
Celestial 'surfing' offers hope of cheap and efficient space travel
Mumbai :: India | 2 months ago
Credibility The tubes are formed between the “balancing points” in the gravitational fields of two large bodies. These, known as Lagrange points, exist at the place where the forces of attraction from each of the two bodies are exactly equal. A spacecraft at such...
Tags: space travel
UAE Fund Buys Stake in Virgin Galactic
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | 4 months ago
Credibility Tuesday it will pay $280 million for a 32% stake in Virgin Group's commercial spaceline, Virgin Galactic, in a move that will advance the oil-rich emirate's plan to become a hub for scientific research and innovation. The deal will see Aabar and Virgin...
Tags: Virgin Galactic Sheikh, Abu Dhabi, Richard Branson, sir richard, Aabar Investments, space tourism, Manchester City Football Club, space travel, startup virgin, commercial space
NBC 17 Bakersfield (KGET): Final frontier ain't pretty
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
Credibility Scientists say space travel leaves astronauts "ugly" because the lack of gravity keeps bones and muscles from developing properly. Speaking at a science festival, Dr. Lewis Dartnell says living permanently in space for many years will not do the body...
Tags: space travel
HoneyMooner Will now Have their Holiday Bookings in Space..What an Idea??
Industry experts have predicted that newly weds will have they holiday bookings in spcae hotels by the end of this century because air travel will develop so rapidly. An overnight stay could cost the equivalent of around £5,000, with holidaymakers...
Tags: honey moons, space travel, air travel, technology
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