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Posting as a new thread because this is the USA one, not the one from UAE or China Watch the launch live in about 40 minutes all going well https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/launch/watch-online/

Every once in a while, after being submerged in global chaos, Democrat raving lunacy, Trump, well Trump acting like Trump, I like to post something that takes us out of the cesspool and let's us stare up at the stars and planets. IE "the heavens declare his glory." Here are some truly amazing...

You are not going to believe this but a very high resolution photo of something weird on the surface of the Astriod Bennu was just recently taken by the "NASA OSIRIS" space probe. The space craft is slowly approaching the astroid and will eventually land on its surface, take small sample of...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.yahoo.com/tech/12-years-launch-horizons-probe-224001816.html Science 12 years after launch, New Horizons probe zeroes in on mysterious Ultima Thule Alan Boyle, Geek Wire 3 hours ago Act Two of the 12-year-old New Horizons...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://gizmodo.com/report-nasa-s-policies-to-protect-the-solar-system-fro-1827372319 Report: NASA’s Policies to Protect the Solar System From Contamination Are Out of Date George Dvorsky Today 5:40pm Filed to: NASA Whether it’s...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/asteroid-makes-close-approach-to-earth/ar-AAzhK3V Asteroid Makes Close Approach to Earth Aristos Georgiou 20 hrs ago A massive asteroid about the width of Arizona, currently appears so...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-stepping-earths-protection-asteroids-comets-193810541.html US stepping up Earth's protection from asteroids, comets MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press • June 20, 2018 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/nuclear-asteroid-deflection-nasa?utm_term=.jpyan9myR#.wg3LZ0bj6 Government Scientists Have A Plan For Blowing Up Asteroids With A Nuke There's a teeny chance that a giant asteroid might blast Earth...

Hummm.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.space.com/39588-fast-asteroid-aj129-flyby-super-bowl-sunday.html Superfast Asteroid Zooms Safely By Earth This Super Bowl Sunday By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | February 4, 2018 07:09am ET Video A...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/SNC_Dream_Chaser_Free_Flight.html Nov. 11, 2017 Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser Achieves Successful Free Flight at NASA Armstrong...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.businessinsider.com/cassini-death-grand-finale-reason-2017-4 NASA will destroy a $3.26 billion Saturn probe this summer to protect an alien water world Dave Mosher 10h The Cassini spacecraft, which launched toward...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.airforce-technology.com/features/featurexs-1-phase-b-darpas-new-space-plane-looks-skyward-4809183/ XS-1 Phase B: DARPA’s new space plane looks skyward DARPA has awarded contracts to Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Masten Space...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/11/ui-readies-cassini-finale UI readies for Cassini finale Radio and plasma instrument designed and built at UI may provide clues about Saturn’s auroras, thunderstorm BY: RICHARD C. LEWIS | 2016.11.28 |...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.space.com/32692-solar-electric-propulsion-asteroid-mars.html Next-Gen Propulsion System Gets $67 Million from NASA By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | April 26, 2016 07:09am ET The next-generation engines that NASA is...

So what comes first, "planetary defense" or asteroid mining?....... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2016/February/Pages/PlanetaryDefenseANewHotMarket.aspx Planetary Defense: A New Hot Market February 2016 By Stew...

Hummm..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://natmonitor.com/2015/04/30/nasa-hints-at-developing-engine-that-could-travel-faster-than-the-speed-of-light/ NASA hints at developing engine that could travel faster than the speed of light By David Keup, National...

For links see article source.... Posted for fair use..... http://www.nasa.gov/marshall/news/nasa-3-D-prints-first-full-scale-copper-rocket-engine-part.html April 21, 2015 NASA 3-D Prints First Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part When you think of copper, the penny in your pocket may come to...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3021521/Could-Mars-39-DAYS-Nasa-selects-companies-develop-super-fast-deep-space-engine.html Could we get to Mars in 39 DAYS? Nasa selects companies to develop super fast deep-space engine...

For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-plans-bring-boulder-moon-orbit-231007328.html NASA plans to bring boulder into moon orbit AFP 18 hours ago Washington (AFP) - NASA plans to launch a craft to capture a boulder from a nearby asteroid and...

NASA 3D prints rocket parts — with steel, not plastic By John Hewitt on November 15, 2012 at 10:47 am http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/140084-nasa-3d-prints-rocket-parts-with-steel-not-plastic NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, has 3D printed nickel alloy rocket...

I have been emailed this video by 4 different people today and people I know are posting it on their social networks. What does Nasa know? Do you think its just a general preparation sort of thing? I'm not sure what to make of this. The link can be found here...

Lunar Rover Is Spotted For First Time In 37 Years This photo from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the Lunkokhod 2 rover's resting place. The black arrow indicates where the tracks begin — the white arrow and dot shows the rover. Arrows placed by Phil Stooke, geography professor at...