January 31, 2023 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Sierra Space successfully completes third test of its inflatable LIFE module
The module is intended for use in the Orbital Reef station that Sierra Space is building in partnership with Blue Origin and others.
- The flight recorder of Long March 2F is able to sustain 20,000G impact
Make sure you look at the picture of the flight recorder at the link. As Jay notes, “Just so you know, if this hits your house, it is not a box of KFC, but the flight recorder of a Shenzhou spacecraft.”
- Top Soyuz rocket manager claims they have completed design of a methane-burning rocket with a reusable booster
If you believe this is going to be built any time in the near future, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you cheap.
Now available in hardback and paperback as well as ebook!
From the press release: In this ground-breaking new history of early America, historian Robert Zimmerman not only exposes the lie behind The New York Times 1619 Project that falsely claims slavery is central to the history of the United States, he also provides profound lessons about the nature of human societies, lessons important for Americans today as well as for all future settlers on Mars and elsewhere in space.
Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space, is a riveting page-turning story that documents how slavery slowly became pervasive in the southern British colonies of North America, colonies founded by a people and culture that not only did not allow slavery but in every way were hostile to the practice.
Conscious Choice does more however. In telling the tragic history of the Virginia colony and the rise of slavery there, Zimmerman lays out the proper path for creating healthy societies in places like the Moon and Mars.
“Zimmerman’s ground-breaking history provides every future generation the basic framework for establishing new societies on other worlds. We would be wise to heed what he says.” —Robert Zubrin, founder of founder of the Mars Society.
All editions are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all book vendors, with the ebook priced at $5.99 before discount. The ebook can also be purchased direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit, in which case you don't support the big tech companies and I get a bigger cut much sooner.
Autographed printed copies are also available at discount directly from me (hardback $24.95; paperback $14.95; Shipping cost for either: $5.00). Just email me at zimmerman @ nasw dot org.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Sierra Space successfully completes third test of its inflatable LIFE module
The module is intended for use in the Orbital Reef station that Sierra Space is building in partnership with Blue Origin and others.
- The flight recorder of Long March 2F is able to sustain 20,000G impact
Make sure you look at the picture of the flight recorder at the link. As Jay notes, “Just so you know, if this hits your house, it is not a box of KFC, but the flight recorder of a Shenzhou spacecraft.”
- Top Soyuz rocket manager claims they have completed design of a methane-burning rocket with a reusable booster
If you believe this is going to be built any time in the near future, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you cheap.
Now available in hardback and paperback as well as ebook!
From the press release: In this ground-breaking new history of early America, historian Robert Zimmerman not only exposes the lie behind The New York Times 1619 Project that falsely claims slavery is central to the history of the United States, he also provides profound lessons about the nature of human societies, lessons important for Americans today as well as for all future settlers on Mars and elsewhere in space.
Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space, is a riveting page-turning story that documents how slavery slowly became pervasive in the southern British colonies of North America, colonies founded by a people and culture that not only did not allow slavery but in every way were hostile to the practice.
Conscious Choice does more however. In telling the tragic history of the Virginia colony and the rise of slavery there, Zimmerman lays out the proper path for creating healthy societies in places like the Moon and Mars.
“Zimmerman’s ground-breaking history provides every future generation the basic framework for establishing new societies on other worlds. We would be wise to heed what he says.” —Robert Zubrin, founder of founder of the Mars Society.
All editions are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all book vendors, with the ebook priced at $5.99 before discount. The ebook can also be purchased direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit, in which case you don't support the big tech companies and I get a bigger cut much sooner.
Autographed printed copies are also available at discount directly from me (hardback $24.95; paperback $14.95; Shipping cost for either: $5.00). Just email me at zimmerman @ nasw dot org.
Will there be a bravery medal for the first crew of Starliner?
With Boeing’s record they will have exhibited bravery!
(Do hope Boeing’s management realized how important a safe Starliner flight is to the company and let the engineers/technicians do what has to be done.)
Anybody up for dusting the rocket engine end table? Or, do you just do a 3 sec burn for that??
Sigh. Awarding the NASA MoH for a routine flight to ISS on a new spacecraft reduces it to the level of an Air Force Air Medal.
It’s interesting that on that picture of the flight recorder, both the model number and the production date are obscured.
Interstellar travel
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-spacecraft-expert-discusses-viability-interstellar.html
Pulsar navigation
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-spacecraft-solar-autonomously-pulsars.html
Here comes the Greens
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-upsurge-rocket-impact-ozone-layer.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-autonomous-algorithm.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-autonomous-human-drivers-engaged.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-europe-geothermal-energy-gas-alternative.html
Mars Chopper paper
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-real-world-martian-helicopter-dynamics.html
Slick steel
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-chemically-functionalized-polymer-nanoparticles-friction.html
New solar cell
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-solar-cell-space.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-visualize-2d-perovskite.html
Music writer
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-google-musiclm-hi-fidelity-music-generating.html
Sneaker waves
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-far-off-storms-fuel-dangerous-sneaker.html
Planetesimal model
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-numerical-simulations-planetesimal-formation-key.html
The plasmasphere
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-evidence-tidal-impact-plasmasphere.html
The black cloud of Hoyle
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-molecular-clouds-constantly-reassembling-astronomers.html
Jupiter–the Moon king
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-jupiter-moon-solar.html
SETI’s AI boost
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-seti-alien-hunters-boost-ai.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-aliens-contacted.html
Exo-world and other space newsflashes
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-astronomers-rare-earth-mass-rocky-planet.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-reveal-evidence-mimas-stealth-ocean.html MIMAS
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-universe-previously-unknown-phase-transition.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-black-holes-twinkle-star-eating-behemoths.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-stars-held-mass-sun.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-outflows-baby-star-affect-nearby.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-astronomers-isolated-white-dwarf.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-astronomers-ultraviolet-emitting-supernova-remnants-andromeda.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-supernova-dud-rare-binary-star.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-precise-x-ray-thermometer-dense.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-protocluster-massive-quiescent-galaxies.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-universe.html
Mars lizard-bot
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-lizard-inspired-robot-explore-surface-mars.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-robots-regain-humans.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-framework-social-intelligence-home.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-framework-bots-safety-standards.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-fairy-like-robot-flies-power.html
Soft bionics
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-soft-robotic-wearable-arm-function.html
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-digital-foot-revolutionize-bionic-limbs.html
Analog quantum computer
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-analog-quantum-previously-unsolvable-problems.html
Spinning thermal radiation
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-uncover-method-generating-thermal.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-passive-cooling-electrically.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-scientists-quasiparticle-electrical.html
Laser mirror
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ghostly-mirrors-high-power-lasers.html
New Battery and Tech interests
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https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-material-recycling-wide-range-batteries.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-superconductivity-magic-angle-graphene.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-no2-sensor-based-static.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-interaction-free-single-pixel-quantum-imaging-undetected.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-scientists-quasiparticle-electrical.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-device-enabling-high-resolution-liquid-phase.html COOL SCANNER
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-scientists-light-activated-nanoscale-drills-pathogenic.html nano-drills
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-solid-material-upconverts-visible-photons.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-machine-learning-tool-catalytic-reactions-based.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-catalyst-carbon-dioxide-added-value-chemical.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-uncover-key-mechanisms-sustainable-ammonia.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-seawater-green-hydrogen.html SEAWATER SPLIT!
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-hydrogen-untreated-sea.html
The anti-greenhouse gas
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-anti-greenhouse-gas-dimethyl-sulfide-arctic.html
Elastic material impervious to liquids and gases
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-elastic-material-impervious-gases-liquids.html
The quantum abacus
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-lab-created-quantum-abacus.html
The learning tree
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-tree-architectures-shown-outperform-convolutional.html
The madding crowds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-entorhinal-grid-like-codes-time-locked-network.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-human-group-sizes-physics.html
Better paper straws
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-biodegradable-paper-straws-soggy.html
History
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-children-adults-shown-differently.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-mistaken-fossil-rewrites-history-indian.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-evolution-wheat-spikes-neolithic-revolution.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-million-year-old-fish-earliest-fossilized-brain.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-pores-proven-defense-pathogens.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-remapping-superhighways-australians-reveals-year.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-world-oldest-fossils-oily-gunk.html OIL GUNK
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-neanderthals-butchered-massive-elephants.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-solid-scientific-evidence-vikings-brought.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-reveals-negative-feedback-loop-net.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-uae-sultan-space-grapples-ramadan.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-years-rainfall-patterns-extreme-weather.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-viking-brutality-monastery.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-genetic-ancient-evolutionary.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ancient-marine-crocodile-uk-jurassic.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-ice-cores-dormant-volcanoes-leak.html Dead volcanoes leak sulfur
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-tonga-volcanic-eruption-foundational-knowledge.html TONGA
Language
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-subtitled-world-uncovering-secrets-tickertape.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-ai-texts-thousands-years-readable.html
Shortage
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-phosphorus-shortage-affect-worldwide-crop.html
Help for the fishermen
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-dolphins-humans-benefit-fishing-collaboration.html
On politics
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-millennials-age-hard.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-groups-people-tend-overestimate-iq.html THE HILLARY TRAP!
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-neurological-explanation-brains-bias-partisans.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-values-mouth-happier-relationships.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-covert-language-instagram.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-expert-online-misinformation.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-true-stories-social-media.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-expert-discusses-future-legalized-sports.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-global-survey-large-carnivores-reveals.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-highlights-impact-marine-gases-climate.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-gas-stoves-pariah-du-jour.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-modern-arms-technologies-autocratic-rulers.html gun history
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-stereotyping-veterans-heroes-limit-future.html
Dope down your rage
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-eta-blocker-violence.html
Inject this
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-biomaterial-intravenously-potential-application-heart.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-lunaemycin-antibiotic-moonmilk-deposits.html MOONMILK
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-recover-covid-.html
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-association-social-isolation-dementia-factors.html COVID isolates
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-trial-results-parp-inhibitor-benefit.html OWL like cell
Eat that potassium
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-mathematical-body-potassium.html
Voice activated DNA handling—let there be life
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-voice-activated-hands-free-safer-dna.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-unique-microbes-easy-software-platform.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-recreating-natural-light-harvesting-nanorings-photosynthetic.html
put on your thinking cap
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-species-voiceless-frog-tanzania.html
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-relentless-sex-threaten-survival-quolls.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-power-pals-social-mammals-longer.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientist-bigfoot-sightings.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-brushtail-possums-peers.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-chemicals-involved-insect.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-evolutionary-trade-offs-genetic-disease-pathogen.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-drought-invertebrates-severity.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-honey-bee-colony-loss-linked.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-itll-years-africa-biodiversity-current.html (looks like D-7 bridge)
Reptile colors and birds
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-reptile.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-birds-citizen-science-machine.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-songbird-species-mob-predator-owls.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-eggshells-large-flightless-birds-evolved.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-resurrect-dodo-centuries-bird.html
Cats and dogs
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-playtime-purr-fect-cat-welfare.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-dogs-average-age-cancer-diagnosis.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-heartworm-pet.html
Jeff Wright ,
You may appreciate this prospective launch company, as they use hydrogen for the fuel. Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, interviewed the company, Stoke Space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY8nbSwjtEY (1 hour)
They are using some hardware, methods, and technologies that have not flown before, but I hope that they do well despite these risks. The advantage of trying new things is that they can give an edge over the current competition. Rocket Lab and SpaceX have done well by doing things differently, and Blue Origin has a chance of also doing well. Even Virgin Orbit is able to launch for a much lower price tag to the customer than Orbital Sciences could do with its aircraft-launched Pegasus rocket.
We will have to see whether Stoke Space is able to handle its hydrogen fuel at low cost. They seem confident that they have enough people with current experience to work with the hydrogen in a cost effective manner.
Edward–
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Lex Fridman Podcast 356 (2-2-23)
the “Let’s spend 5 hours with Tim Dodd” episode
https://youtu.be/5eK5A_43pkE
5:15:44