October 18, 2022 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Next Cygnus launch on Antares scheduled for November 6th
The tweet includes a short video showing the launch’s visibility on the east coast.
- Yawn: ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno shows off Vulcan rocket
He also admits in the tweet that he is still an engine short from Blue Origin.
- Russia claims it will use robots on its future space station
More PowerPoint engineering from Russia. When they actually build this station I might believe stories like this.
- How Russia steals Ukraine grain
This is actually not a tweet but an article detailing exactly how Russia is attempting to hide the export of Ukrainian grain, stolen from occupied territories.
- Next manned mission, Shenzhou-15, headed to Tiangong-3 station in November
This flight will initiate the first time two manned capsules and two crews are on Tiangong-3, and will also initiate the first station crew rotation.
- Relativity expanding facilities at Stennis
By expanding its engine test capabilities at Stennis, the company can take advantage of that facility’s expertise in static fire tests.
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.
- Next Cygnus launch on Antares scheduled for November 6th
The tweet includes a short video showing the launch’s visibility on the east coast.
- Yawn: ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno shows off Vulcan rocket
He also admits in the tweet that he is still an engine short from Blue Origin.
- Russia claims it will use robots on its future space station
More PowerPoint engineering from Russia. When they actually build this station I might believe stories like this.
- How Russia steals Ukraine grain
This is actually not a tweet but an article detailing exactly how Russia is attempting to hide the export of Ukrainian grain, stolen from occupied territories.
- Next manned mission, Shenzhou-15, headed to Tiangong-3 station in November
This flight will initiate the first time two manned capsules and two crews are on Tiangong-3, and will also initiate the first station crew rotation.
- Relativity expanding facilities at Stennis
By expanding its engine test capabilities at Stennis, the company can take advantage of that facility’s expertise in static fire tests.
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.
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