Yeah, but fake stuff is becoming a real problem if you like the real world to stay separate from the fake world. Last time folk mixed those up you got a God and a church hell-bent on taking over the entire world. Just sayin’
All these images were generated by Google’s latest text-to-image AI
The guy who paid to create this fictional station believes in it just as much as other people believe the real station is fake. Each to his own. But I would like option to filter out anything that isn’t an actual photo in Google Images, so I like the idea tbh.
Social media posts falsely claim space station footage is faked
CGI renders do have benefits. Just remember fake news is also pictorial. You can still spot the difference between reality and fantasy if you look close enough – one day, this won’t be so.
Title: See renderings of space hotel that could be the future of travel | CNN
Through the art of applying assumptions which restrict the orbital shape and relative inclination of celestial bodies such as the Earth and Moon, trajectory prediction of small bodies of comparatively negligible mass (i.e., a satellite) within a multi-body gravitational system is possible. In this r... Read more
So sad “For NASA and the United States, losing the space station would mean the forfeiture of more than $100 billion invested in developing the facility and billions more in provisioning and inhabiting the station. NASA has used the space station for myriad purposes, from a platform to conduct more than 2,500 science experiments to testing human health during extended human spaceflight.”
How to save the International Space Station and prevent the dreaded “gap”
Satellites that just won’t die are a problem too, can MEVs go out there and put them out of their misery too?
Zombie Satellites...Should we Fear the Graveyard Orbit of Un-dead Satellites? | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
Soon space gipsies will be scouting around graveyard orbits looking for scrap and dead sats they can bring back to life for cash money. And rightly so, bless ’em.
Where Do Old Satellites Go When They Die? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Satellite servicing is going to be a huge industry one day – keep in mind there were no garages when the first round of cars were being built and driven.
For the first time, a spacecraft has returned an aging satellite to service
Not sure how many dead satellites we want to bring back to life but this brings hope to a few of them. A really interesting avenue of progress considering all the space junk we have hidden ourselves behind.
NASA wouldn’t allow anyone else to change anything like that – while its still putting the money in. There were rumours that people could suggest a more futuristic or exciting name for SLS, but yeah bureaucracy won, which it should I guess.
What's in a name? Possible NASA naming contest for SLS nothing new
A team of astronomers and students are searching for NASA’s lost Apollo 10 lunar lander module called “Snoopy.” The 1969 lunar module never landed on the moon and is in deep space.
Mars-Cat archive – which involved ambipolar thrust – this idea has yet to reach its full potential. Who will make it worthwhile an endeavour in the future is yet to be seen.
The feasibility of helicon plasma thrusters, commonly considered the most promising for deep space propulsion, is evaluated in terms of their plasma production efficiency, longevity, operation stab...
From the Finanical Times “Asteroids contain all the materials necessary to enable human activity,” says Peter Stibrany, chief business developer and strategist of California-based Deep Space Industries (DSI). “Just those near Earth could sustain more than 10bn people.”
Asteroids to serve as refuelling stations for space exploration
Yeah, but fake stuff is becoming a real problem if you like the real world to stay separate from the fake world. Last time folk mixed those up you got a God and a church hell-bent on taking over the entire world. Just sayin’
The guy who paid to create this fictional station believes in it just as much as other people believe the real station is fake. Each to his own. But I would like option to filter out anything that isn’t an actual photo in Google Images, so I like the idea tbh.
But if it was left on, you would miss out on heaps of amazing art people are creating. Get with it.
CGI renders do have benefits. Just remember fake news is also pictorial. You can still spot the difference between reality and fantasy if you look close enough – one day, this won’t be so.
I mean, you could always replace rocket fuel with solar energy, which you can find plenty of in space.
That is an excellent idea. However, space travel is currently limited by rocket fuel, which is expensive and quite heavy, making endless travel nearly impossible.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2021/12/30/how-far-could-a-spaceship-go-if-we-never-ran-out-of-thrust/?sh=1408616c29ee
This isn’t a stupid idea. It could serve to use the free parking spots we didn’t realise we needed. Read this paper https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11071-022-07829-1
So sad “For NASA and the United States, losing the space station would mean the forfeiture of more than $100 billion invested in developing the facility and billions more in provisioning and inhabiting the station. NASA has used the space station for myriad purposes, from a platform to conduct more than 2,500 science experiments to testing human health during extended human spaceflight.”
ahh, yes, the “international” problem was always going to break some hearts. Like any relationship. Get over it I guess.
Better do that before it goes up for grabs….
Satellites that just won’t die are a problem too, can MEVs go out there and put them out of their misery too?
Soon space gipsies will be scouting around graveyard orbits looking for scrap and dead sats they can bring back to life for cash money. And rightly so, bless ’em.
Satellite servicing is going to be a huge industry one day – keep in mind there were no garages when the first round of cars were being built and driven.
Not sure how many dead satellites we want to bring back to life but this brings hope to a few of them. A really interesting avenue of progress considering all the space junk we have hidden ourselves behind.
https://liquiglide.com/ might have a coating that could help this. I think it’s for all sorts of surfaces that need to be non-stick.
Glass windows that clean themselves
(5 upvotes)Spacecraft and aircraft coatings that prevent ice build-up
(1 upvotes)Phone cases that float
(3 upvotes)Waterfall road signs
(6 upvotes)Liquid medicine containers that leave no residual medicine
(3 upvotes)Non-stick ketchup bottles
(4 upvotes)Toy balls that bounce on water
(1 upvotes)Whatever they call it, its gonna be a major light-show.
Like it, better than some of the random names they generated here.
NASA wouldn’t allow anyone else to change anything like that – while its still putting the money in. There were rumours that people could suggest a more futuristic or exciting name for SLS, but yeah bureaucracy won, which it should I guess.
They have GOT to get onboard with the REUSABLE aspect of modern spaceflight. Come on NASA, think ahead!
Ideas welcome…
not likely, it would cost too much to make it do 2 things. Maybe just make space stations out of old rocket parts that are left in space.
NASA seemed to like this idea a while back, don’t know if it will happen though, maybe it has? anyone?
Mars-Cat archive – which involved ambipolar thrust – this idea has yet to reach its full potential. Who will make it worthwhile an endeavour in the future is yet to be seen.
Also of interest…. Helicon thrusters: Will they ever fly
Background info about this propulsion method on YouTube
just a matter of time, its an old idea, but likely waiting for its day.
Could happen, though they may be better use for their materials as the sun has the power we need to get about the place.
Waterproof anything with this stuff…
From the Finanical Times “Asteroids contain all the materials necessary to enable human activity,” says Peter Stibrany, chief business developer and strategist of California-based Deep Space Industries (DSI). “Just those near Earth could sustain more than 10bn people.”
On Kickstarter…It reached the funding level but that was ages ago, have there been any more projects using ambipolar thrusters?
Done! Got plenty enough crowdfunders and launched prototype a while back.
And if that doesn’t work, how about antimatter propulsion?
And the Pioneer plaque. Looks great.
You can actually buy a copy of the Voyager message.