I dunno.I believe in science. However, landing on the moon was more about showing off that the #US had better #engineering and #tech than the #SovietUnion.
Shifty #broligarchs doing all the #rocketScience makes it more about #rockets and less about #science.
I'm less persuaded about #spaceExploration because of this.
#Honda has successfully tested an experimental #reusable 
#rocket 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0jjxqpC0aY
Private investors in the #US 
, #EU 
, and #Oceania 
have pumped tens of billions 
into launch vehicle companies—as examples, more than $10B for #BlueOrigin, $1.2B into #RocketLab, $2.4B for #RelativitySpace, $700 million into #Firefly, $500M into #StokeSpace, and $483M into #IsarAerospace. (As an aside, the cost of developing the expendable #Falcon9 was $400M 
) https://payloadspace.com/why-is-spacex-the-master-of-launch
Aus Gründen habe ich mich gestern gefragt: Wenn wir eine gewisse Menge an Flugverkehr zum Mond 
und zurück hätten, und beim Landen und Starten auf dem Mond jeweils Triebwerke benutzt werden müssten , d. h. CO2 oder andere Gase ausgestoßen würden - wie lange würde es wohl dauern, bis auf dem Mond 1. ein Klima und 2. ein Klimawandel entsteht? 
Das ist eine ernstgemeinte Frage.
The #Apollo13 solution of a plastic bag, cardstock, a #spacesuit hose, and #DuctTape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D0LDbta1IE
Details : https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/conserving-creativity-saved-apollo-13-astronauts
Taking a break from reality to watch high-speed film launches of the Space Shuttle.
Stepping back in time to a world when NASA was sending humans into space using a lot less computing power than your new TV.
It's a very calming video, watching thousands of pounds of fuel ignited as the shuttle and it's boosters slowly rise into the sky. 45mins of rockets on fire.
Very special.
We've arranged a #society based on #science and #technology, in which nobody understands anything about science and technology. And this combustible mixture of #ignorance 
and #power 
, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a #democracy 
if the people don't know anything about it ? https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan#Quotes
One thing they are really good at:
Stalling Tactics
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Someone goes down to Salvador with a set of clean clothes for the citizen. Picks him up and gets back on the plane, and return him to Maryland.
For more about autism & learning, you can read my academic publication "Autism and feminist pedagogy in the university classroom" (2024) [
via DOI: 10.5117/TVGN2024.2-3.013.MUSS]
Rocket Science & Autism (yes, I can and so can you)
When I say I love learning, I mean it. From neuroscience to cuneiform, my autistic brain thrives on deep dives into complex subjects. That's why I’m currently taking "Rocket Science for Everyone" at Yale University via Coursera.
Here are six fascinating facts I learned about orbital mechanics—yes, the physics that keeps satellites in space! 
The world's first liquid-fueled #rocket was successfully launched on 
March 16, 1926 https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7717931893
Kristen Wiig, Bill Murray to Star in Comedy ‘Epiphany’ From ‘Palm Springs’ Director, Rocket Science Selling at EFM
#Variety #Global #News #BerlinFilmFestival #BillMurray #KristenWiig #RocketScience
https://variety.com/2025/film/global/kristen-wiig-bill-murray-epiphany-max-barbakow-1236301822/
This Week in Space 140: USC's Rocket Lab breaks records! Plus, Mars helicopter updates, Geminid meteor shower, NASA's Moon-to-Mars plans, & mysterious NJ drones. 
#SpaceNews #RocketScience 
https://buff.ly/3BIvNRT
Republic Pictures Acquires Alex Winter’s Dark Comedy ‘Adulthood’ for U.S. and Canada
#Variety #Festivals #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AlexWinter #CAA #Mipcom #RepublicPictures #RocketScience
https://variety.com/2024/film/global/republic-pictures-alex-winter-adulthood-1236184711/
NASA's "Hidden Figures”, the four Black women whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon: Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Christine Darden, were awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the highest civilian honor granted by Congress.
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/19/nasas-hidden-figures-awarded-congressional-gold-medals/
#BlackHistory #BlackWomen #RocketScience #astrophysics #math #Finally
Following lengthy delays 
, #Ariane6 blasted off on July 9 and successfully carried out a series of trials. But the mission ended with the launcher coasting in orbit without releasing its final batch of payloads. The #Arianespace CEO said the failure had been traced to a #software flaw that would be repaired before the next launch. https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/ariane-6-set-new-launch-this-year-after-software-flaw-identified-2024-09-16
The 30-second “hot fire 
test” intended to replicate the downward thrust required to get a rocket into #space - without anything actually taking off. The test had not gone according to plan 
. The #RFAOne is a 30m-tall, three-stage rocket that can deliver a 1,300kg payload to a sun-synchronous orbit around Earth https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg23r0p78go
