Science & Spaceflight

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1. Superhabitable planets 1 2

   By Spaceception, February 8, 2016   

   • superhabitability
   • other earths
   • 25 replies
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   • fredinno
   • February 9, 2016

2. Interview with Escape Dynamics on beamed microwave power SSTO spaceplanes

   By Streetwind, August 9, 2015
   • 23 replies
   • 4.3k views
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   • fredinno
   • February 9, 2016

3. Questions about orbital velocities

   By CitizenVeen, February 8, 2016
   • 4 replies
   • 534 views
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   • Bill Phil
   • February 8, 2016

4. When does something come into existence?

   By Rdivine, February 8, 2016
   • 8 replies
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   • GluttonyReaper
   • February 8, 2016

5. What's Edmund's Planet (from Interstellar) Like? 1 2

   By KAL 9000, February 5, 2016
   • 29 replies
   • 10k views
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   • Frybert
   • February 8, 2016

6. What OS do Space Probes/Craft Use? 1 2

   By KAL 9000, February 5, 2016
   • 27 replies
   • 5.3k views
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   • RizzoTheRat
   • February 8, 2016

7. Crowdfunding campaign announced: Nanotech: from air to space.

   By Exoscientist, February 6, 2016   

   • space elevator
   • spaceflight
   • (and 1 more)

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     • space elevator
     • spaceflight
     • aircraft
   • 10 replies
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   • fredinno
   • February 8, 2016

8. Why is the Moon made of the same things as Earth

   By Findthepin1, February 7, 2016
   • 9 replies
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   • sevenperforce
   • February 8, 2016

9. what the heck is this

   By insert_name, February 8, 2016
   • 8 replies
   • 2.4k views
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   • RizzoTheRat
   • February 8, 2016

10. Anyone knows about the function of atmospheric drag in stock KSP games v.1.0.5 ?

    By Lookerksy, February 8, 2016   

    • drag
    • function
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      • drag
      • function
      • stock
    • 1 reply
    • 785 views
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    • K^2
    • February 8, 2016

11. Daily Mirror attributes Kerbal joke pic to NASA 1 2 3

    By swjr-swis, February 5, 2016   

    • #ksp
    • #nasa
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      • #ksp
      • #nasa
      • #orion
    • 60 replies
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    • Red Iron Crown
    • February 8, 2016

12. Mutually assured destruction 1 2

    By lobe, February 6, 2016
    • 27 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • DuoDex
    • February 7, 2016

13. Designing a Venus Cloud Base 1 2 3 4 5

    By Rakaydos, January 10, 2016   

    • no mars discussion
    • no politics
    • 101 replies
    • 10.6k views
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    • Findthepin1
    • February 7, 2016

14. How much fuel did a saturn V burn before it lifted off.

    By Brethern, April 18, 2014
    • 15 replies
    • 16.7k views
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    • DerekL1963
    • February 7, 2016

15. What propulsion system should we use for Mars exploration? 1 2 3 4 6

    By Spaceception, January 20, 2016   

    • nerva
    • vasimr and fusion driven rocket
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      • vasimr and fusion driven rocket
      • solar electric
    • 130 replies
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    • fredinno
    • February 7, 2016

16. Astrophysics Game!

    By BrightestSupernova, February 6, 2016
    • 2 replies
    • 580 views
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    • BrightestSupernova
    • February 7, 2016

17. The days for ULA could be closer to the end. 1 2

    By AngelLestat, January 29, 2016   

    • spacex
    • united launch alliance
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      • spacex
      • united launch alliance
      • ula
    • 28 replies
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    • B787_300
    • February 6, 2016

18. Carolyn Porco and Monica Grady

    By RizzoTheRat, February 6, 2016
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    • 511 views
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    • RizzoTheRat
    • February 6, 2016

19. Single Burn to Orbit? 1 2

    By Rdivine, January 30, 2016
    • 26 replies
    • 6.1k views
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    • RainDreamer
    • February 6, 2016

20. Homeworld's Baserunner

    By FungusForge, February 6, 2016
    • 4 replies
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    • KerikBalm
    • February 6, 2016

21. Edgar Mitchell dies at 85

    By batman78781, February 6, 2016   

    • apollo14
    • 2 replies
    • 573 views
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    • batman78781
    • February 6, 2016

22. KSC meeting protrays SLS as scrambling for a manifiest plan (+ a probable SLS manifiest)

    By fredinno, February 2, 2016   

    • sls
    • orion
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      • sls
      • orion
      • nasa
    • 17 replies
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    • Dr.K Kerbal
    • February 6, 2016

23. number of combinations/probability - ive forgotten so much

    By KerikBalm, February 5, 2016
    • 6 replies
    • 760 views
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    • kerbiloid
    • February 6, 2016

24. STS-107 Columbia Rescue Mission

    By MachTurtle, February 5, 2016   

    • space shuttle
    • nasa
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      • space shuttle
      • nasa
      • rescue
    • 4 replies
    • 966 views
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    • Vanamonde
    • February 6, 2016

25. Life Decision

    By G'th, February 4, 2016
    • 14 replies
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    • Hysterrics
    • February 5, 2016