Science & Spaceflight

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1. Juno: Earth Fly-by today 1 2

   By Mr Shifty, October 9, 2013
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   • Meithan
   • October 15, 2013

2. How do real-life spacecraft get their orbital velocity?

   By Silicon014, October 14, 2013
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   • Brotoro
   • October 15, 2013

3. Why didn't NASA replaced the SRB of challenger? 1 2

   By goldenpeach, October 10, 2013
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   • magnemoe
   • October 14, 2013

4. Implantable USB Drive 1 2

   By Tex, October 11, 2013
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   • Idobox
   • October 14, 2013

5. Spacex Grasshopper 744m Test 1 2

   By nettcod, October 12, 2013
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   • Brotoro
   • October 14, 2013

6. How is G-Force measured?

   By TheCanadianVendingMachine, October 14, 2013
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   • lajoswinkler
   • October 14, 2013

7. Forces involved in superhuman punches (and the resulting soundwaves)

   By PTNLemay, October 12, 2013
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   • Jones-250
   • October 13, 2013

8. Mass & Acceleration

   By WestAir, October 11, 2013
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   • WestAir
   • October 13, 2013

9. How do they get parachutes to deploy at certain altitudes?

   By Awass, October 13, 2013
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   • Specialist290
   • October 13, 2013

10. Some real fusion news: Breakeven achieved! 1 2

    By iamaphazael, October 8, 2013
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    • comicbstudeo
    • October 12, 2013

11. Juno to test unexplained slingshot maneuver accelerations

    By GeneCash, October 10, 2013
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    • rkman
    • October 12, 2013

12. Spaceplane or rocket family? 1 2

    By Drunkrobot, October 4, 2013
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    • 3_bit
    • October 12, 2013

13. How do things stay in orbit with gravitational acceleration?

    By SaturnVee, October 11, 2013
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    • lajoswinkler
    • October 11, 2013

14. Could sulfur dioxide magma can be used as a power source for Ionian bases?

    By Sylandro, October 6, 2013
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    • lajoswinkler
    • October 11, 2013

15. RTGs for civilian/home use? 1 2 3

    By szputnyik, October 8, 2013
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    • frizzank
    • October 11, 2013

16. Best beginner rocket fuels? 1 2

    By dharak1, October 6, 2013
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    • dharak1
    • October 11, 2013

17. Servo picking up random signals?

    By dharak1, October 10, 2013
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    • Nuke
    • October 10, 2013

18. Portal Powered Propulsion system

    By PTNLemay, October 7, 2013
    • 19 replies
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    • qeveren
    • October 10, 2013

19. [Our Universe] Encyclopedia Universalis : The men of Deutschland

    By keekee484, September 7, 2013
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    • Nephas
    • October 10, 2013

20. [physics] Aerobraking-ception

    By SpaceSphereOfDeath, October 8, 2013
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    • Arbolus
    • October 9, 2013

21. Cassini-Huygens probe and center of mass

    By Pipcard, October 9, 2013
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    • Mr Shifty
    • October 9, 2013

22. Space Manufacturing

    By NGTOne, October 8, 2013
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    • SargeRho
    • October 9, 2013

23. How NASA calcuating/determining orbit of crafts/satellites?

    By TYRT, October 9, 2013
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    • K^2
    • October 9, 2013

24. Higgs & Englert win Nobel prize for physics for their work on the Higgs boson

    By KasperVld, October 8, 2013
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    • 1of6Billion
    • October 9, 2013

25. Who won the Space Race? Community poll 1 2 3 4 9

    By czokletmuss, September 13, 2013
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    • Wahgineer
    • October 8, 2013