space
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Jeff Bezos Is Cranky NASA Went With SpaceX Instead Of His Blue Origin Project
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is protesting NASA’s decision to give Elon Musk’s SpaceX $2.9 billion to land astronauts on the moon by the year 2024 in what is a truly out-of-this-world dummy spit. NASA’s Human Landing System program funded three lunar lander prototypes (including SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s), and was expected to pick…
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Should Astronauts Be Allowed to Eat Dead Crew Members to Survive?
An expert discusses whether space cannibalism should be a potential survival solution for astronauts on deep space missions.
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NASA’s First Weather Report from Mars Is Here and You Might Want to Grab a Jacket or 12
NASA has released its first weather report from the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) system onboard the Perseverance rover, and you might want to grab a jacket because it’s going to be a little chilly. Just a day after the rover touched down on Mars, the MEDA powered on for 30 minutes on February 19.…
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In Netflix’s Stowaway, Survival Comes at a Steep Price
There are no xenomorphs dripping acid in Netflix’s upcoming movie Stowaway starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, and Toni Collette. There’s no insane computer, no deadly microbes, and no need to use your poop to grow potatoes. All it takes is one unlucky extra person on your shuttle to be faced with a nightmare.