@NASA's Moon rocket #Artemis rolls back to pad for possible April launch. Via @bbc #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Nasa's Moon rocket Artemis rol...
Nasa's Moon rocket Artemis rolls back to pad for possible April launch

Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

@NASA's #Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket a...
NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad

The overnight ordeal took 11 hours.

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Why the rocket fuel that will power Artemis II is so hard to handle | CBC Radio
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/bobs-blog-rocket-fuel-artemis-9.7077387 #physics #engineering #nasa #rocketscience
ANALYSIS | Why the rocket fuel that will power Artemis II is so hard to handle | CBC Radio

It's difficult to imagine a substance that is hundreds of degrees below freezing yet still a liquid. Such is the strange nature of the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that are the components of rocket fuel.

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@NASA wants to know how the launch industry's chic new rocket fuel explodes. Via @arstechnica #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ #Engineering โš™๏ธ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ง๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฐ

NASA wants to know how the lau...
NASA wants to know how the launch industry's chic new rocket fuel explodes

We put fuel in a rocket, blow it up in a remote location, and measure how big the boom is."

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Jeff Bezos just announced plans for a third megaconstellationโ€”this one for data centers. Via @arstechnica #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Jeff Bezos throws his hat in t...
Jeff Bezos throws his hat in the ring for an orbital data center megaconstellation, too

Space-based data centers will be a complement to terrestrial infrastructure."

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#Artemis II: @NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back? Via @live_science #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Artemis II: NASA is preparing ...
Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?

NASA's Artemis II mission is sending humans back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. Here are the reasons why the U.S. wants to return.

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Modern rocketry turns 100โ€”and @NASA says the best is yet to come. Via @scientific_american #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Modern rocketry turns 100โ€”and ...
Modern rocketry turns 100โ€”and NASA says the best is yet to come

A century after Robert Goddardโ€™s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy still holds for spaceflightโ€™s future

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Beyond #Artemis 2: @NASA pursuing a 'more achievable' path back to the moon. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuin...
Astronauts complete prep for new #ISS solar array on 1st @NASA spacewalk in 10 months. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Astronauts complete prep for n...
Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months

Jessica Meir and Chris Williams spent 7 hours and 2 minutes on EVA today (March 18).

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@NASA will roll #Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon ...
NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20

Officials are still aiming for an April 1 liftoff.

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