Old Man Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Re: More space news! Skylon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Re: More space news! 3D printing with (simulated) lunar regolith Amit Bandyopadhyay and Susmita Bose, using simulated lunar regolith that are analogies to moon rocks, have used 3D printing to create a number of crude objects. The simulated regolith, found on Earth and supplied by NASA, contains silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron and magnesium oxides but behaves like silica when melted by a laser. Once the regolith is melted, a 3D printer creates objects out of it layer by layer. Using moon rocks shaped by 3D printers as building material or simple spare parts and tools would vastly decrease the expense of building and maintaining a lunar settlement. 3D printing also has considerable promise for Earth bound construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Re: More space news! Curiosity finds "complex chemistry" in Martian soil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Re: More space news! Curiosity finds "complex chemistry" in Martian soilWas this what they were keeping under wraps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Re: More space news! I think it was, until they finished analyzing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Re: More space news! Voyager 1 news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Re: More space news! Another Mars rover by 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Re: More space news! Yeah, I don't know if the Seven Minutes of Rube Goldbergian Terror Reentry Method is going to work a second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Re: More space news! But it's good entertainment value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Re: More space news! Night view of the Earth Lunar gravity map Sample-return mission to Enceladus? NASA: lost in space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: More space news! Voyager 1 news With only 8 more years of power, I hope it does manage to exit into interstellar space in that limited amount of time left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Re: More space news! $30,000,000 taxi service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Re: More space news! Mars Martian caverns may have captured flood waters 2.5 billion years ago Near Earth Objects 4179 Toutatis 2012 XE54 2012 DA14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Re: More space news! NASA releases "told you so" video too early Moon: Brace for impact! North Korean satellite out of control Possible Mission to Europa Is the universe a computer simulation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Re: More space news! ‘Cosmic rays’ create panic in Kashmir [ATTACH=CONFIG]45350[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Re: More space news! 4179 Asteroid Toutatis Flyby Video Anti-insomnia Light Bulbs for the ISS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Re: More space news! This Laser Weapon Got Five Times More Powerful in Just One Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Re: More space news! Check out NASA's new space suit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Re: More space news! *crosses fingers for counter-pressure* Edit: Aaawww ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Re: More space news! New "baby picture" of the universe Potentially habitable planet in nearby star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenAge Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Re: More space news! This Laser Weapon Got Five Times More Powerful in Just One Year HEL Guns for EVERYONE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Re: More space news! Potentially habitable planet in nearby star? In? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Re: More space news! In? Tau Ceti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Re: More space news! In? If you can't take the heat, stay out of the stellar core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Re: More space news! HEL Guns for EVERYONE!!! I feel as though laser developments are really flying under the radar. This particular weapon sounds like it is very close to being militarily useful against small boats and slow aircraft. Directed energy weapons will have profound effects on air combat. You can already disable manned aircraft with a $30 laser pointer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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