Space Science and Astronomy thread

Have always been interested in space although only at a high level (pardon the pun) and never really got into astronomy.

Love sci fi, especially space based stuff and the dream of what it will be like in the future.

What really annoys me though is our reliance still on rockets. All this talk of mining the moon, trips to Mars and beyond, we need a next generation propulsion system. Rockets are so 1960's.
 


AB22 Easy Tiger said:
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Watched this the other day, my YouTube account throws me loads of stuff like that.

I'm subscribed to a channel called Astrum if you like that kind of stuff.
Zidane said:
Have always been interested in space although only at a high level (pardon the pun) and never really got into astronomy.

Love sci fi, especially space based stuff and the dream of what it will be like in the future.

What really annoys me though is our reliance still on rockets. All this talk of mining the moon, trips to Mars and beyond, we need a next generation propulsion system. Rockets are so 1960's.
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A massive elastic band should do it I reckon.
 
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Rock samples on Mars collected, ready to be returned to Earth

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Collects First Core Samples & Early Science | The Perseverance rover successfully collected its first Martian core samples that NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ESA - European... | By NASA - Nati

97.461 views, 1.590 likes, 216 loves, 135 comments, 286 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration: The Perseverance rover successfully collected its...
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AB22 Easy Tiger said:
Rock samples on Mars collected, ready to be returned to Earth

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Collects First Core Samples & Early Science | The Perseverance rover successfully collected its first Martian core samples that NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ESA - European... | By NASA - Nati

97.461 views, 1.590 likes, 216 loves, 135 comments, 286 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration: The Perseverance rover successfully collected its...
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that link doesn’t work for me, but I suspect it is about this story
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Perseverance rover collects 2nd Mars sample (photos)

Perseverance drilled another hole in the Red Planet rock dubbed 'Rochette.'
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Though they don’t have immediate plans for how to collect them if I remember correctly.
 
DaveH said:
that link doesn’t work for me, but I suspect it is about this story
www.space.com

Perseverance rover collects 2nd Mars sample (photos)

Perseverance drilled another hole in the Red Planet rock dubbed 'Rochette.'
www.space.com www.space.com

Though they don’t have immediate plans for how to collect them if I remember correctly.
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Think the plan is to send another rover whose sole job is to pick up the dropped sample tubes. Then it's to take them to a mini rocket which delivers them to an orbiting satellite which then comes back to earth. This is in the next decade or something.
 
payne said:
Think the plan is to send another rover whose sole job is to pick up the dropped sample tubes. Then it's to take them to a mini rocket which delivers them to an orbiting satellite which then comes back to earth. This is in the next decade or something.
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Elon and starship will be holidaying there by then man!!
 
payne said:
Think the plan is to send another rover whose sole job is to pick up the dropped sample tubes. Then it's to take them to a mini rocket which delivers them to an orbiting satellite which then comes back to earth. This is in the next decade or something.
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That is roughly what I remember. I did wonder if it was to keep budget down, and it reduces complexity. Lowers the budget of the current mission but gives a really good reason for a future mission, so more funding.
 
Zidane said:
Have always been interested in space although only at a high level (pardon the pun) and never really got into astronomy.

Love sci fi, especially space based stuff and the dream of what it will be like in the future.

What really annoys me though is our reliance still on rockets. All this talk of mining the moon, trips to Mars and beyond, we need a next generation propulsion system. Rockets are so 1960's.
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I have it in hand 👍
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Watched this the other day, my YouTube account throws me loads of stuff like that.

I'm subscribed to a channel called Astrum if you like that kind of stuff.

A massive elastic band should do it I reckon.
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As long as it's tied to your knackers :D
 
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