Space Exploration Beta

Nice Answer

 Nice Answer
Answer score of 10 or more. This badge can be awarded multiple times.

earned this badge 294 times.
Why is there any launch window at all for the Falcon Heavy test flight?
Awarded Feb 6 '18 at 22:38
Was a one way trip to the moon considered by the crew of Apollo 13?
Awarded Feb 5 '18 at 22:02
Why is the first launch of Falcon Heavy sending a car instead of something useful?
Awarded Feb 5 '18 at 20:41
Why does the Falcon Heavy Rocket have a higher payload than the Space Shuttle?
Awarded Feb 4 '18 at 6:58
What's the reasonable “window” in days for a Mars-Earth Hohmann transfer?
Awarded Feb 2 '18 at 22:49
Why is Curiosity so light compared to Opportunity?
Awarded Feb 2 '18 at 18:54
Will the James Webb Space Telescope be insured against launch failure?
Awarded Feb 1 '18 at 18:46
Which is closer to Mars, Earth or the Moon?
Awarded Feb 1 '18 at 12:13
Can we destroy an asteroid by spinning it?
Awarded Jan 30 '18 at 8:11
Would a settlement on Mars need to import Nitrogen?
Awarded Jan 26 '18 at 23:16
Suppose Zuma wasn't “lost” — what would it take to detect it?
Awarded Jan 16 '18 at 7:44
What was the outcome of the launch of ZUMA by SpaceX, to the best of the public's knowledge?
Awarded Jan 12 '18 at 11:46
How feasible would it be to move the ISS to the surface of the Moon to recycle its components in future?
Awarded Jan 10 '18 at 22:00
Can I drive Elon Musk's Tesla after it's been in space for 100 Years?
Awarded Jan 9 '18 at 21:18
JWST observing cherry red Tesla roadster
Awarded Jan 8 '18 at 21:45
Why did SpaceX retire Falcon 1?
Awarded Jan 8 '18 at 2:37
Voyager 3: what would have been its mission, and why was it canceled?
Awarded Dec 23 '17 at 13:27
Have all spacecraft on record been launched from land?
Awarded Nov 15 '17 at 6:38
Is there any footage of the rocket that launched Sputnik 1?
Awarded Nov 15 '17 at 6:02
How much longer would New Horizons take to reach Pluto without the Jupiter slingshot?
Awarded Oct 15 '17 at 15:23
Would it be possible to go beyond Jupiter without making any slingshot?
Awarded Oct 12 '17 at 12:57
What are the mystery Falcon 9 v 1.1 objects?
Awarded Oct 12 '17 at 3:01
What is the highest non-equatorial earth orbit used?
Awarded Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
Could I build my own spaceship?
Awarded Oct 8 '17 at 11:24
Effect of atmospheric drag on rocket launches and benefits of high altitude launch sites
Awarded Oct 3 '17 at 16:05
Are there international regulations for launching objects into space?
Awarded Sep 18 '17 at 20:07
Does anyone who works at SpaceX know the paths of classified payloads?
Awarded Sep 12 '17 at 7:35
Why would GPS availability be reduced by high demand (or solar eclipse)?
Awarded Aug 7 '17 at 6:39
Once lightyears out of the solar system, could you expect to get feasible propulsion with a solar sail?
Awarded Jun 18 '17 at 19:22
Why do so few satellites pass over the poles, and why do so many focus on the equator?
Awarded Jun 2 '17 at 15:22
When will we be able to conclusively confirm or disprove Bode's law?
Awarded Apr 3 '17 at 18:37
How much will SpaceX's constellation of Internet satellites cost?
Awarded Feb 27 '17 at 22:24
Does Mars One actually do anything?
Awarded Feb 23 '17 at 16:57
Does SpaceX use any of Falcon-9's camera data for engineering or status information, or are they “just for PR”?
Awarded Feb 3 '17 at 15:54
Is it possible to communicate in space while the sun is between parties?
Awarded Feb 2 '17 at 18:34
Is 75 meters an exceptionally close distance for two satellites to pass at >6,000 m/s?
Awarded Dec 14 '16 at 0:55
How close can I get to a rocket launch?
Awarded Dec 12 '16 at 21:35
How did the Apollo astronauts change film in their cameras?
Awarded Nov 30 '16 at 15:50
SpaceX's 4,425 satellite constellation - what's the method to the madness?
Awarded Nov 25 '16 at 14:59
How far up have satellites used a GNSS for positioning, and how does the precision degrade with altitude?
Awarded Nov 15 '16 at 16:25
Why did the Apollo program become a MULTIPLE human landing program?
Awarded Oct 28 '16 at 5:24
Can a nuclear detonation on Moon destroy life on Earth?
Awarded Oct 24 '16 at 12:56
Did Sputnik 1 have attitude control?
Awarded Oct 15 '16 at 7:08
Why did Sputnik 1 have four antennas?
Awarded Oct 14 '16 at 21:09
The strange orbit of Ofeq 11 - how does it (actually) do this?
Awarded Sep 20 '16 at 17:35
Is it normal for thrusters to “ice up”?
Awarded Aug 19 '16 at 2:47
Do 3D printers in space stations mean a significant cost reduction?
Awarded Jul 28 '16 at 13:44
What does it mean for a launcher to be 'nuclear-certified'?
Awarded Jul 27 '16 at 23:28
What are the most serious injuries that astronauts have suffered while in orbit?
Awarded Jul 25 '16 at 19:18
How was it possible for the Apollo 11 to film and take pictures with such radiation?
Awarded Jul 19 '16 at 14:41
Did the “Zvezda” module really dock to the ISS 2 weeks after launch?
Awarded Jul 13 '16 at 19:01
How did Apollo 16 capture this full photograph of the Moon's far side?
Awarded Jul 8 '16 at 21:32
Why wasn't an RTG used on the Juno spacecraft?
Awarded Jul 7 '16 at 15:06
How are fuel tanks filled with cryogenic hydrogen?
Awarded Jul 4 '16 at 16:15
Are satellite repairs in orbit still being performed nowadays?
Awarded Jun 28 '16 at 3:18
Why was Titan the first celestial body beyond Mars to be landed on?
Awarded Jun 15 '16 at 17:18
Who coined the phrase 'Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly'?
Awarded Jun 15 '16 at 17:07
Solar cells in series
Awarded Jun 14 '16 at 9:18
Will the 2018 Mars Dragon Lander be the largest lander on Mars to date?
Awarded May 31 '16 at 17:38
Is it possible to reach space using home-made rocket?
Awarded May 24 '16 at 23:09
1 2
3
4 5

Others with this badge