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Apollo/Shuttle launch site fuel handling
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How to construct a message to send to the stars?
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Was the Apollo spacecraft always gravitationally bound to the Earth-Moon system?
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How are self-destructs implemented in rocketry?
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What makes an antenna "high gain", and high gain as opposed to what alternative(s)?
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Why is the ring of exhaust gas immediately below the F1 nozzle so dark?
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Pitch and yaw axes of rocket systems such as Apollo
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From how far away could our SETI searches detect and recognize our technological signals?
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What is the brown band in which we find the pale blue dot that is Earth?
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Is the "Mars blue dune" actually blue? And what makes it so?
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Did the Apollo lunar module descent stage have a role as a sort of service module?
Awarded Dec 14, 2018 at 20:05
Hypothesized parameters of reactionless drives
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What is a reference mission?
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How was the Apollo lunar liftoff video transmitted to Earth?
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What is producing the orange-brown smoke in the exhaust of some North Korean missiles?
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Did any of the Apollo lunar modules land significantly off level?
Awarded Aug 13, 2017 at 11:59
Have any spacecraft been launched or proposed to make a survivable close encounter with the Sun?
Awarded Apr 26, 2017 at 11:32
GPS / Iridium for human presence on Mars?
Awarded Apr 5, 2017 at 17:40
What exactly were the controller roles in the Apollo go/no-go calls?
Awarded Mar 6, 2017 at 0:19
S-I, S-II, S-IV; what happened to III?
Awarded Feb 20, 2017 at 13:53
Where does the turbine exhaust go on the Saturn V F1 engine?
Awarded Aug 6, 2016 at 20:00
What defines the radius of a ball of gas like Jupiter?
Awarded Jul 7, 2016 at 14:41
Are rocket exhaust flames ever opaque?
Awarded May 30, 2016 at 20:18
Why were there beeps punctuating the voice communications during missions such as Apollo?
Awarded May 10, 2016 at 17:52
How long might the Curiosity Mars rover last, and what would be the most likely cause to end its mission capability? [closed]
Awarded Apr 2, 2016 at 19:56
For how long will the Voyager records remain playable?
Awarded Mar 2, 2016 at 14:07
What is the purpose of the rotating dish antenna on the ISS
Awarded Apr 14, 2015 at 18:33
If the Apollo mandate were delivered today, would the mission vehicle(s) and profile be similar?
Awarded Jan 13, 2015 at 17:30
Why did Apollo use roll and pitch maneuvers similar to Space Shuttle to establish ascent trajectory?
Awarded Dec 7, 2014 at 6:53
Is warp drive a legitimate avenue of scientific investigation?
Awarded Nov 29, 2014 at 23:43

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