Space Exploration

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How can astronauts float in space without being affected by the gravitational force of nearby objects?
Awarded Feb 28 at 23:48
What artificial satellite has the farthest orbit around the Earth?
Awarded Feb 9 at 19:47
What is Falcon heavy's payload capacity to Trans-Lunar Injection
Awarded Feb 2 at 3:10
Would unpainted iron or steel rust in space?
Awarded Jan 19 at 11:11
Why was Venus rather than Mars targeted for the first interplanetary landings?
Awarded Jan 17 at 20:05
Are there any vegetarian astronauts?
Awarded Dec 22, 2022 at 21:51
Can we survive Van Allen belt radiation?
Awarded Dec 15, 2022 at 17:47
How would an astronaut's hand react to a hard vacuum?
Awarded Dec 14, 2022 at 14:57
Rocket Engine Plumbing: Still don't understand the Full Flow Staged Combustion Cycle
Awarded Dec 14, 2022 at 9:06
Who/What is the international authority to assign/refuse orbit to a satellite/space-craft?
Awarded Dec 10, 2022 at 12:15
Why does GPS need the fourth satellite?
Awarded Nov 29, 2022 at 7:51
What material properties would be necessary to shield a lander from the environment of the Venusian surface?
Awarded Nov 21, 2022 at 17:46
Why are optimal launch TWRs so different in KSP than on earth?
Awarded Nov 19, 2022 at 22:00
Advantages of launching very large rocket while submerged, buoyant, in a body of water
Awarded Nov 9, 2022 at 20:11
Could the shuttle wait out the whole burn of SRBs on launchpad in case of a problem on launch?
Awarded Oct 10, 2022 at 14:03
Why isn't a centrifuge used for astronauts on the space station?
Awarded Sep 25, 2022 at 12:10
Why are rocket launches so sensitive to weather?
Awarded Sep 22, 2022 at 23:15
How to calculate the speed of rotation of a given point on the Earth's WGS84 ellipsoid, about its axis?
Awarded Sep 16, 2022 at 16:40
Transform ECI to ECEF
Awarded Sep 7, 2022 at 17:52
Is Jupiter bright enough to be seen in color by the naked eye from Jupiter orbit?
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 15:01
Can/should you swim in zero G?
Awarded Aug 28, 2022 at 20:11
Why don't rockets use propane?
Awarded Aug 25, 2022 at 9:40
How Local time of a sun synchronous orbit is related to Right ascension of ascending node?
Awarded Aug 2, 2022 at 19:55
How to get semi-major axis from TLE?
Awarded Aug 2, 2022 at 17:55
Are satellites able to stream real-time videos about certain parts of Earth's surface?
Awarded Jul 10, 2022 at 7:12
How complex was the math and physics necessary to place Apollo 11 on the moon?
Awarded Jul 9, 2022 at 5:31
What "actually" happens at T-minus-0
Awarded Jul 3, 2022 at 17:20
What is the math behind Magnetorquers?
Awarded Jun 27, 2022 at 20:27
Why did the Space Shuttle fly upside-down normally
Awarded Jun 19, 2022 at 12:55
Delta-V to Low Mars Orbit
Awarded Jun 13, 2022 at 15:56
Why would such a powerful computer (or a computer at all) be needed to go to the Moon?
Awarded Jun 5, 2022 at 8:42
What operating system(s) were used in the space shuttle?
Awarded Jun 4, 2022 at 13:42
Can we use interstellar hydrogen as a fuel for interstellar travel?
Awarded Jun 3, 2022 at 1:35
What is required to make GPS signals available indoors?
Awarded May 26, 2022 at 21:11
Can a reentry be done slowly?
Awarded May 26, 2022 at 12:15
What exactly makes a bolt "aerospace grade"?
Awarded May 24, 2022 at 8:45
Why were the SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts backed up by guards with automatic weapons?
Awarded May 19, 2022 at 18:56
Bounce off the atmosphere at reentry?
Awarded May 14, 2022 at 20:11
Why doesn’t NASA build its rockets using graphene?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 18:16
Is it easier to get to and from the moon than to the bottom of the Mariana Trench?
Awarded May 8, 2022 at 21:47
Why did it take so long to notice that the ozone layer had holes in it? Which satellite provided the data?
Awarded Apr 25, 2022 at 19:32
Does the speed of ISS slow down at the time of a spacewalk or does it become stationary?
Awarded Apr 19, 2022 at 20:06
Can a smart phone function in space?
Awarded Apr 17, 2022 at 4:05
Time at 1 g acceleration to travel 100 000 light years
Awarded Apr 13, 2022 at 10:17
Is it possible to refuel the James Webb Space Telescope?
Awarded Apr 4, 2022 at 18:57
What is the maximum speed an ion engine can propel a spacecraft at?
Awarded Mar 30, 2022 at 17:10
What is the base of a launchpad made of?
Awarded Mar 21, 2022 at 17:10
What is the flyaway cost of a Soyuz and Proton Rocket?
Awarded Mar 13, 2022 at 16:57
How can Mars have dust storms with such a thin atmosphere?
Awarded Mar 9, 2022 at 22:18
Is it possible to touch stars with our bare hands?
Awarded Mar 3, 2022 at 21:56
Is there any advantage in launching spacecraft from a high latitude, or why was Plesetsk built so far north?
Awarded Feb 28, 2022 at 17:05
Why does the Falcon 9 consume hydraulic fluid?
Awarded Feb 25, 2022 at 0:27
How does SGP4 work?
Awarded Feb 13, 2022 at 17:46
Will colonists on Mars have enhanced physical mobility relative to an Earth-normal environment?
Awarded Jan 27, 2022 at 0:45
Is there any point in space that the James Webb Space Telescope would be unable to image?
Awarded Jan 16, 2022 at 13:46
Why is the speed of James Webb Space Telescope decreasing?
Awarded Jan 3, 2022 at 4:33
How is the altitude of a satellite defined, given that the Earth is not spherical?
Awarded Jan 2, 2022 at 19:27
Are rockets faster than airplanes?
Awarded Dec 29, 2021 at 13:16
Why not travel to Mars in 2 months?
Awarded Dec 28, 2021 at 15:57
How similar are Soyuz and Progress?
Awarded Dec 26, 2021 at 17:18
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