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use of space exploration or space-access technology for primarily artistic purposes
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What technical challenges would be playing this LP in (actual) space?
If you want to do this in orbit, the main challenge is lack of gravity. A record player needs to apply a very specific amount of pressure onto the needle (about 1 gram), and just about every design us …
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What celestial body did NASA carve and why is it eating a spacecraft?
That's Saturn eating Cassini (remember Cassini's entry into Saturn's atmosphere at the end of its mission).
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Why does this rocket have a nose cone "cozy"?
That video frame shows the top of the Apollo LES. The object under the cover is the Q-ball. The cover is removed at T - 9 s.
The Q-ball is an angle of attack sphere perched above the launch escape sy …
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Why did New Horizons have to be spin-balanced to grams-level precision? (With quarters!)
As Uwe said, the axis of rotation should coincide with the pointing axis of the high-gain antenna. Exact balancing is required, according to Alan Stern (principal investigator, New Horizons):
Th …
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How accurate is this Apollo Command Module replica, and why would it be copper-colored?
The color of that replica looks about right. You're looking at the heat shield, which consists of phenolic epoxy resin.
The heat shield has several outer coverings: a pore seal, a moisture barrier …
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Did New Horizons use its smaller medium-gain antenna for most/all downlinking of Pluto and A...
No. The mission is designed to use the HGA to downlink data. The MGA is used for uplinks, and for emergencies.
A highly efficient 2.1-meter parabolic reflector antenna (the HGA) is required to suppor …
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