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MichaelK

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Is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload (a Tesla car) space junk?

answered Feb 7, 2018 at 13:01

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Why doesn't Tesla's Roadster melt in space?

answered Feb 7, 2018 at 13:26

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How long would it take to travel to Proxima b?

answered Feb 9, 2018 at 13:35

7 votes

How do jetpacks work in space?

answered Dec 18, 2015 at 15:50

6 votes

Could we launch a rubble pile simulant to LEO for astronauts to practice on before visiting natural milligravity objects?

answered Mar 21, 2016 at 16:54

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How bright is starlight in deep space?

answered Mar 8, 2018 at 11:58

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What happens to a spacecraft crashing into the Moon?

answered Mar 15, 2016 at 8:25

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Efficiency of communications between spacecraft and control center

answered Sep 2, 2015 at 23:14

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Why aren't solar collectors in space solar power concepts placed closer to the sun?

answered Sep 5, 2015 at 22:15

3 votes

How close are Zeeman slowers to being useful for general cooling in space?

answered Mar 31, 2016 at 20:28

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"Propeller-head" polar space elevator?

answered Mar 15, 2017 at 12:29

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What was the source of uncertainty on the Starman ejection burn?

answered Feb 8, 2018 at 13:18

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Could the Orion or Apollo command module safely land on land in an emergency due to a navigation error?

answered Feb 27, 2016 at 17:07

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Could IR space telescopes and other very cold devices use Zeeman slowers effectively in the near term?

answered Mar 29, 2016 at 12:03

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Why is geosynchronous orbit an altitude, rather than a velocity?

answered Sep 2, 2015 at 16:39

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Space probe design based on intended exploration trajectory?

answered Mar 8, 2016 at 9:54