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How did the Apollo computers evaluate transcendental functions like sine, arctangent, log?

What makes Ada the language of choice for the ISS's safety-critical systems?

Could “peak Apollo levels” of support have gotten NASA astronauts to Mars in the 1980's?

What can the KSP game actually teach about spaceflight and orbital mechanics, and what are its limitations?

How much bigger could Earth be, before rockets would't work?

Which Apollo “mystery” was said to be finally solved by a better rendering engine?

This image of the Space Shuttle is truly beautiful, but is it real?

Is 75 meters an exceptionally close distance for two satellites to pass at >6,000 m/s?

“Pillars of Baikonur” What is the purpose of the hundreds of short, white posts near the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad?

What would be the (most difficult) challenge to make a “10,000 year satellite”?

What caused this bright light from the ground at night seen from the ISS?

What's the baseball bat for? (seen in CRS-8 berthing NASA TV broadcast)

What is GPS' 19 year rollover and does it present a cybersecurity issue?

How often is duct tape used during crewed space missions?

What was NASA's “Hack” to improve Opportunity's memory in 2015? Did it help?

Why does this researcher have a “clear plastic bag” over their head?

What kind of orbit makes this wave shaped ground track?

Why does this rocket have a nose cone “cozy”?

India just shot down a satellite from the ground. At what altitude range is the resulting debris field?

SpaceX and propulsive landing on Mars — what just happened? (and why?)

Why does this image of Jupiter look so strange?

How do ISS astronauts “get their stripes”?

Has anyone in space seen or photographed a simple laser pointer from Earth?

How would a mousetrap for use in space work?

How did the X-15 control attitude above the Kármán line?

Why were contact sensors put on three of the Lunar Module's four legs? Did they ever bend and stick out sideways?

Why is there a large wooden ball on Mariner 3's magnetometer?

Could a Falcon Heavy really put six GPS Block III satellites in orbit at the same time?

Which LEO satellite lost over 30 km of altitude in the geomagnetic storm of 13-14 March 1989?

What does “double vacuum pressure” mean in space-suit testing?