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LocalFluff
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I have no academic or professional connection to astronomy or space flight. I'm just fascinated by it, since a couple of years, and want to keep ajour with the rapid development that expands our world.

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Does a satellite naturally turn in phase with its orbit, always facing Earth?
May 4, 2014
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What are the most serious injuries that astronauts have suffered while in orbit?
Jul 25, 2016
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Is there a mockup of the ISS on the ground?
Apr 23, 2017
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What causes microgravity (i.e. non-zero gravity) in orbit?
Mar 6, 2014
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Why does the SpaceX reusable launcher use vertical rather than horizontal landing?
Jan 27, 2015
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Why weren't Saturn V and the Soviet N-1 Moon rockets made larger in order to simplify Lunar missions?
Dec 16, 2016
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Can James Webb take pictures of our solar system? In what ways will they differ from/compliment those from Hubble?
Dec 30, 2021
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Can a satellite orbit Earth so that it always has the Moon in line of sight?
Oct 20, 2014
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Why didn't the Apollo program do an uncrewed landing/ascent rehearsal?
Jun 8, 2014
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Why won't JWST deploy in LEO where it is potentially serviceable?
Oct 16, 2015
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Radical proposal: Merge Space Exploration and Astronomy
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Why do glass windows still exist? (Why haven't they been replaced by plastics?)
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A law against selling any house cheaper than it was bought for, what consequences would that have?
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Were there ethnic Russians in Alaska when the US purchased it 1867? Did they stay?
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How often do stars pass within 1 light year of the Sun?
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Why are most peninsulas oriented north-south?