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Does a satellite naturally turn in phase with its orbit, always facing Earth?

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What are the most serious injuries that astronauts have suffered while in orbit?

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Is there a mockup of the ISS on the ground?

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Apr 23 '17 at 16:28 Organic Marble 129k

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What causes microgravity (i.e. non-zero gravity) in orbit?

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Why weren't Saturn V and the Soviet N-1 Moon rockets made larger in order to simplify Lunar missions?

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Can a satellite orbit Earth so that it always has the Moon in line of sight?

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Could a spy satellite in orbit be recommissioned to do astronomy?

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Feb 18 '18 at 23:30 Community♦ 1

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Why didn't the Apollo program do an uncrewed landing/ascent rehearsal?

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Sep 22 '19 at 19:47 Uwe 35.1k

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Could a rocket engine be designed to use different fuels? (Like LOX+H2, LOX+CH4)

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How are EVA's in LEO affected by being at the night side of Earth?

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Why are the very reliable rockets Atlas V and Ariane V not rated for human flight?

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May 22 '19 at 9:43 PearsonArtPhoto♦ 109k

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How did the attitude system of the uncrewed Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 fail on the launch pad in 1966, killing ground staff as LES was activated?

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Could the Soviets have rounded the Moon before Apollo? Why didn't they?

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Jun 12 '15 at 19:43 Nathan Tuggy 4,424

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Could an Apollo crew have been killed by Solar radiation?

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Nov 25 '19 at 12:15 Ludo 6,113

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Could Hubble observe the night side of the Moon?

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Why won't JWST deploy in LEO where it is potentially serviceable?

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Do the solid rocket boosters of the Shuttle and SLS have a self-destruct system and was it activated during the Challenger disaster?

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How large could launchers become?

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Why design new rocket engines instead of using the existing types?

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Could a spacecraft be made out of wood?

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Why do KSC crawler-transporters use caterpillar treads instead of rail tracks?

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When have secondary payloads damaged the primary payload of a launcher?

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Why were the Sputniks launched to such high apogee?

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What missions could be done with Orion on Falcon Heavy?

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Could the Apollo lunar ascent stage have separated from the descent stage before touchdown in an emergency?

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When are there launch windows to Neptune via Jupiter?

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How is the space station's interior cleaned?

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Is it more challenging to put an airship in the Uranian than in the Venusian atmosphere?

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Why didn't Apollo land on the Lunar poles?

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Will or could the Parker Solar Probe do science at Venus?

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Does a satellite naturally turn in phase with its orbit, always facing Earth?

What are the most serious injuries that astronauts have suffered while in orbit?

Is there a mockup of the ISS on the ground?

What causes microgravity (i.e. non-zero gravity) in orbit?

Why weren't Saturn V and the Soviet N-1 Moon rockets made larger in order to simplify Lunar missions?

Can a satellite orbit Earth so that it always has the Moon in line of sight?

Could a spy satellite in orbit be recommissioned to do astronomy?

Why didn't the Apollo program do an uncrewed landing/ascent rehearsal?

Could a rocket engine be designed to use different fuels? (Like LOX+H2, LOX+CH4)

How are EVA's in LEO affected by being at the night side of Earth?

Why are the very reliable rockets Atlas V and Ariane V not rated for human flight?

How did the attitude system of the uncrewed Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 fail on the launch pad in 1966, killing ground staff as LES was activated?

Could the Soviets have rounded the Moon before Apollo? Why didn't they?

Could an Apollo crew have been killed by Solar radiation?

Could Hubble observe the night side of the Moon?

Why won't JWST deploy in LEO where it is potentially serviceable?

Do the solid rocket boosters of the Shuttle and SLS have a self-destruct system and was it activated during the Challenger disaster?

How large could launchers become?

Why design new rocket engines instead of using the existing types?

Could a spacecraft be made out of wood?

Why do KSC crawler-transporters use caterpillar treads instead of rail tracks?

When have secondary payloads damaged the primary payload of a launcher?

Why were the Sputniks launched to such high apogee?

What missions could be done with Orion on Falcon Heavy?

Could the Apollo lunar ascent stage have separated from the descent stage before touchdown in an emergency?

When are there launch windows to Neptune via Jupiter?

How is the space station's interior cleaned?

Is it more challenging to put an airship in the Uranian than in the Venusian atmosphere?

Why didn't Apollo land on the Lunar poles?

Will or could the Parker Solar Probe do science at Venus?