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Vince 49
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3 votes

Has there ever been a go-pro satellite?

1 vote

How can the proposed LUVOIR space telescope slew to different directions while keeping the sunshade in a fixed orientation? What compensates?

3 votes

How would a repair of the JWST proceed if it were ordered regardless of the cost and technical hurdles, depending on when/how it fails?

3 votes
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What exactly gives a larger field of view to the donated "spy" telescopes that NASA may send to Mars? How much larger?

1 vote

Is it possible that the earth is in a nebula?

30 votes

Is there any limit to how many times you can increase velocity by repeated sling shot manoeuvres?

5 votes

What would be the practical benefits of finding life in the Solar System?

61 votes
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Why are we trying to prevent life from spreading via landers rather than actively encouraging it?

8 votes

Why aren't there any robotic missions on Europa or Enceladus?

27 votes
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How much UV radiation will Mars inhabitants receive?

2 votes

How much of the total angular momentum of the Earth-Moon system is due to the Moon?

2 votes

Life on Mars: How do we know it is not from Earth?

5 votes

Why were Europe's first few satellites so stylish? Why the pronounced alternating white and black stripes?

1 vote

What is the deepest position in space we can get a GPS signal?

7 votes
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Space Shuttle type tiles, or something similar: Commercially available?

3 votes

Balancing a mirror

4 votes

How will Enceladus' ice-burrowing probe communicate?

7 votes

What is the line in this picture?

1 vote

Could a 21 meter space telescope detect the nearest exoplanets?

2 votes

What exactly do they look for when searching for extraterrestrial intelligence?

7 votes

What is our ability to capture or reflect photons with a wavelength of $2.5×10^{-12}$ meters?

3 votes

Russian space observatory Spektr-UV

1 vote

What cryogenic selective surface materials have high Technology Readiness Level?

1 vote

What dangers are on a launch pad after a successful launch?

8 votes

What is the current state of affairs concerning space telescopes?

3 votes

Does Bennu pose a risk to Earth? And how can OSIRIS-REx's mission save us?

3 votes

Why do New Horizons and Dawn have such different imagers/cameras aboard?

20 votes
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Does the JWST have a camera to monitor its deployment progress?