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Why "strap-on" boosters, and how do other people say it?

answered May 18, 2019 at 20:40

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How well would Max Faget's April 1, 1969 design for the Space Shuttle have actually worked? What would have been the major problems?

answered Jun 9, 2021 at 10:06

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Why no parachutes in the Orion AA2 abort test?

answered Jul 2, 2019 at 22:31

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Are lithium batteries allowed in the International Space Station?

answered Jul 14, 2019 at 2:55

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Have any probes / spacecraft used GPU hardware? If so, what for?

answered May 15, 2019 at 11:01

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Why is Elon Musk building the Starship first?

answered Aug 1, 2020 at 20:37

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Why Crew Dragon needs 18 hours between ISS separation and descent?

answered Aug 4, 2020 at 20:38

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Will the Mars helicopter be able to remove the dust from solar panels?

answered Aug 16, 2019 at 16:02

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Dark side of an exoplanet - if it was earth-like would its surface light be detectable?

answered Aug 20, 2019 at 18:23

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Water ice as dummy/filler payload to orbit

answered Aug 2, 2020 at 22:49

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Can a spacecraft use an accelerometer to determine its orientation?

answered Aug 10, 2019 at 17:30

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ACES helmet and space sickness

answered Jun 14, 2019 at 5:15

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Just how pointy does a rocket's nosecone need to be?

answered May 20, 2019 at 0:28

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What is this device/object that the SpaceX astronauts are holding?

answered Jun 7, 2020 at 8:07

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Besides the (currently down) HDEV, are there other public live video feeds from the ISS?

answered Dec 9, 2019 at 16:26

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Gravity turn: How to reorient along zero angle of attack

answered Dec 28, 2019 at 3:15

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Is there anything on the ISS that would be destroyed if that object were returned safetly to Earth?

answered Oct 3, 2019 at 22:01

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Identify these astronauts

answered Aug 19, 2019 at 4:12

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Is deformation of the impact attenuation system visible on the surviving Apollo command modules?

answered Jun 9, 2019 at 1:22

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How did astronauts get from the command module into the LEM, and vice versa?

answered Aug 13, 2019 at 17:46

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How do you plot a porkchop plot like this one?

answered Jul 3, 2019 at 1:12

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How large of an antenna would you need to connect to the ISS's WiFi network from Earth?

answered Jul 8, 2019 at 6:00

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What is the US president talking about re US/Japan dramatic expansion of military(?) cooperation?

answered May 28, 2019 at 6:42

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How can I generate Chebyshev cofficients from SPICE for J2000 Inertial to Moon ME Frame?

answered May 20, 2020 at 9:09

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Why are the poles of the Moon in Google Earth so different from other regions?

answered Nov 9, 2019 at 6:20

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How to calculate azimuth and elevation angle between aircraft and GEO satellite (in aircraft coordinates)

answered May 20, 2020 at 9:29

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Will the Artemis lunar landers provide some privacy?

answered Aug 19, 2019 at 7:12

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Are the surfaces in permanent shadow in Moon craters 'fluffy'?

answered Oct 9, 2019 at 8:21

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Help understanding exactly how an atomic clock facilitates “self-driving spacecraft” when paired with an onboard camera?

answered Jun 11, 2019 at 14:14

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Could we build a sunlight regulator to orbit the sun and help with global warming?

answered May 22, 2019 at 23:18

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36 Answers

Why "strap-on" boosters, and how do other people say it?

How well would Max Faget's April 1, 1969 design for the Space Shuttle have actually worked? What would have been the major problems?

Why no parachutes in the Orion AA2 abort test?

Are lithium batteries allowed in the International Space Station?

Have any probes / spacecraft used GPU hardware? If so, what for?

Why is Elon Musk building the Starship first?

Why Crew Dragon needs 18 hours between ISS separation and descent?

Will the Mars helicopter be able to remove the dust from solar panels?

Dark side of an exoplanet - if it was earth-like would its surface light be detectable?

Water ice as dummy/filler payload to orbit

Can a spacecraft use an accelerometer to determine its orientation?

ACES helmet and space sickness

Just how pointy does a rocket's nosecone need to be?

What is this device/object that the SpaceX astronauts are holding?

Besides the (currently down) HDEV, are there other public live video feeds from the ISS?

Gravity turn: How to reorient along zero angle of attack

Is there anything on the ISS that would be destroyed if that object were returned safetly to Earth?

Identify these astronauts

Is deformation of the impact attenuation system visible on the surviving Apollo command modules?

How did astronauts get from the command module into the LEM, and vice versa?

How do you plot a porkchop plot like this one?

How large of an antenna would you need to connect to the ISS's WiFi network from Earth?

What is the US president talking about re US/Japan dramatic expansion of military(?) cooperation?

How can I generate Chebyshev cofficients from SPICE for J2000 Inertial to Moon ME Frame?

Why are the poles of the Moon in Google Earth so different from other regions?

How to calculate azimuth and elevation angle between aircraft and GEO satellite (in aircraft coordinates)

Will the Artemis lunar landers provide some privacy?

Are the surfaces in permanent shadow in Moon craters 'fluffy'?

Help understanding exactly how an atomic clock facilitates “self-driving spacecraft” when paired with an onboard camera?

Could we build a sunlight regulator to orbit the sun and help with global warming?