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[Link] NASA Plans to Put a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon Within a Decade
Read: 22/11/2021 www.vice.com
The agency put out a request for proposals for a lunar nuclear power plant that can power surface exploration. If you’ve been sitting on a creative idea for how to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon, NASA and the Department of Energy want you.
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[Link] Russian Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Draws Widespread Condemnation
Read: 17/11/2021 hackaday.com
On the morning of November 15, a Russian missile destroyed a satellite in orbit above Earth.
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[Link] Thousands of kilometres from anywhere lies Point Nemo, a watery grave where space stations go to die
Read: 6/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
At the furthest point from any landmass on earth, and 4km under the sea, lies the space cemetery. When their outer space journeys come to an end, old satellites, rocket parts and space stations are sent to this desolate spot in the Pacific Ocean to rest on the dark seabed forever.
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[Link] How 'Space Environmentalism' Could Prevent a Disaster In Orbit
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
It’s been more than 60 years since humans launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, into outer space.
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