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Does Mars offer the possibility of a sun-synchronous orbit? I'm playing with an idea for orbiting reflectors to warm Mars and assist in terraforming. It...

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I read an article in Discover magazine about a class of materials that are like metals but 3 to 6 times higher strength. They are created by mixing various...

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Hard drives on 'Deep Space' missions: any idea why they are never used? 4 x 100 Gb drives could store enough data such that it could take up to 6 months to...

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I saw a report on space.com recently describing what appear to be real consideration of a space elevator, using carbon nanotube technology to get enough...

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In several experiments conducted by NASA and by the Russians plants were grown indoors using an artificial light. What type of light was used that produces...

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Would NASA be able to perform the following today?: Send a manned orbiter into space then land them (by rocket descent, parachute, air-cushion or whatever...

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