Planetary Society Blog

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What NASA Can Learn from SpaceX

Posted: 28 Apr 2016 09:42 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/casey...om-spacex.html

SpaceX's announcement that it will send Dragon capsules to Mars
demonstrates the advantage of having a clear plan to explore the red
planet. NASA should take note.

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The phases of the far side of the Moon

Posted: 28 Apr 2016 08:50 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...-far-side.html

Serbian artist Ivica Stošić used Clementine and Kaguya data to give a
glimpse of the phases of the lunar farside.

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Shuttle tank, meet canal: Engineering wonders cross paths in Panama

Posted: 28 Apr 2016 04:02 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...in-panama.html

Two modern engineering marvels crossed paths this week here in Central
America, as the last unflown space shuttle external fuel tank passed
through the Panama Canal during a multi-week voyage from New Orleans to Los
Angeles.