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BREAKING: Two earthquakes struck China's Qinghai province within 18 minutes, with magnitudes of 5.7 and 5.8, the China Earthquake Networks Centre says.
Both quakes had a focal depth of 10km.
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అంతరిక్ష రంగంలో ఏపీ అమ్మాయి సత్తా..మిషన్ శక్తి శాట్కు జెస్సీ ఎంపిక! | Mission Shakti Satellite | Prime9 News
#AndhraPradesh #StudentAchievements #SpaceMissions #LatestNews #Prime9News
మిషన్ శక్తి శాట్కు ధవళేశ్వరం విద్యార్థిని కందుల జెస్సీ ఎంపిక..! | Mission Shakti Sat | Prime9 News
#AndhraPradesh #StudentAchievements #SpaceMissions #LatestNews #Prime9News
Flight 13 of Starship launch attempt in 10 minutes!
Starship Flight 13: Fueling is well underway for SpaceX's 407-foot Starship megarocket.
@SpaceX @Starlink #EARTHQUAKESNDIVERSEPLACES #SPACEMISSIONS #EARTHQUAKES #earthquake
No to everyone in spaceland that keeps up with earthquakes I'm being locked out because Elon Musk wants his stock to go up and didn't want the world to know this SpaceX causes earthquakes
Now targeting Friday, July 24 for Starship’s thirteenth flight test, due to weather.
A key objective for the flight test is to get clear imagery from the ground of Starship’s heatshield as it flies at a higher dynamic pressure during ascent, which won't be possible with today's weather conditions. Visibility is forecast to be ideal for a Friday attempt.
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Watch Starship's thirteenth flight test https://t.co/qkYYJiX24h
This article discusses the significance of #colonizing the #Moon and #Mars, as well as #NASA’s current "#MoonandMarsExplorationAnalog" (#MMEA) project, which aims to prepare for #crewed #spacemissions and the establishment of permanent #infrastructure on both celestial bodies.
The original #concept of permanently colonizing Mars through crewed infrastructure is a relatively old one. The importance of #lunarcolonization as an #intermediatebase has also frequently been discussed in this context. As early as 1948, #WernhervonBraun provided a #scientifically and #mathematically sound foundation for Mars colonization in his work #ProjectMars: A Technical Tale*. Initially, he did not consider the Moon as an intermediate stop; instead, he recommended a #spacestation in Earth's orbit where Mars-bound spacecraft could be assembled, refueled, and launched. It was only after the Moon landing 1969 that he considered the possibility of testing systems on Earth's satellite, which is easier to reach, to determine their suitability for use on Mars. The idea of using the Moon as a #refuelingstation and #launchbase for #missionstoMars emerged only in more recent times.
In 1990, US aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin cited the in-situ utilization of Martian resources as a key argument to highlight the feasibility and economic viability of colonizing Mars. In 2016, the space company #SpaceX announced its initial concept for the masscolonization of Mars. Statements by SpaceX founder #ElonMusk indicated plans to establish a major #cityonMars by the middle of the 21st century using reusable Starship rockets.
However, a quick getaway to Mars will not be possible anytime soon, as the #outboundjourney alone, utilizing so-called #Hohmanntransfer #orbits, would take approximately six to nine months given #currenttechnology.
In this scenario, spacecraft orbit the Sun, heading toward Mars only when Earth and Mars are in an energetically favorable alignment. Since the crew would be exposed to cosmic radiation for months during the journey to Mars, modern research is focused on developing better technologies to significantly shorten travel time. Advanced concepts try reduce the transit time to as little as 45 days.
NASA is currently preparing an Earth-based test project, for which participants are being sought and which is scheduled to begin in August 2027. Is is officially designated by NASA as the "Moon and Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA)" project and represents an evolution of two previously separate missions: NASA's #HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) and #CHAPEA (Crew Health And Performance Exploration Analog).
The #transitvehicle designed to simulate the journey to the Moon or Mars is an evolution of HERA; it is a two-story habitat featuring four docking ports. It includes a workspace, sleeping quarters, and a hygiene area. The #surfacestation, which simulates a stay on the Moon or Mars, is based on the second CHAPEA mission and features a significantly more complex design; the goal is for it to be permanently usable under conditions of isolation, making #selfsufficiency, wherever possible, a key factor. In addition to the aforementioned areas, the station includes a crop-growing module, a medical bay, an airlock, and a sand-filled area that simulates surface excursions on Mars or the Moon.
#Applications are currently being accepted for future test mission participants. #Requirements can be found via the link in the "Reference" section.
© #StefanFWirth, July 2026, Berlin
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NASA (2026):
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#Illustrations:
© Stefan F. Wirth, July 2026, #AIassisted artistic illustrations, based in my hand-drawn storyboard sketches, manually edited and modified:
1)-3) artistically inspired #futuristic simple "city" on Mars, consisting of different modules of different functions
Deployment of all MRV-MEP payloads confirmed
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#ClimateChange is the reason for sequential 1,000 year floods T.exans need more than prayers from state & federal officials because Trump thinks it's a hoax
@OrbPlanet @AmericanYouthf1 @ECOWARRIORSS @LuvSustainables @Enviro_Voter @kat223 @ProgressTX
New #SpaceMissions are underway to help us better forecast dangerous #SpaceWeather. Join Chris and the @BBCSkyatnight team to discover one of the most daring - #ESAVigil 🛰️ Now on @BBCiPlayer. #SpaceScience @ESA @imperialcollege @RoyalAstroSoc @imperialcollege @metoffice
#May14: On this day in 1973 Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
Today, high efficiency #solarcells are increasingly more important for #spacemissions.
Find out more about them: https://t.co/9kwCVRyOsM
#May10: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American #astronomer and #astrophysicist, was born on this day 120 years ago.
Her studies helped #spacemissions decades later.
Today, #solarcells are crucial for #space applications: https://t.co/9kwCVRzmik
Mission Drishti Launch: अंतरिक्ष में भारत का नया इतिहास, मंत्री अजय टम्टा ने दी बधाई | Bareilly #breakingnews #MissionDrishti #indiainspace #spacemissions #isro #spacex #indianstartup #bareilly #upnews #indianews #sciencenews #spacetech #proudmoment
National Astronaut Day 2026: Astronauts and Space Missions Quiz
How well do you know the people behind the programs that helped define spaceflight innovation? Test your knowledge below.
https://t.co/HhJQPEgOqG
#quiz #NationalAstronautDay #astronauts #spacemissions #spaceflight
#April19: On this day in 2001, Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station.
Today, high efficiency #solarcells are increasingly more important for #spacemissions.
Find out more about them: https://t.co/9kwCVRzmik
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