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Looking for programmers and orbital mechanics people to help with an education computer game called Space WorldI've
My team and I have been working on this project for several years already and are looking for other enthusiasts to help out. Feel free to check us out at http://spaceworld.us or message me directly if interested.
I haven't read through all of the Space Central documentation but would love t...
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Standardized Modular Systems Technologies: Looking For Team Members
I have recently submitted a number of letters of intent for a variety of missions, under the team name "SMST" (Standardized Modular Systems Technologies). These missions include a robotic manoeuvering unit, a "universally adaptable" utility craft/vehicle (described in the letter sent recently), a...
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Coral Spin-offs
Let's discuss the formation of a team to participate in International Competition in Architecture 2018 (http://www.fondation-jacques-rougerie.com/competititon-in-architecture/) Feel free to counter my proposals below.
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Theme: LUNAR VILLAGE
Deadline: November 19, 2018 a...
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On-Orbot Servicing Robotic Payloads
Space related products that provide services in applications ranging from telecommunications, Earth observation, monitoring and navigation are a fundamental element to our modern way of life. The space industry is confronted with the challenge of sustaining space flight both from an economical p...
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Mars Habitat concept - what can we learn from this?
Andy sent me this Mars Habitat Concept (https://actu.epfl.ch/news/scientists-sketch-out-the-foundations-of-a-colony-/), which I had not seen before. It differs a lot from ous but it has one characteristic that we´ve discussed before - the concept of having a pressurized module inside of a protec...
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Proposal: Cubesat Technology Demonstrator for Plasma Magnet Sail
For those who don’t know, the plasma magnet sail is a type of magnetic sail invented by John Slough, which should be able to produce orders of magnitude more thrust than ion drives of similar power consumption. It has been tested in laboratory vacuum chambers, but not in space, which is important...
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Coral, an Open Lunar Space Program
Coral, the first decentralized space program to the Moon (https://medium.com/spacedecentral/introducing-coral-an-open-lunar-space-program-702e293c9869), has been many months in the making. We wanted to build a clear process for the community to finally collaborate on a space mission. We have bee...
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Two Asteroid Probe Missions Will Reach their Targets in 2018
The Christian Science Monitor published this superb, in-depth article about the Japanese Hayabusa-2 Mission to Asteroid Ryugu and the US OSIRIS-REX mission to Asteroid Bennu: Chasing asteroids: Dual missions sniff out clues to solar system's past
It opens with this great aspirational s...
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Small Multi Role Satellites in Lunar Orbit
A constellation of small multi role satellites providing lunar position system, 5G communication, lunar high resolution spectrography and space weather monitoring. These satellites would support lunar mineral mapping and identification of mining zones for future robotic missions. A lunar economy ...
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Modular "Universally" Adaptable Support Craft
As a tentative proposal for a near- to mid- term project, I suggest the development of a Modular Universally Adaptable Support Craft. This would be composed of a "plug-in" command/control module, attached to a modular support frame. Other modular components would be attached as necessary for a gi...