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Spaceflight 🚀<p>🌙 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lunar</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ISPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISPP</span></a> (in situ <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propellant</span></a> ⛽ production) : 3 billion metric tons of water ice 🧊 are estimated at each pole*. Delivery from the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> could be done by <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/electromagnetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electromagnetic</span></a> launcher (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/EML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EML</span></a>)** for in-space refueling <a href="https://www.factoriesinspace.com/propellant-refilling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">factoriesinspace.com/propellan</span><span class="invisible">t-refilling</span></a></p><p>*<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576500000783" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S0094576500000783</span></a><br>**<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576523001066" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S0094576523001066</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ISRU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISRU</span></a></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p><strong>Ukraine Daily summary - Friday, December 27 2024</strong></p> Putin’s obsession with denazification is ‘Freudian projection’ -- Ukraine hits ballistic missile propellant plant in Rostov Oblast -- Russian drone attack on central Nikopol civilian market injures 8 -- Polish PM Tusk slams Hungary’s Orban for praising Putin amid Ukraine attacks -- and more <p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Friday,%20December%2027%202024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Friday,%20December%2027%202024/</span></a></p>
Ansgar Schmidt :verified:<p>After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/168195/after-a-boost-from-earth-and-the-moon-juice-is-on-its-way-to-venus-and-beyond/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universetoday.com/168195/after</span><span class="invisible">-a-boost-from-earth-and-the-moon-juice-is-on-its-way-to-venus-and-beyond/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/jupitericymoonexplorer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jupitericymoonexplorer</span></a>(juice) <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/gravitationalslingshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gravitationalslingshot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/earthgravityassist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthgravityassist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/gravityassist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gravityassist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propellant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/missions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/juice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>juice</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Astrobotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Astrobotic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Peregrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Peregrine</span></a> update 4 &quot;Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical loss of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>propellant</span></a> ⛽. The team is working to try and stabilize this loss, but given the situation, we have prioritized maximizing the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> and data we can capture. We are currently assessing what alternative mission profiles may be feasible at this time.&quot; <a href="https://www.astrobotic.com/update-4-for-peregrine-mission-one/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">astrobotic.com/update-4-for-pe</span><span class="invisible">regrine-mission-one/</span></a></p>
Poetry News<p>SpaceX's next flight<br>In orbit propellant will test<br>For a grand new quest</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spacex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propellant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/nasa-wants-to-see-gas-stations-in-space-but-so-far-its-tanks-are-empty/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/</span><span class="invisible">nasa-wants-to-see-gas-stations-in-space-but-so-far-its-tanks-are-empty/</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>The <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Psyche" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Psyche</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> travels using <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SolarElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SolarElectric</span></a> (low-thrust) <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/propulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>propulsion</span></a>. Solar ☀️ electric propulsion uses electricity from solar arrays to create electromagnetic fields to accelerate and expel charged atoms ⚛️ (<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ions</span></a>) of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/xenon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xenon</span></a> to create a very low thrust with a very efficient use of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>propellant</span></a> ⛽. This will be the first use of a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HallEffectThruster" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HallEffectThruster</span></a> beyond lunar orbit. <br /><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Launch</span></a> period 📆 October 5-25, 2023 <a href="https://psyche.asu.edu/mission/launch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">psyche.asu.edu/mission/launch</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Propulsion : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(spacecraft)#Propulsion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(</span><span class="invisible">spacecraft)#Propulsion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Forbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Forbes</span></a> &quot;Psyche could contain a core of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/iron" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iron</span></a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nickel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nickel</span></a> and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gold</span></a> worth $10,000 <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/quadrillion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quadrillion</span></a>&quot; <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/10/29/nasa-will-launch-psyche-mission-to-explore-asteroid-worth-more-than-the-global-economy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereu</span><span class="invisible">rope/2022/10/29/nasa-will-launch-psyche-mission-to-explore-asteroid-worth-more-than-the-global-economy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NYT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NYT</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AsteroidMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AsteroidMining</span></a> : &quot;let’s say Psyche ☄️were pulverized and carried to <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Earth</span></a> 🌎. For precisely that reason, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prices</span></a> of iron and nickel would drop close to zero. I interviewed Matthew Gialich, the chief executive officer and a co-founder of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AstroForge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AstroForge</span></a>. They’re going for <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/platinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>platinum</span></a>, which sells for a little under $1,000 an ounce, and related <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/metals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>metals</span></a>, such as <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/palladium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>palladium</span></a>.&quot; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/opinion/psyche-asteroid-nasa-mining.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/02/08/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/psyche-asteroid-nasa-mining.html</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>It was believed that running more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propellant</span></a> through a Hall <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thruster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thruster</span></a> would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aerospace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/eng01242301.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/01/eng01242301</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@steyrshrek" class="u-url mention">@<span>steyrshrek</span></a></span> you maybe find the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>propellant</span></a> experts at the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/talk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>talk</span></a> page of this article <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars#Equipment_needed_for_colonization" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloniza</span><span class="invisible">tion_of_Mars#Equipment_needed_for_colonization</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@steyrshrek" class="u-url mention">@<span>steyrshrek</span></a></span> The water on <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> shall even be used as <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>propellant</span></a> (to produce <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>methane</span></a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars#Present_water" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on</span><span class="invisible">_Mars#Present_water</span></a></p>
RTN<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> über das Antriebsmodul des <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/LunarGateway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LunarGateway</span></a>, das Power and Propulsion Element:</p><p>".. 60kW of electrical power, .. will power .. subsystems and .. solar electric propulsion (<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEP</span></a>) system to keep .. station in orbit around .. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>. .."</p><p>".. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PPE</span></a>’s two .. roll-out solar arrays .. will generate power to ionize and accelerate <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Xenon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xenon</span></a> gas, using a tenth of the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propellant</span></a> required by conv. chemical <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/propulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propulsion</span></a> systems."</p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/a-powerhouse-in-deep-space-gateway-s-power-and-propulsion-element" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasa.gov/feature/a-powerhouse-</span><span class="invisible">in-deep-space-gateway-s-power-and-propulsion-element</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Raumfahrt</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Mondorbitstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mondorbitstation</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a></p><p>15.12.2022</p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nature</span></a> 📆 10 November 2022 <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Electric</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/propulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>propulsion</span></a> : The gaseous <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/propellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>propellant</span></a> is priorly <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ionized" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ionized</span></a> and the charged <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/particles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>particles</span></a> in the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/plasmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>plasmas</span></a> are energized and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/accelerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accelerated</span></a> by applying <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electromagnetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>electromagnetic</span></a> fields. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Electric</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>power</span></a> obtained by <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solar</span></a> panels is converted into the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/kinetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kinetic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>energy</span></a> of the propellant. A 30% conversion <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>efficiency</span></a> is the highest to date <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22789-7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41598-022</span><span class="invisible">-22789-7</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spacecraft</span></a> electric propulsion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_electric_propulsion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecra</span><span class="invisible">ft_electric_propulsion</span></a></p>