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Archives: December 2022

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Brickbats: December 2022

News of politicians and space bureaucrats behaving badly from around the galaxy.

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Review: Astronauts Don't Really Eat Astronaut Ice Cream

The treats you bought in gift shops are too crumbly to eat in microgravity.

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It's Been 50 Years Since Humans Walked on the Moon

The last time there was a manned mission to the moon, Pong had just been released on Atari.

Reason

Review: When Homer Simpson Went to Space

"Deep Space Homer" aired only eight years after the real-life Challenger disaster.

Reason

From Space Regulator to Astronaut: Q&A With George Nield

He spent his government career thinking about space. Then he got to fly.

Reason

Robert Heinlein's Dream of Private Space Travel Is Coming True

A new generation of companies has made space travel affordable.

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Nasa Artemis moon mission launch planned for Wednesday

Mission managers met on Monday to discuss the flight readiness of the rocket and spacecraft after it was slightly damaged by Hurricane Nicole.

The Independent UK

NASA’s theory about the lack of alien visitors is truly depressing

Paper embraces the Great Filter theory of civilisations wiping themselves out before they can leave their planets.

Evening Standard

Watch Live: NASA's Artemis moon rocket counts down to launch

The space agency has been trying for months to send its giant moon rocket on its first test flight. The goal is to send a crew capsule, with no astronauts on board, around the moon and back.

WEKU

NASA to launch Space Launch System rocket on first flight Wednesday

The launch is set for 1:04am ET on Wednesday.

Axios

NASA Returning to the Moon with Mega Rocket Launch

Third time's the charm? After two failed attempts, NASA plans to launch its new mega Moon rocket early Wednesday from Florida, less than a week after the massive machine withstood a hurricane, AFP said. "Our time is coming.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Let’s try something really bold’: inside Oscar-tipped Nasa doc Good Night Oppy

The Amazon Prime movie, aided by Steven Spielberg, tells the story of a Wall-E-esque rover sent on a mission to Mars that lasted for 15 years

The Guardian - US

After hurricanes, gas leaks and delays, NASA’s Artemis I moonshot ready for liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Artemis I is ready to fly but not without some risk. Hurricane Nicole last week lashed NASA’s $4.1 billion Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft with 100 mph gusts, but the countdown clock is still on for a launch in the wee hours of Wednesday.

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Daily Mirror

Soundproofed boltholes planned for UK otters after launch of 'vertical' spaceport

At a spaceport on the northernmost Shetland Isles, there are potential plans to dig soundproofed holes that otters and other wildlife can hide in to escape the din of rocket launches

Inverse

NASA will attempt to launch Artemis I tonight — here's how to watch

This is when to watch the Artemis I launch, how to watch the Artemis I launch, and what to expect when the boosters fire.

The Independent UK

Moon rocket launch looms as NASA evaluates hurricane damage

NASA is counting down to this week's planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, although hurricane damage could cause yet another delay

The Conversation

Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety

I love a good space launch, and I have been eagerly awaiting NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System rocket to take off as the first part of NASA’s ambitious Artemis Mission to put U.S. astronauts back on the Moon. But this launch has already been pushed back four times this…

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World's biggest Iceberg twice the size of London drifting towards equator

Antarctic iceberg A-76A - which is about twice the size of London - is floating off towards the warmer seas of the equator although it hasn't changed in size in the last 16 months

Zenger

Nicole Leaves ‘Unprecedented’ Damage In Its Wake

For now, Kate Rose's home still stands in Wilbur-By-The-Sea following Hurricane Nicole's devastation along the Florida coast

Inverse

A tiny space probe could reveal the aftermath of our first asteroid defense test

After DART collided with Dimorphos, scientists want to understand how the asteroid changed. They'll send the smallest radar to space to glean more information beneath Dimorphos' surface.

The Guardian - US

Nasa’s rocket launch to the moon next week aims to close 50-year gap

Nasa’s rocket Artemis is going to launch again – but why exactly are we going to the moon again?

The Canberra Times

Will third time be the charm for NASA's Artemis I moon mission?

Space agency prepares for third attempt at liftoff.

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:15 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

Asharq Al-Awsat

NASA Sticks to Plan to Launch Moon Rocket Wednesday

NASA said Friday it plans to attempt its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as scheduled next Wednesday, after inspections revealed only minor damage from Hurricane Nicole's passage through Florida. Jim Free, a senior official at the US space agency, told journalists there was "nothing preventing" a launch on that…

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