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Everything filed under space space Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Mars Sample Return as designed is too complicated, too slow and too expensive to succeed. Mars Sample Return as designed is toocomplicated, too slow and too expensive tosucceed. Last stated 3 years ago 26 Nov 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nine tenths of the cost of Mars Sample Return comes from a single planetary-protection requirement. — tap to centre the map on it Nine tenths of the cost of MarsSample Return comes from a singleplanetary-protection requirement. Last stated a year ago 13 Sept 2025 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed spacecraft does no work:putting people aboard is what stopsa mission getting anything done. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jan 2023 MC Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. — tap to centre the map on it A great filter is a weak explanationfor the silence, because it wouldhave to work every single time — onecivilization with self-replicatingprobes could fill the galaxy. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. — tap to centre the map on it NASA can still be reorganised intoan agency that exploits cheap heavylift, and the next administratorwill decide whether it is. Last stated 2 years ago 2 Oct 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-03-04 — tap for who they are CH Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's flagship programmes eat thebudget of the robotic sciencemissions that actually make thediscoveries. Last stated 2 years ago 2 Oct 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's Space Launch System hasconsumed more than a hundred billiondollars and delivered almostnothing. Last stated 2 years ago 2 Oct 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice. — tap to centre the map on it Dual-use robotic servicingspacecraft, not missiles or lasers,will be the anti-satellite weapon ofchoice. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Satellites need self-defence zones:a keep-out rule around them is theonly workable arms control in orbit. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know. — tap to centre the map on it The Pentagon has never said publiclywhich anti-satellite weapons it ispreparing against, which means itmay not know. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Mars Sample Return as designed is too complicated, too slow and too expensive to succeed. Last stated 26 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Casey Handmer Read this korrent →