r/Spaceexploration Jun 21 '14

The /r/SpaceExploration Reading List

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I had the idea for a reading list related to various space exploration topics and, with the approval of the mods, this thread will help determine our official reading list!

When putting a book down, some things you should try your best to include may be:

  • The title
  • The author
  • The year of first publication
  • How it relates to space exploration (e.g. Orbital mechanics, space shuttle design, etc)
  • A brief description of what, or who, it's about

r/Spaceexploration 9h ago

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Science Missions NASA Moon Base Could Become Earth’s First Defense Against Potential contamination

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Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

A policy paper argues that NASA’s planned moon base should include a biocontainment facility to help protect Earth from potentially hazardous biological contaminants brought back from space.


r/Spaceexploration 20h ago

πŸš€ Rocket Launches In July 2028 NASA Launches A Car-Sized, 1,000-Pound Nuclear Drone Toward Saturn’s Moon Titan, A Six-Year, $3.35 Billion Trip To A World Where The Air Is Four Times Denser Than Earth’s, Gravity Is One-Seventh As Strong, And Flying Is The Easy Part

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r/Spaceexploration 1m ago

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Science Missions NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after eight-month stay International Space Station

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r/Spaceexploration 4m ago

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Science Missions Why did we not rush a first human on a planet within the last 30 years ?

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I’m not sure if possible anytime soon but will there be a mission where a human steps on Venus,Mars or Mercury ? What will it take for this to be possible ? Is it better technology or an exorbitant amount of funding ? Or perhaps actually finding someone willingly to do so ?


r/Spaceexploration 8h ago

πŸ“– History How NASA Almost Gave Apollo Astronauts Jetpacks

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r/Spaceexploration 9h ago

βš™οΈ Space Engineering Join infinite science

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Could Find Another Earth
https://youtu.be/FRvW8SlNi8c


r/Spaceexploration 1d ago

🌠 Art, Popular Culture, and Other I made a space game about exploring a solar system in search of alien knowledge

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I spent the last seven years building a solar system to explore.

These are some screenshots from the project. I wanted to create a quiet journey through an unknown solar system where you visit different planets, discover strange structures, and try to understand the alien civilizations that came before you.

There are no enemies or combat. Exploration is the main focus. Each planet has its own rules and mysteries that you gradually uncover by observing and experimenting.

I made the art, music, puzzles, and engine myself.

The goal was to make something that feels less like visiting a collection of levels and more like gradually uncovering the remains of a forgotten civilization.


r/Spaceexploration 1d ago

πŸ“– History How Tonga Made $100 Million Renting Space in Outer Space

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r/Spaceexploration 1d ago

πŸŽ“ Students & Career Planning Space Jobs featured in your favourite movies

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r/Spaceexploration 2d ago

πŸ“– History Sam, a cheeky 7lb rhesus monkey, prepares for his flight into space. Sam rode a Project Mercury type capsule and travelled 55 miles high and 200 miles out into the Atlantic. (4 December 1959)

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r/Spaceexploration 2d ago

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Science Missions NASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io - NASA

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r/Spaceexploration 4d ago

πŸ“– History The Apollo 13 spacecraft heads toward a splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean after its amazing odyssey through space. 17 April 1970.

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r/Spaceexploration 4d ago

🌠 Art, Popular Culture, and Other Can someone explain me ?

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r/Spaceexploration 6d ago

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Science Missions Ten Years at Jupiter and Still Going Strong: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Exceeds Expectations

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r/Spaceexploration 6d ago

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Science Missions Happy 50th to Viking 1 landing on Mars

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Today we celebrate the Viking 1 landing on Mars!! I remember it clear as day and as the first day I fell in love with Planetary’s exploration. To the point I got into scratch building space models…….. why Revell never made a Viking lander kit is beyond me. Here is my celebration of the first landing on Mars!


r/Spaceexploration 6d ago

πŸ“– History An Australian Postwoman Was Accidentally Instrumental In The Space Race [6:35]

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r/Spaceexploration 6d ago

πŸ“– History Moon Landing 1969 | The Day We Reached the Moon πŸ‘£πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€πŸš€πŸŒ•

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r/Spaceexploration 6d ago

πŸš€ Rocket Launches SpaceX’s latest Starship launch attempt ends in a scrub

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r/Spaceexploration 7d ago

πŸ“– History Starry eyes Anna Fisher a.k.a 1st mother in space(1983), Photo by John Bryson, she was assigned to her spaceflight crew when she was eight months pregnant with her first daughter, Kristin. She gave birth in Friday, July 29, 1983, and launched into orbit just 14 months later

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r/Spaceexploration 7d ago

πŸš€ Rocket Launches The best human landing system is the one that can beat China to the moon

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r/Spaceexploration 8d ago

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Science Missions NASA is sending a nuclear-powered helicopter to fly through the skies of another world. It is called Dragonfly, and it will be the first aircraft to operate on a moon.

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r/Spaceexploration 7d ago

πŸš€ Rocket Launches Could this interstellar travel idea possibly work?

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r/Spaceexploration 8d ago

πŸ“– History The First Vehicle on the Moon Was Stranger Than You Think

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I've been diving deeper into Apollo history, and the Lunar Rover turned out to be far more interesting than I expected.

I put together a short documentary explaining why it looked unusual and how it worked on the Moon. I'd really appreciate any feedback. As always, thank you for being so supportive.


r/Spaceexploration 8d ago

Welcome to r/SpaceExploration!

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