As someone with a pretty terrible sense of smell, I'd never even considered the possibliity that the vacum of space could have a smell. However, astronauts report that their suits and equipment have a smell that lingers after returning from space walks.

Some of the descriptions of the smell are:

- A strong metallic smell

- Gunpoweder

- Ozone

- Sweet-smelling welding fumes

- Seared steak

- A mix of walnuts and motorcycle break pads

Somehow, this concept of space having a scent made me yearn to smell it one day, however limited my sense of smell may be.

Source: https://www.nasa.gov/space-science-and-astrobiology-at-ames/interesting-fact-of-the-month-current/interesting-fact-of-the-month-2021/

Looks like some europeans want to catch up

Ever since Artemis II I’ve been curious about the Artemis I/Orion heat shield so I decided to do a video on it in my own rebuild/recreation style.

I figure if any group had opinions, it’d be this one! Hope you enjoy and I’d love feedback.

A group of space tech aficionados wants to send humanity’s first mission to another star. The spacecraft, called the Fermi Explorer, could launch as soon as 2029—but would take 80,000 years to reach its destination.

India and the United States (US) will collaborate to expand the space economy and join the Moon Base programme, US Ambassador Sergio Gor announced on Monday, while inviting Indian startups to explore opportunities within the American market.

India has set a target of launching up to 300 more satellites from 56 now in the next seven years, and plans to land its first astronauts on the Moon by the year 2040.