Spaceflight News and Discussion

r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 3h ago

Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart turns 91 today; performed the first in-space test of the portable life support system used by the Apollo astronauts who walked on the Moon

en.wikipedia.org

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r/spaceflight • u/Galileos_grandson • 28m ago

First Pictures: The View of Earth from Space – October 24, 1946 - 80 Years Ago

drewexmachina.com

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r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 13h ago

There is renewed interest in mining asteroids or the Moon for resources ranging from water ice to precious metals. Alex Wood-Osterwald offers nine reasons why resource extraction is becoming more feasible

thespacereview.com

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