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Category: Interesting articles

March 22, 2019: Weekly Spatial Resolutions

Can the U.S. Save Alcantara, Brazil’s Cursed Spaceport? Everyone KNOWS the best, most thoughtful articles begin with a question. At least that’s what Popular Mechanics thinks. To answer the question, though: probably. Should the U.S. do so? No. Even if a certain orangutan in an ill-fitting suit gives its blessing for U.S. companies to do […]

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March 15, 2019: Weekly Spatial Resolutions

Clue linking mysterious Boeing 737 Max disasters came from space The article in the link above does read a little bit like a press release for the company responsible for the aircraft tracking system, but it’s still interesting. And might really help in shedding light on two tragedies involving Boeing aircraft. There are no answers […]

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March 8, 2019: Weekly Spatial Resolutions

Will SpaceX Shut Europe Out of the Space Launch Market? This article’s author seems to think there is a possibility Arianespace won’t exist as a company because of SpaceX. But I doubt that assertion. Maybe in a purely non-political playing field, sure. But not in this reality. I don’t think France is going to let […]

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February 22, 2019: Weekly Spatial Resolutions

American Enterprise Will Beat China in Outer Space I tend to subscribe to this premise. Not just for China, but for the United States in the space industry generally. This is not to say our system is perfect. But by soliciting for and sponsoring new companies through contracts, NASA, with a paltry budget, fostered SpaceX’s […]

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February 15, 2019: Weekly Spatial Resolutions

Australia: well placed to join the Moon mining race … or is it? The article talks about the reasons why Australia might want to mine the Moon. Even though the country does not have its own launch vehicles, launch pads, or other sorts of infrastructure useful to spacefaring nations. Not saying that Australia shouldn’t try, […]

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