Spaceships
Posted August 2, 2022
Crash Course Pods: The Universe
Ep. 1: The First Fraction of a Second
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10....9.... Hey gang, Kids Month is about ready to blast off into space ....8....7....6 but before it does, we have one more topic exploring the childlike wonder of science to cover ....5....4...3 Spaceships! And wouldn't you know it? There's one more seat on our rocket! Climb in! ....2...1.... Lift off!
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[Trivia Question]
Ariane 5 launches
https://www.space.com/39811-bad-coordinates-led-ariane-5-rocket-astray.html
https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html
https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html#whyAriane5
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/Ariane_5_the_story_behind_the_100_launches
[Fact Off]
Cataloging junk around the Moon from Biosphere 2
https://news.arizona.edu/story/75m-effort-seeks-prevent-lunar-traffic-jams
Artificial gravity test during Gemini XI
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-081A
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/watch-the-first-artificial-gravity-experiment/
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/capsule-gemini-xi/nasm_A19680260000
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sept-14-1966-gemini-xi-artificial-gravity-experiment
[Ask the Science Couch]
Gyroscopes in spacecraft (Inertial Navigation Systems)
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/03/Gyroscopes_in_space
https://science.howstuffworks.com/gyroscope.htm
http://www.aerostudents.com/courses/avionics/InertialNavigationSystems.pdf
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20100021932
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/nmp/st6/TECHNOLOGY/mems.html
https://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/propulsion/2-what-is-attitude-control.html
[Butt One More Thing]
Project Mercury butt molds
https://www.wired.com/2009/08/astronautbutts/
https://www.wired.com/2010/07/nasa-archive-astronaut-butt-mold-inspection/