NASA: Debris Field Created by India’s Anti-Satellite Test Threatens the ISS

The International Space Station Image: NASA/Roscosmos India’s first successful test of an anti-satellite weapon has produced an orbiting debris field consisting of at least 400 pieces, according to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. This debris now threatens the ISS, he said, calling India’s actions “not compatible with the future of human spaceflight.” Bridenstine made the comments…

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We’ll Never Colonize Space

Illustration by Sam Woolley/GMG Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re talking steak sauces, Italian names, shitbags, and more. Your letters: David: What year would you set as the over/under on outer space having its first homeless human? Never. It’ll never happen. Maybe…

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THE EXPANSE | Season 1 Recap: With Cats (Recat!) – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivej0OW7WZk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivej0OW7WZk Epic space action, complicated relatable characters, and … adorable cats. See what made Season 1 of The Expanse so amazing, as told through cute kitties. Season 2 returns to Syfy on February 1, 2017! » Subscribe To Syfy: http://bit.ly/SubToSyfy More about ‘The Expanse’: This hour-long, ten episode series is based on the popular…

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First African-American Astronaut To Board The International Space Station | The Huffington Post

Astronaut Jeanette Epps made African-American history on Wednesday when NASA announced that she’ll be the first black American astronaut to board the International Space Station. While NASA has sent 14 black astronauts into space over the decades, none have ever stayed aboard the ISS as a crew member. Epps will be the first African American and…

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How Elon Musk Plans to Go to Mars 

SpaceX plans to build a “self-sustaining city” on Mars, according to its founder Elon Musk. But, while we now know a lot more about how SpaceX plans to get to Mars, details about how people will actually survive up there remain sketchy. Musk dropped the news on Tuesday during an address at the International Astronautical…

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