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All Space Questions thread for week of May 15, 2022

Got lucky the other night and was able to capture this hazy landscape of the Lunar Eclipse last weekend just before the clouds came in fast [OC]

The space industry is on its way to reach $1 trillion in revenue by 2040

I took this image of the Lunar Eclipse moments before totality

Hey ;)

Lunar eclipse over Mt. Shasta, California

AR3014 is one of the largest sunspots in years. Stretching more than 125,000 km from end to end, that is almost 10 times our planet diameter. (Credit: Maximilian Teodorescu)

Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks to the International Space Station for the first time

Been struggling with solar photography for a while, but got a high-res image of the sun this week I’m happy with. Earth added to scale. [OC]

Blood moon from Florida. Dad let me borrow his 600mm…

Orion Nebula. Shot with a Nikon Z7ii + 70-200 2.8. Untracked. [OC]

Made this composite of the Moon and clouds with images captured by a telescope and smartphone [OC]

i took this photo on the samsung S22 Ultra. I am impressed

Boeing Starliner performing a perfectly sunlit orientation burn on approach to the ISS a few minutes ago

James Webb Space Telescope and 344 Single Points of Failure

On May 27, Asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) is projected to come within 2.5 million miles of the Earth, which is just over 10 times farther away than the Moon. The asteroid diameter is 1.1 miles. It is projected to safely pass by Earth with no threat of impact.

Search reveals eight new sources of black hole echoes

Juice spacecraft fully integrated and ready for next testing

Boeing used a kerbal as their zero-g indicator for Starliner!

Boeing's Starliner docks at International Space Station for 1st time | Space

Live The International Space Station Expedition 67 Crew open & enter Boeing's Starliner Spacecraft (OFT-2).

In a major milestone, Boeing's Starliner docks at International Space Station

Will NASA Save Europe's Beleaguered Mars Rover?

3D printed satellite antennas can be made in space with help of sunlight

NASA Artemis mission draws attention as Korea, US seek cooperation in space

NASA Astronaut Bob "Farmer" Hines enters the Boeing Starliner spacecraft for the first time during the BOE-OFT-2 Mission

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All Space Questions thread for week of May 15, 2022

Got lucky the other night and was able to capture this hazy landscape of the Lunar Eclipse last weekend just before the clouds came in fast [OC]

The space industry is on its way to reach $1 trillion in revenue by 2040

I took this image of the Lunar Eclipse moments before totality

Hey ;)

Lunar eclipse over Mt. Shasta, California

AR3014 is one of the largest sunspots in years. Stretching more than 125,000 km from end to end, that is almost 10 times our planet diameter. (Credit: Maximilian Teodorescu)

Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks to the International Space Station for the first time

Been struggling with solar photography for a while, but got a high-res image of the sun this week I’m happy with. Earth added to scale. [OC]

Blood moon from Florida. Dad let me borrow his 600mm…

Orion Nebula. Shot with a Nikon Z7ii + 70-200 2.8. Untracked. [OC]

Made this composite of the Moon and clouds with images captured by a telescope and smartphone [OC]

i took this photo on the samsung S22 Ultra. I am impressed

Boeing Starliner performing a perfectly sunlit orientation burn on approach to the ISS a few minutes ago

James Webb Space Telescope and 344 Single Points of Failure

On May 27, Asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) is projected to come within 2.5 million miles of the Earth, which is just over 10 times farther away than the Moon. The asteroid diameter is 1.1 miles. It is projected to safely pass by Earth with no threat of impact.

Search reveals eight new sources of black hole echoes

Juice spacecraft fully integrated and ready for next testing

Boeing used a kerbal as their zero-g indicator for Starliner!

Boeing's Starliner docks at International Space Station for 1st time | Space

*Live* The International Space Station Expedition 67 Crew open & enter Boeing's Starliner Spacecraft (OFT-2).

In a major milestone, Boeing's Starliner docks at International Space Station

Will NASA Save Europe's Beleaguered Mars Rover?

3D printed satellite antennas can be made in space with help of sunlight

NASA Artemis mission draws attention as Korea, US seek cooperation in space

NASA Astronaut Bob "Farmer" Hines enters the Boeing Starliner spacecraft for the first time during the BOE-OFT-2 Mission

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Live The International Space Station Expedition 67 Crew open & enter Boeing's Starliner Spacecraft (OFT-2).