Category Archives: Space

SpaceX to try Hot Staging

Posted on 2 July, 2023 by Eclipse Now

What!? Space X are going to try Hot Staging where they ignite the Starship BEFORE the Booster has separated. By avoiding the fuel sloshing around during the old routine of letting the Booster shut down and separate and THEN igniting … Continue reading →

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It’s Groundhog Day in Peak Oil land

Posted on 18 February, 2023 by Eclipse Now

Mike Stasse is at it again. He is promoting Paul Mobbs, another Degrowth Doomer. Paul pushes message that there is no alternative but to go back to the land. A highly complex industrial information age is about to collapse back … Continue reading →

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Youtuber’s channel wins him a spot on the Space X “Dear Moon” mission!

Posted on 10 December, 2022 by Eclipse Now

Wow – this is really sweet. Tim Dodd the “Everyday Astronaut” has been selected for the Dear Moon mission. The very idea of this moon fly-by mission started him Youtubing in the first place! He covers rockets and sometimes I … Continue reading →

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Increased space industry could make climate worse – but could also be the answer!

Posted on 3 July, 2022 by Eclipse Now

Some are concerned – but I hope we build a solar factory on the moon and shoot PowerSats back into orbit around the earth. That’s abundant baseload solar power microwaved down from space! https://futurism.com/space-travel-gutting-environment

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Assuming we can’t EVER crack fusion and fusion-drives on ships….

Posted on 25 June, 2022 by Eclipse Now

What happens if you’re at 1% the speed of light and your ship hits a grain of sand? Or a rock the size of a tennis ball? How many big asteroids are out in the Oort cloud – and how … Continue reading →

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