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How To Go To Space (with XKCD!)
Great, simple video explaining how to go to space, using only the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language. It does a pretty decent job, but it’s a bit odd hearing him saying “upgoer” or “fire water”, rather … Continue reading
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Tagged engine, fire, fire water, how to go to space, language, MinutePhysics, Randall Munroe, rocket, space, upgoer, water, xkcd
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SpaceX CRS-1 Launch
“It’s official: private spacecraft are now delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). At 8.35 pm local time on Sunday night, a Dragon space capsule made by the firm SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with paid-for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Astronomy, Cape Canaveral, dragon, engine, Falcon 9, Florida, International Space Station, ISS, launch, Merlin, NASA, New Scientist, rocket, space, SpaceX, The Guardian
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