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# What Rocket Am I?: Quiz 12 Clue 1: My payload to orbit was about 11 kg. Clue 2: I am a four-stage rocket based on the Jupiter-C missile. Clue 3: I was developed in the Unite…

## I am **Neptune**. I am the eighth planet from the Sun. My name was given in 1846. I was named by Urbain Le Verrier (predicted it mathematically) and Johann Galle (observed it…

# What Rocket Am I?: Quiz 11 Clue 1: I launched the Dong Fang Hong 1 satellite. Clue 2: I am a three-stage rocket with solid upper stage. Clue 3: I stand 32 meters tall. Clu…

## I am **Comet Lovejoy**. I am a sungrazing comet discovered in 2011. My name was given in 2011. I was named by Terry Lovejoy. My name came about as I discovered by Australian…

This is a cross post of [@kiwithinker/the-tumble-method-artificial-gravity-for-our-long-trip-to-mars](/hive-184724/@kiwithinker/the-tumble-method-artificial-gravity-for-our-long-tr…

# The Tumble Method: Artificial Gravity for Long-Duration Space Missions The "Tumble Method," also known as the "tumbling pigeon" technique, is a proposed approach to generating a…

This is a cross post of [@kiwithinker/nnlnaknj](/hive-184724/@kiwithinker/nnlnaknj) by @kiwithinker.<br><br>One way to get gravity on the way to Mars

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## I am **Comet McNaught**. I am a bright comet discovered in 2006. My name was given in 2006. I was named by Robert H. McNaught. My name came about since discovered by astrono…

Did you know that the Moon speed record is 11.2 mph. Eugene Cernan achieved an unofficial lunar land speed record by driving the Lunar Roving Vehicle at a maximum speed of 11.2 mp…

## Space Tourism a major economic factor already! > Did you know that space tourism generated nearly $874 million in revenue for the USA in 2024 alone? Let's break it down. **F…

# What Rocket Am I?: Quiz 10 Clue 1: I am Japan's first orbital launch vehicle. Clue 2: I stand 23.6 meters tall. Clue 3: I was first launched in 1970. Clue 4: My payload to…

## I am **Mars**. I am the fourth planet from the Sun. My name was given in antiquity (observed by Babylonians ~2000 BCE). I was named by Ancient Babylonians (as Nergal), Greeks…

# Regions In Space: Hills Cloud The **Hills Cloud** is the disc-shaped inner component of the Oort Cloud, a denser region of icy planetesimals extending from about 250 to 2,000 AU…

## The Citadel (n.) **Pronunciation**: /ðə ˈsɪtədəl/ **Etymology**: From Latin cittadella (“little city”), from Old French cité (“city”). Adapted in space architecture to denote …

# What Rocket Am I?: Quiz 9 Clue 1: I use methane/oxygen in the first stage. Clue 2: I was developed by United Launch Alliance in the United States. Clue 3: I am ULA's next-ge…

## I am **Earth**. I am the third planet from the Sun. You live on me! My name was given in antiquity (Old English name formalized ~8th century CE; recognized as a planet in 1543…

## Modular Starship (n.) **Pronunciation**: /ˈmɒdʒələr ˈstɑːrʃɪp/ **Etymology**: Derived from "modular," from the Latin modulus (small measure or unit), indicating a design compo…

# Regions In Space: Zodiacal Dust Cloud The **Zodiacal Dust Cloud** is a vast, pancake-shaped cloud of fine dust particles permeating the inner solar system, concentrated along th…

# What Rocket Am I?: Quiz 8 Clue 1: I launched Vanguard 1, the oldest satellite still in orbit. Clue 2: My payload to LEO is about 9 kg. Clue 3: My project was part of the Int…