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Future of Space
Future space exploration could have a profound effect on society (even more than it already has). A better understanding of our place in the universe could change long standing beliefs. Space mining could help replenish Earth's resources or provide new minerals. Colonization of other worlds might even save society itself.
Mission to Mars

NASA is developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and Mars in the 2030s
The Pros and Cons of Space Exploration

Pros
Drives innovation of smaller computers, digital equipment, new forms of fuels, artificial intelligence, and manufacturing.
Gaining knowledge of the universe, discovering new resources.
Zero gravity experiments.
Monitoring the sun, earth, and weather patterns for changes that could affect the planet.
Averting catastrophe from a comet or asteroid
Finding a habitable world.
Finding alien life.
Creates jobs.
It's an adventure.
Countries cooperate on missions.
Cons
High risk for the health and safety of astronauts.
The cost is enormous.
Difficult to service if something goes wrong.
Creates space junk.
Countries could compete for space resources.
Possibility of bringing dangerous organisms back to Earth, or infecting other worlds with our germs.
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ISS sighting times and locations
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Using Bacteria to Build a Base on Mars - universetoday.com
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Elon Musk's starship prototype explodes - Youtube
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Mercury Transit 2019 - 4K - Youtube
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China's first Mars lander makes debut - Youtube
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Will satellites destroy our view of space? - weforum.org
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Space Elevator: The Future of Mankind or Fiction - perfectly-plain.com
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Astrobiologist: Humans Are Going to Ruin Outer Space - futurism.com
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Life on Mars? New Mars expedition aims to find out - rocketcitynow.com
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Companies are building a space glamping industry for the superrich - businessinsider.com
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11 of the biggest innovations shaping the future of spaceflight today - businessinsider.com
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Terraforming Mars in 50 Years with Large Orbital Mirrors, Bacteria and Factories - nextbigfuture.com
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Why Build Big Rockets at All? It’s Time for Orbital Refueling - universetoday.com
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Humans Will Never Colonize Mars - gizmodo.com
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LightSail 2 Successfully Deploys Solar Sail - Planetary.org
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Dark stars: The seeds of supermassive black holes? - Astronomy.com
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Hayabusa2 probe lands on asteroid - Youtube
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Growing Beyond Earth Maker Contest - Instructables
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Earth To Mars In 100 Days? The Power Of Nuclear Rockets - Universe Today
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How icy outer solar system satellites may have formed - ScienceDaily
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Help astronomers with citizen science - Zooniverse
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Earth has a Water Cycle. Mars has a Dust Cycle - Universe Today
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ESA: Exploring for Life - Youtube
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Mass Anomaly Detected Under the Moon’s Largest Crater - Baylor University
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Interview: The Once and Future Moon - Scientific American
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Watch live as NASA's next rover is built - Youtube
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NASA's Multiple Views of Hurricane Dorian from Space - jpl.nasa.gov
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14 Space Enthusiasts Predict Our Future In The Cosmos - interviewmagazine.com
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Astronomers Have Detected a Whopping 8 New Repeating Signals From Deep Space - sciencealert.com
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NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit - universetoday.com
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What Will Happen to the Brain in Deep Space? - technologynetworks.com
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Taking Nasa's space buggies for a spin - BBC News
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This Biotech Makes Food for Space Missions Using Bacteria - labiotech.eu
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Onward To Mars: What Our Journey To the Red Planet Might Look Like - Popular Mechanics
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Mystery solved: astronomers find missing gas in distant galaxy - Cosmos Magazine
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If humans gave birth in space, babies would have giant, alien-shaped heads - Business Insider
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6 Challenges We Need To Conquer on Our Way to Mars - Popular Mechanics
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Former Astronaut Michael Fossum Reflects On Apollo 11, The Future Of Space Travel - Texas A&M University
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There Should Be More Iron In Space. Why Can’t We See It? - Universe Today
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India’s first moon lander stacked for launch - Spaceflight Now
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Organic solar cells will last 10 years in space - EurekAlert
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Five reasons future space travel should explore asteroids - The Conversation
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Baking cookies on a space station - Youtube
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NASA Spacecraft to use 'Green' Fuel for the First Time - Space Daily
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Robotic asteroid mining spacecraft wins a grant from NASA - Universe Today
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India Plans to Launch Its Own Space Station - Gadgets 360 NDTV
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US Astronauts Look Forward to New Space Mission - VOA News (Learning English)
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Watering space plants is hard, but NASA has a plan - Popular Science
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Cracker-sized satellites demonstrate new space tech - Cornell Chronicle
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Flashes on the moon - Phys.org
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Video of the SpaceX Starlink satellite deployment - SatTrackCam
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Building Better Life Support Systems for Future Space Travel - Astrobiology
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NASA Crowns Winner in Mars Habitat Competition - Popular Mechanics
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Going to space to benefit Earth - Blue Origin
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Now That We've Seen a Black Hole, Here's What Future Photos Could Look Like - Popular Mechanics
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Stop aging in space - Phys.org
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Japan’s private rocket reaches outer space for first time - Associated Press
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Astronauts might soon grow SPACE tomatoes - University of California, Riverside
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Engineers explain why Beresheet crashed into the moon - Heritage Florida Jewish News
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The Electrifying Mission of the First Private Lunar Spacecraft - Singularity Hub
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A new super-Earth may orbit the star next door - National Geographic
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April 2019 Skywatching Tips from NASA - Youtube
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch targeted for Tuesday - Orlando Sentinal
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We just discovered a scorched planet that outlived its sun - Mother Nature Network
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Springs may flow on Mars every year - Cosmos
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Is Space Mining a Viable Future? - Space Daily
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NASA ScienceCasts: A Super Start to 2019 - Youtube
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Which Habitable Zones are the Best to Actually Search for Life? - Universe Today
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Japan to make crater on asteroid to get underground samples - Associated Press
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OneWeb wants to rebuild internet in space, connecting billions who are not online - SentinelSource.com
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Mars One is dead - Engadget
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Imagine Giving Birth in Space - The Atlantic
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Exploring Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule - NASA New Horizons
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What will the sun do next? - EarthSky
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New Mars lander safely touches down. What happens now? - National Geographic
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Setting off to Mercury with BepiColombo - Youtube (8:46)
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China to launch artificial 'moon' into orbit to light up city - The Telegraph
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A Future Made of Mars - SETI
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New InSight into the Red Planet - Youtube
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More Clues That Earth-Like Exoplanets Are Indeed Earth-Like - Georgia Institute of Technology
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GRACE-FO Launch - The twin satellites of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on, or GRACE-FO, will track the movement of water around Earth. Youtube video (2:37)
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NASA ScienceCasts: Cool Science on the International Space Station - Youtube (4:12)
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NASA ScienceCasts: New Science from Jupiter - Youtube (4:47)
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The second data release of ESA’s Gaia mission - Youtube (3:47)
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Replay of Blue Origin New Shepard Mission 8 - Youtube (52:56)
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Closer to the Sun - Wichita State University - Youtube (2:12)
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Astronaut Ron Garan on Falcon Heavy and the future of space exploration - WikiTribune - 02/18
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Large sheets of ice may have been spotted on Mars - Ars Technica
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This Unbelievable Research on Human Hibernation Could Get Us to Mars - Singularity Hub - 12/17
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Five years on, Curiosity is still capturing amazing images of Mars - New Atlas - 12/17
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Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years - NASA - 12/17
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Black hole twist may eliminate the need for a Big Bang - News Limited - 12/17
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Want to learn how to mine in space? There’s a school for you - Wired - 11/17
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Astronomers complete 1st global asteroid tracking drill - EarthSky - 11/17
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Next Mars Rover Will Have 23 'Eyes' - NASA - 10/17
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Good news for future moon bases. There’s water inside the moon - Universe Today - 07/17
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The Making of an Astronaut - MACH - 07/17
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NASA Plans to Deflect an Asteroid by Crashing a Satellite Into It - Interesting Engineering - 07/17
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NASA Tests Flexible Roll-Out Solar Array on Space Station - Space.com - 06/17
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ScienceCasts: NASA's Sounding Rockets - NASA - 05/17
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Mission:ISS Lets You Explore Space Station and Spacewalk in Virtual Reality - Space.com - 03/17
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The future of space colonization – terraforming or space habitats? - Universe Today - 03/17
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The Race to Put Robots in Space Has Begun - The Motley Fool - 03/17
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India puts record 104 satellites into orbit - Yahoo! News - 02/17
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Will Interstellar Travel Ever Be Possible? - Wall Street Pit - 02/17
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SpaceX successfully launches and lands first rocket since explosion – video - The Guardian - 01/17
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US publishes Near Earth asteroid defense plan - Next Big Future - 01/17
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