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Starlink Launch Puts SpaceX On Top

• January 6, 2020 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, General, In The News, Technology
Tags: SpaceX, Starlink


Another Sixty from Starlink

• November 11, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, Current Events, Technology
Tags: SpaceX, Starlink


The Calm before the Storm

• October 30, 2019 • Comments Off on The Calm before the Storm

Posted in Commercial Space, Current Events, General, Human Space Flight, space, Technology
Tags: Angara, Boeing, Commercial Crew, Dragon, Launcher One, NASA, SpaceX, Starliner, Starlink, Virgin Galactic


SpaceX Orbits 60 Starlink Satellites in One Launch

• May 15, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, Current Events, General, In The News, Spaceship Earth, Technology
Tags: SpaceX, Starlink


Global Satellite Internet Service

• May 12, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, In The News, Space Probe Imagery, Technology
Tags: broadband, Satellite Internet, SpaceX, Starlink


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SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy at the pad for pre-launch testing in preparation for first orbital (sort of) flight.

 

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Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad — Kindle Edition

Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad -- Kindle Edition

In a world hostile to space travel, a former Astronaut has a dream to travel the stars--so he steal's NASA's forbidden starship designs and starts building the ship himself, only to get caught up in a perilous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger between two alien superpowers fighting over Earth.

One Way

One Way

So you want to go to Mars? One Way? Are you sure?

Another Man’s Terrorist — Kindle Edition

Another Man's Terrorist -- Kindle Edition

In a war far into the future, two young refugees, orphaned by insurgent violence on their home planet, flee behind the lines to make a new life for themselves. But when the turmoil they sought to escape beats them to their new home, thirteen year old Jessica Ratcliff must find peace for her small family while learning the true difference between friend and enemy.

Where’s the Cat? — Kindle Edition

Where's the Cat? -- Kindle Edition

On a long cargo flight to the outer solar system, Pauline gets a visitor she didn't expect and learns of a marvelous friend she never knew she had.

Into the Dark–Escape of the Nomad — Original Paperback

Into the Dark--Escape of the Nomad in Paperback

In a world where space travel is forbidden, former astronaut Stan McPherson wants to return to space but finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger.

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