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[nasa1974]

From Space.com

Asteroid Skimming Past Earth May Loom Larger Than Exploding Russian Meteor
https://www.space.com/39643-asteroi...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180209-sdc

"A newly discovered asteroid that will fly safely past Earth today (Feb. 9) may be larger than a celestial object that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, five years ago. The newly found interloper, called 2018 CB, is estimated to be from 50 to 130 feet (15 to 40 meters) in diameter, and will fly by Earth at about 2:30 p.m. PST (5:30 p.m. EST)..."

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com

Life Detection on Mars: Are Red Planet Protocols in Place?
https://www.space.com/39650-mars-li...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180209-sdc

"Finding evidence for life on Mars has been a decades-long ambition for NASA, which has spent billions of dollars to send machines wheeling over, poking and probing the Red Planet. But once the signs of life are found, how are those findings verified?..."

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and Starman Leave Earth Forever in This Final Photo
https://www.space.com/39633-spacex-...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180209-sdc

"Farewell, Starman. We hardly knew you..."

 

[nasa1974]

One more from Space.com
https://www.space.com/

SpaceX Launched the World's Most Powerful Rocket. So, What's Next?
https://www.space.com/39632-spacex-...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180209-sdc

"When SpaceX successfully launched its first Falcon Heavy booster Tuesday (Feb. 6) from the same Florida pad used by NASA's Apollo missions, the company claimed the title for the most powerful rocket. And for some companies, that might be a year-defining feat.

But SpaceX and its CEO, Elon Musk, have a lot more coming this year, including launching astronauts on its crewed Dragon spacecraft and preparing its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) for potential tests in 2019..."

 

[nasa1974]

The sound of the two boosters landing is really cool.


[video=youtube;Z_kfM-BmVzQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Z_kfM-BmVzQ[/video]

 

[nasa1974]

I made some changes to my 2018 TSP Excel Spreadsheet. If anyone is interested let me know and send me your email address via PM. Those that I sent the spreadsheet to earlier I have your email address.

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com

Launch of Superfast Russian Cargo Ship Mission Aborted at Last Minute
https://www.space.com/39657-russian...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180212-sdc

"The launch of a Russian cargo ship bound for the International Space Station was aborted in the final minute Sunday (Feb. 11), just as it was poised to fly the fastest resupply mission to the orbiting lab in history..."

 

[nasa1974]

How Russia's Progress Spaceships Work (Infographic)
https://www.space.com/12725-russia-progress-cargo-spacecraft-infographic.html

"The Progress resupply vehicle is a robotic, unpiloted spacecraft based on Russia’s Soyuz crew vehicle. The Progress is launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan..."

 

[nasa1974]

Attached are the monthly percentages for March. Good luck.


View attachment March.xlsx

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com

Elon Musk Explains Why SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Core Booster Crashed

https://www.space.com/39690-elon-mu...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180214-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

What happened at 10:45 to cause the market to go red??????

 

[nnuut]

What happened at 10:45 to cause the market to go red??????

Just trying to lure the Shorts in to lose some money.:worried:

 

[Cactus]

Yeah, you just can't trade this market in TSP. You can only decide where you want to ride the rollercoaster -- in the car or on the sidelines.

 

[nasa1974]

Yeah, you just can't trade this market in TSP. You can only decide where you want to ride the rollercoaster -- in the car or on the sidelines.

Very True.

 

[nnuut]

I wish we could SHORT the Market!

 

[weatherweenie]

Only if we had unlimited trades.

I wish we could SHORT the Market!View attachment 42826

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com

See the Earth and Moon from 40 Million Miles Away (Photo)

https://www.space.com/39701-earth-m...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180215-sdc


"Here's a new perspective on your home planet, helpfully provided by a NASA asteroid-sampling probe.

Earth and the moon are two bright dots floating in an immense black void in the new view, which was captured by the space agency's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Jan. 17 from a distance of 39.5 million miles (63.6 million kilometers)..."

 

[nasa1974]

Space.com

Russian Cargo Ship Delivers 3 Tons of Supplies to Space Station
https://www.space.com/39712-russian...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180215-sdc

"A robotic Russian resupply ship linked up with the International Space Station this morning (Feb. 15) to deliver 3 tons of cargo, including fresh food, supplies and science gear for the astronauts on board..."

 

[nasa1974]

This is a pretty neat picture.

Again from Space.com
https://www.space.com/


Saturn Moon Enceladus Blasts Rings with Geysers in Gorgeous Cassini Photo
https://www.space.com/39694-saturn-...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180215-sdc

"The beauty, intrigue and diversity of the Saturn system come through loud and clear in a newly released photo that doesn't even show the giant planet itself..."

 

[kb9nvh]

If only Nasa could afford a zoon lens now......LOL Maybe next mission...

From Space.com

See the Earth and Moon from 40 Million Miles Away (Photo)

https://www.space.com/39701-earth-m...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180215-sdc


"Here's a new perspective on your home planet, helpfully provided by a NASA asteroid-sampling probe.

Earth and the moon are two bright dots floating in an immense black void in the new view, which was captured by the space agency's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Jan. 17 from a distance of 39.5 million miles (63.6 million kilometers)..."