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My Hispanic friend keep telling me that NASA always have sent chicken propelled rockets to space

by cringeyjokesman July 2, 2022, 9:59 pm

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How eagerly are you waiting for James Webb Space Telescope pictures to be released on July 12?

by QuestionGuy June 30, 2022, 2:08 pm

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TIL: In Valencia, Spain, after a devastating flood in 1957 the Turia river was diverted away from the city center and created a successful green space for all on the riverbed which was completed in 1969.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 6:43 am

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TIL that the only Cat successfully launched into space was Félicette, she was launched on 18 October 1963 from the Algerian desert.

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 2:39 pm

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TIL George Lucas not only gave his blessing to make Spaceballs, he also handed the movie over to his effects company, Industrial Light and Magic, to provide the space effects and postproduction.

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 12:12 pm

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TIL that NASA planned to send astronauts to Mars in 1981 using Nerva nuclear rockets but congress cut NASA’s funding and Nixon cancelled the Nerva project entirely in 1973, causing Nasa to focus on the development of the Space Shuttle instead

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 10:14 pm

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What would be the worst message to receive from space?

by QuestionGuy June 23, 2022, 2:27 pm

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What space fact you know really amaze you?

by QuestionGuy June 19, 2022, 4:29 pm

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The Booty Speech from Space Dandy [ENG Dub]

by CopyPastaArchive June 17, 2022, 2:12 pm

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TIL that the Pioneer 10 space probe passed the orbit of Neptune, the furthest planet away from the Sun at the time, on June 13, 1983. It was the first man-made object to leave the Solar System.

by whatilearned June 13, 2022, 3:30 pm

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TIL With flight director Gene Kranz, it took a $5 million campaign to restore the original Mission Control room at NASA Johnson Space Center in 2019, with thousands of backers from 25 countries. Flight control consoles were restored and wall displays were reactivated with Apollo-era projections

by whatilearned June 13, 2022, 4:50 am

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TIL Karman line is the border that separates the Earth’s atmosphere from outer space. It is defined as being 100 km above sea level by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. This is regarded as the starting point of outer space, i.e. where the atmosphere is too thin to support flight.

by whatilearned June 12, 2022, 1:22 am

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