• [PS] Seeing Ourselves in Space

    From The Planetary Society via sci.space@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 3 06:02:46 2021
    The Planetary Society Articles

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    Seeing Ourselves in Space

    Posted: 02 Jul 2021 07:30 AM PDT https://www.planetary.org/the-downlink/seeing-ourselves-in-space

    When we look at our planet, look for life, or direct a rover to look at
    itself, we see ourselves in new ways.

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    DAVINCI+, a return to Venus clouds

    Posted: 01 Jul 2021 12:04 PM PDT https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/davinci

    NASA’s DAVINCI+ will be the first mission to visit the Venusian atmosphere since 1984, providing the most detailed measurements we’ve ever had of its composition and structure.

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    Why NASA pays SpaceX and Boeing to fly astronauts to the International
    Space Station

    Posted: 01 Jul 2021 08:29 AM PDT https://www.planetary.org/articles/why-nasa-pays-spacex-and-boeing

    Commercial crew is a partnership between NASA and private industry to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station and create a new
    market for humans in space.

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