Monday, August 13, 2018

"Good Night, Moon"

The waxing crescent

1.8 day old moon

3.5 percent lit

I wish them well. New technology for space usually finds a market in the country, too.

August 9. 2018
By Mike Well
New and improved moon-landing sensors, (click here) systems that can capture reusable space vehicles in midair, and a host of other developing technologies are about to get an infusion of NASA cash.
The space agency will award an estimated $44 million to six U.S. companies to help along 10 "tipping point technologies" that could spur further exploration of the final frontier, NASA officials announced Wednesday (Aug. 8).
"These awards focus on technology collaborations with the commercial space sector that leverage emerging markets and capabilities to meet NASA's exploration goals," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement....