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Lighter Surface Colors- Cooler World

High Albedo reflects sunlight Albedo is simply the “whiteness” of a surface; its ability to reflect light energy. Surface  reflectivity is measured in values between Zero and One-  Zero indicates complete  black and one means totally white.  When evaluating a surface, assigning it a value

Sierra Nevada Dreamchaser to ISS

Automated shuttle wins NASA ISS contract

Mini space shuttle will fly cargo to Space Station NASA awarded contracts to three companies for unmanned commercial cargo delivery missions to the space station through 2024: “…Sierra Nevada, the newcomer to the CRS program, will provide two versions of its Dream Chaser lifting body

Rare Element Asteroid Mining Satellite

Space Rock Mining is Big Money.

Resources on Asteroids can be worth billions: “There’s money in space mining!” Usually that sort of bluster translates to money thrown AT space- as in tens of billions for Apollo, Shuttle, Space Station, etc.   Sure we’ve discovered an awful lot of important stuff, and

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