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Writer's picturePalomar Astronomy Club

Stardate 0211.19

Monday, February 11th, 2019


Welcome to Astronomy club!

-Introductions

-Our goal: to foster an interest in astronomy and to share the wonders of the cosmos with all y'all

-The Apollo missions

-Falling astronauts!



-The possibility of future missions on the moon

-Parker's Solar Probe (Click here for more information: https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/nasas-parker-solar-probe-launches/)

-Asteroids and their strange shapes

  • The 2019 asteroid


Question: Has space travel and research been increasing?

  • Companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are bringing new options for tourist attractions with their aircrafts able to reach the Earth's exosphere, allowing riders to experience "zero gravity"

  • Jeff Basos is seeking to reduce costs of these attractions for a wider commercial use

  • Private companies creating their own spacecraft and going into space cuts costs for NASA, and promotes the possibility of better space travel in the near future.


Question: Are these private companies competing or working with one another as they try to get to space?

  • Yes and no. While private companies are not required to release plans/patents to the general public, they might benefit from sharing data and information with one another.

  • the ethics of private industry in space are something we mentioned last semester, as well as the possibility of space monopolies.


Question: What are the motivations behind these space companies? Are they doing this for purely a profitable standpoint or because of intrinsic properties?

  • Elon Musk and his passion and dedication towards the promotion of his company


-Star clusters and identifying constellations in the planetarium during our upcoming star party (date TBD)

-website! (Hey, you found it)

-Wavelength Brewery has events every Thursday and Friday around 7 pm (?)




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