Should be used whenever one specific online resource or printed book/tech.report/article or other space exploration-related media is required. Care should be taken to avoid asking for broad, open-ended lists. It is better to ask for references fitting specific criteria rather than for "best resources".
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Does anyone recognise this differential equation (from Gravity's Rainbow)?
In the novel Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, there is a chapter in which Slothrop (the main character) thinks about this equation:
$$\theta \frac{d^2\phi}{dt^2} + \delta^* \frac{d\phi}{dt}
+ \frac{\partial L}{\partial\alpha}(s_1-s_2)\alpha
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Returning from Space: Re-entry - from which book is this chapter taken?
When googling about space travel, I stumbled upon this text: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/cami/library/online_libraries/aerospace_medicine/tutorial/media/III.4.1.7_Returning_from_Space.pdf
Obviously, it…
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Are there any open access space journal repositories?
I'm playing around with some machine learning software I've written. It would be theoretically possible to code this to answer real word questions (like those asked on this site). Of course any answers are only as complete as the sources the answer…
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What Christmas events have happened in space?
Have there been any specifically Christmas related events in space? I assume there's a 'Christmas dinner' on the ISS, but is there anything else?
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Role of DevOps in space exploration related digital systems
Digital technology is for sure an important component. DevOps is the practice allowing reducing time to market of digital products and increasing their quality.
Now, is there a special, specific branch of DevOps in the space exploration industry…
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