DailyDirt: Space Is Cool Again! Yay!

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Maybe you haven't seen the latest Star Wars film yet, but it's pretty hard to avoid hearing about it. Recently, there have been some more "realistic" space movies out (eg. Gravity, Interstellar, The Martian), but there's also plenty of actual space stories to watch, too. In the past year or so, we've seen some spectacular rocket failures, but thankfully, we're closing out 2015 with some successful accomplishments -- and plans for more sequels. After you've finished checking out those links, take 10% off any $50+ order from our Daily Deals using the promo code DAILYDIRT.
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Filed Under: falcon 9, lunar rover, re-usable rockets, rocket, space, space exploration, spaceport, yutu
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    Lawrence D’Oliveiro, 22 Dec 2015 @ 5:48pm

    Thank You For Posting My Link Submission

    And my apologies that TV3 forces you to use Flash...

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      Michael Ho (profile), 22 Dec 2015 @ 6:20pm

      Re: Thank You For Posting My Link Submission

      Thanks for commenting, Lawrence!

      (And maybe someday Flash video will simply cease to exist...)

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    Glenn, 22 Dec 2015 @ 8:26pm

    I've only seen Interstellar... "realistic" looking special effects, you mean.

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    Max (profile), 23 Dec 2015 @ 5:45am

    Uhhhh, about that...

    "Gravity"... "realistic"... facepalm - facepalm - facepalm...

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    Anonymous Coward, 23 Dec 2015 @ 8:48am

    Isn't it more difficult/expensive to reach orbit the further you are from the equator? That's why we (US) launch from Florida.

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      Michael Ho (profile), 23 Dec 2015 @ 3:16pm

      Re:

      That's part of the equation, yes. But there are also other factors. Being in a relatively remote location that allows for more frequent liftoffs could make it more economical.

      Maybe someday we'll have rocket launches from semi-autonomous launchpad barges in the middle of the ocean, but that's not happening any time soon.

      And maybe it's just more secretive to launch from NZ... since a lot of people tend to forget about it:
      http://worldmapswithout.nz/

      :P

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