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SpaceNow, a New Space Education Initiative

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the we-need-more-space-awareness dept.

Avacar writes "SpaceNow has officially launched their new website. It contains fairly detailed and technical explanations on how standard rocketry works, as well as orbital mechanics for interplanetary travel. They advocate putting fusion engines in space as a clean, cost-effective way to travel between planets. They also have a full curriculum for educating youth about space, and will soon be starting up weekly debates on touchy issues with space travel on their forums."

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  1. Universal Warming by fragmentate · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank God it's clean. Last thing we need is Universal Warming. Imagine if the universes Vacuum Layer had a hole in it!

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    My ZooLoo
  2. not much content by Liquid+Tip · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was expecting a lot more from this website. It looks nice you first load it up, but the information content is quite sparce. Not even pretty pictures or informative diagrams to explain concepts. Section 6.2 on aging stars as an example is dismal.

    The CASCA Education website is much, much better:

    http://www.cascaeducation.ca/files/index.html

    Check it out.