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nationalpost:

NASA set to launch Sunjammer, the largest solar sail in history, with hopes to revolutionize near space travelIt might not get you all the way to Cardassia Prime, but NASA hopes its newly launched solar-sail Sunjammer program will lead to a future where propellantless space craft are used for a multitude of functions beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.“Once proven, solar sail technology could enable a host of versatile space missions, including flying an advanced space-weather warning system to more quickly and accurately alert satellite operators and utilities on Earth of geomagnetic storms caused by coronal mass ejections from the sun,” NASA said in a release.Additionally, NASA sees the project as something that can work to help clean up the piles of floating space garbage in orbit. (NASA)

NASA set to launch Sunjammer, the largest solar sail in history, with hopes to revolutionize near space travel
It might not get you all the way to Cardassia Prime, but NASA hopes its newly launched solar-sail Sunjammer program will lead to a future where propellantless space craft are used for a multitude of functions beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.

“Once proven, solar sail technology could enable a host of versatile space missions, including flying an advanced space-weather warning system to more quickly and accurately alert satellite operators and utilities on Earth of geomagnetic storms caused by coronal mass ejections from the sun,” NASA said in a release.

Additionally, NASA sees the project as something that can work to help clean up the piles of floating space garbage in orbit. (NASA)

justnakedpeople:

Kill them. Kill them all!

excusemypassion:

ebonyfreebird:

Why has Tumblr taught me more about basic living than all of my previous schooling experiences combined

is this true?

afrosoulsista:

Saving Lives!! #BloodDonations #OklahomaBloodInstitute #FreeSnacks #OPositive

iamjalisaelite:

damnsoprochoice:

amprog:

How U.S. paid maternity leave stacks up internationally. Hint: Not well. More info: here.

Sweden: up to 68-96 weeks or more

US: 0

Th US sucks.. point blank period -___-

'...Without taking into account a person’s history of “poverty spells” — the timing, length and severity of previous poverty episodes — it remains hard to know how poor that person really is. People with long poverty spells in the past are, for example, less likely to escape from poverty. And if they do, they are far more vulnerable to becoming poor again. The timing of the spell also matters, with childhood poverty being especially detrimental. It can hurt children’s cognitive development, their prospects of marriage and lifetime earnings.' »

something to think about and this is real

Modern Farmer: What a 13-year-old farmer has learned about raising and selling her own chickens and eggs »

modfarm:

From a Denver Post article in November, 13-year-old chicken farmer Shelby Grebenc (who was the youngest farmer ever awarded the Animal Welfare Approved designation) tells about what she’s learned raising and selling her own chickens and eggs at the local farmers market:

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