Discovery Bit | Colt Samuel | Activity https://www.discoverybit.com/members/colt-sam/activity/ Activity feed for Colt Samuel. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:52:59 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 21579fda464e04e6fc7404f2424e35b2 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Product: On 12/24/25, ISRO's LVM3 Launched The U.S-Built Bluebird […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44716/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:13:51 -0600 On 12/24/25, ISRO‘s LVM3 Launched The U.S-Built Bluebird Block-2 (Weighs ~6.1T), The Heaviest Satellite From Indian Soil, Into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). It Has A ~2,400 ft² Antenna (The Largest Commercial Communications Array In LEO) For Global 4G/5G Direct-To-Phone Broadband In Remote Areas Without Towers. ISS Remains The Heaviest Overall Satellite (~450T).

]]> 0 29ef469f9718b881a915306b760c7493 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Discovery: The Most Detailed Model Of Theia, A Mars-Sized Planet, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44666/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:07:17 -0600 The Most Detailed Model Of Theia, A Mars-Sized Planet, Indicates It Formed Closer To The Sun Than Earth, Hitting Earth ~4.5Byrs Ago. The Debris Formed The Moon. Fe, Mo, Zr, O Isotope Data From Earth & Apollo Rocks Show Both Bodies Are Nearly Identical, Proving Theia Was Local. The Impact Mixed Both Worlds, & Added Metals To Earth’s Mantle.

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]]> 0 de90ee3a88be74f82ab3a274168fc43b Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: NASA’s Artemis II Launches In Feb 2026. 4 Astronauts, Led B […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44555/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:48:56 -0600 NASA’s Artemis II Launches In Feb 2026. 4 Astronauts, Led By Reid Wiseman, Will Orbit The Moon 10 Days In Integrity (No Landing; Only Testing Systems & Crew). This First Crewed Mission In 50 Yrs Includes Christina Koch (First Woman), Victor Glover (First Black Astronaut), & Jeremy Hansen (First Non-American), Advancing Goals For Moon Bases/Mars.

]]> 0 2dc55e480adb93c3d3f6dd249cc984f8 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: Shubhanshu Shukla Became The 1st Indian To Board The ISS Via […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44335/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:25:16 -0600 Shubhanshu Shukla Became The 1st Indian To Board The ISS Via Axiom-4, Which Launched On 6/26/25 With Astronauts From India, Poland & Hungary. Led By NASA Veteran Peggy Whitson, The 2-Wk Mission Includes 60 Experiments (7 By ISRO). Shukla Is India’s 2nd Man In Space, After Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 Soviet Mission. ISRO Paid $59M For His Seat & Training.

]]> 0 826843dd72bf6180df674c585c13fd91 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Product: US Venus Aerospace Tested The World’s 1st RDRE, Hitting M […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44201/ Fri, 16 May 2025 00:06:07 -0600 US Venus Aerospace Tested The World’s 1st RDRE, Hitting Mach 6 From Runways At Spaceport America, NM. Developed Since 1980s, Yet Unflown Until Now. RDREs Use Detonation For More Power/Less Fuel, Scalable For Defense/Commercial Use—LA–Tokyo In Under 2 Hrs! Pairs With Ramjet For Sustained Hypersonic Flight. Rivals: Hermeus, Castelion, Kratos.

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]]> 0 e7132c0cfbcf8c7392ac78b8e3dc7181 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Completed The First […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44099/ Sat, 08 Mar 2025 09:52:52 -0600 Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Completed The First Successful Private Moon Landing On 3/02/25, Carrying Nasa Experiment Payloads, And Meeting All Mission Goals. Fellow Texan Company Intuitive Machines Made The First But Partly Successful Private Moon Landing Last Year. These Nasa-Private Sectors Space Collaborations Are Hailed Ahead Of Artemis Missions.

]]> 0 1ea9bc89b36b34a8c1aea5f09d208e9c Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: A 14-Foot (4.3 Meters) Odysseus Lander, Built By Intuitive […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43677/ Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:16:29 -0600 A 14-Foot (4.3 Meters) Odysseus Lander, Built By Intuitive Machines And Sponsored By NASA For $118 Million, Successfully Touched Down Near The South Pole Of The Moon, Marking The First U.S. Landing In Over 50 Years Since NASA’s Famed Apollo Moonwalkers. This Achievement Also Made Intuitive Machines The First Private Company To Achieve A Lunar Landing.

]]> 0 f0014d02c59947148e5678e59fa20d70 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Discovery: Scientists, For The First Time, Thawed And Grew Mammalian, F […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43452/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 02:03:19 -0600 Scientists, For The First Time, Thawed And Grew Mammalian, Frozen Mouse, Embryos Under ISS Microgravity Conditions For 4 Days, With No Significant Developmental Issues. This First-Ever Research Suggests Mammals Could Survive/Reproduce In Space, Impacting Future Space Missions And NASA’s Artemis Program For Lunar And Mars Exploration.

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]]> 0 c7659c3f790e515c6f85da1ed1a56cca Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: India Made History, With Its Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft, As The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43371/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:29:46 -0600 India Made History, With Its Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft, As The First Country To Successfully Land On The Moon‘s Unexplored South Pole. This Achievement, Under Modest Budgets, Also Marks The 4th Lunar Landing After Russia, The U.S., And China. The South Pole’s Significance Lies In Recent Water Ice Discoveries, Potentially Fueling Future Space Exploration.

]]> 0 e4edda84210cfd49a06271c08373a15b Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Discovery: Scientists, After 50+ Yrs, Discovered That The Moon Has A […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43213/ Thu, 11 May 2023 21:50:06 -0600 Scientists, After 50+ Yrs, Discovered That The Moon Has A Solid Inner Core & Fluid Outer Core, Similar To Earth. Computer Model Based On Apollo And Grail Data Found The Inner Core To Be 310 mi Wide. Mantle Overturn Evidence May Explain Iron On The Moon’s Surface. This Find Could Help Solve The Moon’s Geologic Puzzles & Aid Future Missions.

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]]> 0 b82b133ba2a29571448a5c5973c35ee5 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Discovery: Researchers Are Indicating That The Moon Has Crater Pits That […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42762/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 02:19:08 -0600 Researchers Are Indicating That The Moon Has Crater Pits That Could Provide Habitable Temperature For Humans. And The Temp Is Said To Steadily Hover Around 63 °F (17 °C). The Pits Are Speculated To Lead To Caves That Could Provide Shelter For Humans. Both The Temp And Shelter Could Lead To Long Term Safe Lunar Exploration And Moon Base.

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]]> 0 48e090629947b1320c4a45bb3065384a Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Animal: Scientists May Have Discovered The World's Best Preserved […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42440/ Sat, 25 Dec 2021 03:22:16 -0600 Scientists May Have Discovered The World’s Best Preserved Dinosaur Embryo In Ganzhou, China. The Embryo, Named Baby Yingliang, Believed To Be A Toothless Theropod Dinosaur, Or Oviraptorosaur, And At Least 66 Myrs Old, Was Preparing To Hatch Just Like A Chicken. This Discovery Will Enhance Our Understanding On The Link Between Dinosaurs And Modern Birds.

]]> 0 1dab6f3dda624171a687b40952c38429 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Discovery: A Researcher Is Stating That The Moon"s Top Rocky Soil Layer […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42365/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:36:34 -0600 A Researcher Is Stating That The Moon”s Top Rocky Soil Layer Contains Enough Oxygen That Can Sustain 8 Billion People For 100,000 Years. However, The Oxygen, Which Makes Up 45% Of The Lunar Soil, Would Have To Be Extracted From Its Bonded State With, Fortunately, Existing Technology, Increasing The Feasibility For Long Term Moon Base.

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]]> 0 9741e490eb95bf9c4899ed0ad89067e7 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Animal: Researchers Have Discovered A Strange Dinosaur Species, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36795/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:46:43 -0600 Researchers Have Discovered A Strange Dinosaur Species, Called Ubijara Jubatus, About The Size Of A Chicken. The Dinosaur, Believed To Have Lived ~110 Myrs Ago In NE Brazil, Has Thick Long Hair That Runs Down Its Back, And Stiff Ribbon-Like Keratin Structures, Projecting 15cm From Its Shoulders, Used For Intimidation Or Attracting Mates.

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]]> 0 3b464a116beb140c3ed800c4eb7d906b Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: Material Transport From Earth To Moon Is Expensive […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36259/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:44:11 -0600 Material Transport From Earth To Moon Is Expensive (~$10,000/Pound). Which’s Why NASA, As Part Of Its Artemis Program, May Plan For Astronauts To Build Moon Bases, In 2024, Using Their Urine And Loose Sediments On The Moon. The Concrete Material Is Expected To Withstand Radiation, Extreme Temperatures, And Meteorite Bombardments.

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]]> 0 412582ea02c11659a62960a16052ca09 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Animal: Researchers May Have Discovered The Earliest Known Fowl […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36227/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 02:24:48 -0600 Researchers May Have Discovered The Earliest Known Fowl Fossil, Ancestor To Modern-Day Chickens, Ducks And Other Poultry. The Bird, Named Asteriornis Maastrichtensis, Found On The Netherlands-Belgium Border, Existed ~67 Myrs ago, The Time Of The Dinosaurs. This Discovery May Help Fill In The Gap On Bird Evolution From Dinosaurs.

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]]> 0 e19ab7ee71fe49008092623a2ed6949e Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Other: Many Of Us Already Know That NASA Intends To Open A Moon Base […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35437/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:25:31 -0600 Many Of Us Already Know That NASA Intends To Open A Moon Base Called Lunar Gateway. But What I Did Not Know Is That NASA Plans To Do That In 10 Years. The Base Would Enable NASA Explore The Moon And Also Be A Launching Pad For Other Space Missions, Like For Example, To Mars. Cool!

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]]> 0 45992946ab735d0f1b5ad6d259abe6d6 Colt Samuel posted an update in the group Discovery: Thanks To The Advancement In Technology, A Fossil, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/27116/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 22:53:45 -0600 Thanks To The Advancement In Technology, A Fossil, Megachirella, Which Was Discovered A Decade Earlier Has Now Been Determined To Be The Mother Of All Lizards And Snakes. The 240 Million-Year-Old Fossil, About The Size Of A Chameleon, Was Discovered In The Italian Apps. The Fossil Was The Direct Ancestor Of ~10,000 Modern Day Species.

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