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No_Leader1154 t1_jdcngom wrote

Your username checks out. I would just like to go ahead and remind that the US is a country of immigrants — people that left behind their old worlds to come build a new, better one. It’s the same spirit that’s driving and has driven US space innovation. Clamping together a rocket is pretty easy. Imagining it isn’t.

Your heart is in the right place. Too right perhaps. It’s easy to forget the kind of kindness that’s possible in the United States isn’t everywhere else.

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TheCriticalAmerican t1_jdcd9q9 wrote

> Europe is free to collaborate with even under ITAR. It's reasonable.

It’s only reasonable if you agree that certain countries (China) should be barred and not others. I don’t think any country should be barred. I’m against export controls of any kind. Technology and innovation should be for for humanities shared progress and not used as tools for political aims or goals.

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aurizon t1_jdccwg3 wrote

There are 5 low gravity spots in earth orbit. These are the Lagrange point. 2 are stable = items stay there, 3 are unstable and items migrate away unless actively maintained. L4 and L5 are stable - details here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_point

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fencethe900th t1_jdccuum wrote

If they buy components from the US, they're not entirely developing their own program. If they're developing their own program and being self sufficient then these rules don't apply to them. And the only reason they're being restricted is because of international collaboration. And it only blocks China out of the main space faring countries. Europe is free to collaborate with even under ITAR. It's reasonable.

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space-ModTeam t1_jdccrsr wrote

Hello u/Itsasimulationnn, your submission "Is there a part of space. Far away enough away from any celestial body that it would be unaffected by gravity? Not sure if I worded this question correctly but that’s my best try." has been removed from r/space because:

  • Such questions should be asked in the "All space questions" thread stickied at the top of the sub.

Please read the rules in the sidebar and check r/space for duplicate submissions before posting. If you have any questions about this removal please message the r/space moderators. Thank you.

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KickitChuck t1_jdccrf2 wrote

No. Empty space isn't empty, it is filled with matter. As long as there is matter gravity will persist (b/c gravity is the force that attracts any object with mass to any other object with mass). Anything in an empty space with a mass greater than zero will be attracted to any other thing with mass>0 which occupies that same space (the distance is irrelevant). There is no space without things, so gravity is always present to some degree.

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TheCriticalAmerican t1_jdcbz1p wrote

I’m just disappointed that we can’t all work together for a shared future for mankind and are still stuck on militarization and threatening to destroy ourself.

I have no idea what your point is. I’d rather live in a world with completely open access to information and technology so the best and brightest can work together and forge a prosperous future for mankind.

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ferrel_hadley t1_jdcby2i wrote

The Bootes Void there may be places where you will find the least affect of gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C3%B6tes_Void

The space between superclusters of galaxies will be places where there is not enough gravitational attraction from an entire supercluster to hold objects to its gravity, though you may find entire galaxies in these kind of spaces.

But in theory there is nowhere with no gravity.

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