Category: Space and Tech
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Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Announce Collaboration to Research Future of Cities
The joint study examines new relationships between advanced technologies, public environments and personal experiences Four distinct study areas — surfaces, societies, futures and textile research around “adaptive ecologies” — were explored by RISD students and faculty and Hyundai researchers Study builds upon partnership established between Hyundai and RISD in 2020 SEOUL/ PROVIDENCE, RI, July 6, 2021…
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Skyroot Aerospace completes Series A funding to become the most affordable on-demand ride to space on the planet
The company will offer its first 10 customers special discounted pricing for launches beginning in 2022 NEW YORK, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Skyroot Aerospace, India’s leading private space launch company, is set to take the global stage with help from its recent $11 million Series A capital raise. The funding will be used to acquire new talent and complete the…
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International Space Station Astronauts Install 2 Advanced Solar Arrays Provided by Boeing
Advanced Solar Arrays HOUSTON – Two new, advanced solar arrays provided by Boeing [NYSE: BA] have increased the International Space Station (ISS) power supply after European astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough installed them during three spacewalks on June 16, 20 and 25. The new arrays contain stronger solar cells that are also…
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WARP DRIVE or STARGATE TECHNOLOGY?
By Werner Leo Regardless if you are into UFOs, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial life, Ancient aliens, or space exploration in general, we are all after the same outcome: First contact with alien life. First Contact doesn’t necessarily mean contact with intelligent life, it rather means that the discovery of ANY form of extraterrestrial life is considered…
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What’s Up: July 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA (video)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory What are some skywatching highlights in July 2021? Venus blazes as the “Evening Star” following the sunset, with a much fainter planet Mars nearby. Catch their super close pairing on July 12. Plus, if you can find your way to dark skies, this is the best time of year to enjoy…
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Asteroid Day June 30, 2021… (video)
Well, yesterday was Asteroid Day… It occurs every year on June 30th… Asteroid Day (also known as International Asteroid Day) is an annual global event which is held on the anniversary of the Tunguska event in 1908, when an asteroid leveled about 2,150 square kilometres (830 sq mi) forest in Siberia. The United Nations has proclaimed it be observed globally on June 30 every year…
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NASA to Air Departure of SpaceX Cargo Dragon from Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter, loaded with approximately 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo from the International Space Station, will depart Tuesday, July 6, bound for a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday, July 8, completing the company’s 22nd commercial resupply services mission for NASA. Live coverage of the departure will…
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Meet NASA’s Psyche Team Who Will Measure the Asteroid’s Magnetic Field (video)
NASA (YouTube) NASA’s Psyche team will measure the asteroid’s magnetic field using a magnetometer. This instrument is composed of two identical high-sensitivity magnetic field sensors located at the middle and outer end of a 6-foot (2-meter) boom on the spacecraft. The magnetometer team is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Technical University…
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El público nombra al “maniquí lunar” que volará alrededor de la Luna en la misión Artemis I
Read this release in English here. “Comandante Moonikin Campos” es el nombre oficial del maniquí que se lanzará a bordo de Artemis I, la prueba de vuelo sin tripulación de la NASA del cohete Sistema de Lanzamiento Espacial (SLS por sus siglas en inglés) y la nave espacial Orion alrededor de la Luna a finales…
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SpaceX WATCH LIVE: TRANSPORTER-2 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 30 for launch of Transporter-2, SpaceX’s second dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 58-minute launch window opens at 2:56 p.m. EDT, or 18:56 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat…