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Jun 18, 2021
We Dont Have Much Longer to Become a Type 1 Civilization
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: cosmology, space travel
For those not in the loop, the Kardashev Scale is a system of measurement invented by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in 1964. It quantifies how advanced a civilization is according to how much energy they’re able to harness.
Type 1 civilizations have harnessed 100% of the accessible energy of their own planet. Type 2 has harnessed 100% of the accessible energy in their solar system. Type 3 has harnessed 100% of the accessible energy in their galaxy. There is no official Type 4 but it is conceivable that eventually a civilization could harness 100% of the accessible energy in the universe, and Type 5, which has harnessed all the accessible energy in the multiverse.
That’s some heavy stuff, well beyond the scope of this article. The public’s focus on near term manned spaceflight efforts these days belies a problem with our priorities. Grand, ambitious projects like settling the Moon and Mars grab our attention, while there’s still much left to be done on Earth.
Jun 17, 2021
SpaceXs next astronaut launch for NASA delayed a week
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
The Crew-3 Dragon mission will now launch Oct. 31.
Heavy traffic at the International Space Station has pushed SpaceX’s next crewed launch to the orbiting lab for NASA back a week.
Jun 17, 2021
The Lunar Lantern Could be a Beacon for Humanity on the Moon
Posted by Lawrence Klaes in categories: business, habitats, health, space travel, sustainability
The Lunar Lantern, an intriguing concept for establishing a human presence on the Moon, is currently being featured at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition.
In October of 2024, NASA’s Artemis Program will return astronauts to the surface of the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. In the years and decades that follow, multiple space agencies and commercial partners plan to build the infrastructure that will allow for a long-term human presence on the Moon. An important part of these efforts involves building habitats that can ensure the astronauts’ health, safety, and comfort in the extreme lunar environment.
This challenge has inspired architects and designers from all over the world to create innovative and novel ideas for lunar living. One of these is the Lunar Lantern, a base concept developed by ICON (an advanced construction company based in Austin, Texas) as part of a NASA-supported project to build a sustainable outpost on the Moon. This proposal is currently being showcased as part of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at the La Biennale di Venezia museum in Venice, Italy.
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Jun 17, 2021
Indias human spaceflight plans coming together despite delays
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
The nation may launch its first crewed spaceflight in 2023.
So far, only the U.S., the Soviet Union/Russia and China have launched humans to Earth orbit. But India aims to join that exclusive club in the next year or two.
Jun 16, 2021
Doug Liman Opines On Jeff Bezos Blue Origin Rocket: Its Not Going Very High. I Really Think The Moon Or Beyond Is Space – Tribeca Festival
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Doug Liman Opines On Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket: “It’s Not Going Very High. I Really Think The Moon Or Beyond Is Space” — Tribeca Festival
Director Doug Liman likes that there’s so much buzz about space these days and takes a teensy part of the credit after news (broken by Deadline) last year that he plans to shoot a film up there with Tom Cruise in collaboration with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA.
“It’s good. If we can inspire kids to study science. I grew up dreaming about going into space,” said Liman, who also directed Cruise on American Made and Edge of Tomorrow and has helmed hits from Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Bourne Identity to Go and Swingers. He spoke Tuesday on a sunny roof deck at Spring Studios in downtown Manhattan during a Directors Talk Q&A at the Tribeca Festival.
Jun 15, 2021
Russia, Once a Space Superpower, Turns to China for Missions
Posted by Derick Lee in category: space travel
After years of promises and some limited cooperation, Russia and China have begun to draw up ambitious plans for missions that would directly compete with those of the United States and its partners, ushering in a new era of space competition that could be as intense as the first.
The budding new partnership reflects the geopolitics of the world today.
China and Russia have grown increasingly close under their current leaders, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin, smoothing decades of mistrust between the countries and creating a potent, though unofficial, alliance against what they perceive as the hegemonic behavior of the United States. Space has become a natural extension of the two countries’ warming ties, given increasingly fraught relations with the United States.
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Jun 15, 2021
Look: NASAs new megarocket is one step closer to space
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in category: space travel
Artemis 1: NASA SLS megarocket hits another milestone.
NASA’s SLS rocket that will carry Orion to the Moon for the Artemis I mission is shaping up. With the core stage in place, here’s a look at NASA’s megarocket.
Jun 14, 2021
How much is a Blue Origin flight? Jeff Bezos firm sells its first ticket
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in category: space travel
Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight firm has yet to fly a single human, but one lucky auction winner has just bought the firm’s first seat for sale.
Jun 14, 2021
Teslas NEW Giga Press Is a BIG Game Changer
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: business, Elon Musk, engineering, space travel, sustainability
Tesla’s NEW Giga Press Is a BIG Game Changer Tesla and big things are inseparable. Be it ambition, idea, or more tangible items, Tesla would rather go big. Perhaps that is due to the many successes the company has racked up in the short time it has existed or just the personality of the CEO, Elon Musk. Whatever the case, Tesla tends to come along and fundamentally change how things are done, just like with its Giga Press. What is a Giga Press and how does it work? Why is it a game changer in the auto making business? Welcome to Tech Archives.
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