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Dec 7, 2018
China launches lunar rover in historic mission to the dark side of the moon
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
China launched the Chang’e 4 spacecraft atop a Long March 3B rocket on Friday in a milestone mission to land a rover on the far side of the moon.
Dec 7, 2018
Meet the engineer behind NASA’s robotic arm for Mars
Posted by Alberto Lao in categories: robotics/AI, space travel
Many years after, the young dreamer has surpassed his imagination. He is now a lead engineer on InSight — NASA’s spacecraft which recently landed on Mars. He is in charge of the mission’s robotic arm mechanism.
Dec 7, 2018
Tesla CEO on 60 Minutes: I don’t want to ‘adhere to some CEO template’
Posted by Mary Jain in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Tesla is upgraded to “buy” at Jeffries as Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears on “60 Minutes” to talk about his erratic behavior this year.
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Dec 7, 2018
Tesla’s Elon Musk welcomes competition
Posted by Mary Jain in categories: Elon Musk, transportation
General Motors recently announced plans to double its investment in electric vehicles and that’s just fine with Elon Musk. 60 Minutes, Sunday. https://cbsn.ws/2L0D2pw&h=AT27OxLLrIvSTagOUUaqQ8rb_hlgmnx14C…svvYFzIR1X
Dec 7, 2018
China mission launches to far side of Moon
Posted by Victoria Generao in categories: robotics/AI, satellites
China has launched the first mission to land a robotic craft on the far side of the Moon, Chinese media say.
The Chang’e-4 mission will see a static lander and rover touch down in Von Kármán crater, located on the side of the Moon which never faces Earth.
The payload blasted off atop a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Dec 7, 2018
5 Important Artificial Intelligence Predictions (For 2019) Everyone Should Read
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning have made huge strides in 2018. In this post we look at some of the key AI predictions for 2019, where is will be used, how it will make the biggest impact, as well as the key challenges we have to address.
This mesmerizing comet landscape was captured by the Rosetta probe as it zoomed by Comet 67P.
Dec 7, 2018
Satellites may connect the entire world to the internet
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: business, internet, satellites
BREAKING: Humans have never before heard the sound of wind on Mars until now! Listen to #SoundsOfMars as recorded by NASA InSight as Martian winds swept over our lander. Best with headphones or a subwoofer. https://go.nasa.gov/2BWeong&h=AT2phR-fnwaC50oFKYLmQGoDEJ8_fV…fWhAfd9mNw