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Tesla will live and die by the Gigafactory

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in space, sustainability, transportation | Leave a Comment on Tesla will live and die by the Gigafactory

11.30.
2018

Right now, in the desert just east of Reno, Nevada, Tesla is drilling into recently laid asphalt to install more electric vehicle chargers in the parking lot of the Gigafactory. The company has hired so many new workers in recent years that it needs more space to let them charge their Nissan Leafs, Chevy Bolts, Toyota Priuses, and, of course, Teslas. But before long, those chargers will be ripped right back out, along with the asphalt, and moved to a new spot to make room for more factory space.

Equipment for Moon Mining Operations are Being Developed

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in energy, space | Leave a Comment on Equipment for Moon Mining Operations are Being Developed

11.30.
2018

The technology needed for mining water ice on the moon and converting it into fuel is pretty straight forward. Various groups are already making the actual needed hardware. Paragon Space Development and Giner are already making key pieces of what is needed. If we are making large amounts of fuel on the moon then we are massively lowering the cost of all missions in space. The cost of anything from higher earth orbit and beyond becomes several times cheaper.

After the D-day invasion, the Allies made a temporary port. We need to move beyond thinking science missions to working on logistics and supply chains.

Animated scale of the universe

Posted by Michael Lance in space | Leave a Comment on Animated scale of the universe

11.30.
2018

Click on photo to start video.

This 3-minute animation will change the way you see the universe.

AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station

Posted by Amberley Levine in robotics/AI, space | Leave a Comment on AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station

11.30.
2018

The space station robot CIMON has exchanged its first words with its spacefaring crew.

German astronaut Alexander Gerst talked with the artificially intelligent crew-assistant CIMON during a 90-minute experiment on Nov. 15 aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

According to a statement from the manufacturer, Airbus, Gerst, the commander of the current space station crew, woke up CIMON (the Crew Interactive Mobile CompanioN) with the words “Wake up, CIMON.” In response, CIMON said, “What can I do for you?” [This Flying Space Droid Wants to Make Friends with Astronauts].

Success of Tiny Mars Probes Heralds New Era of Deep-Space Cubesats

Posted by Genevieve Klien in space | Leave a Comment on Success of Tiny Mars Probes Heralds New Era of Deep-Space Cubesats

11.30.
2018

Two pint-sized spacecraft, MarCO-A and MarCO-B, served as communications relays for NASA’s InSight lander.

By Mike Wall, SPACE.com on November 30, 2018

Astronomers calculate the total amount of starlight ever produced in the observable universe

Posted by Genevieve Klien in space | Leave a Comment on Astronomers calculate the total amount of starlight ever produced in the observable universe

11.30.
2018

The universe has been making stars for a good 13 billion years or so, and a natural question to ask might be “how many stars have existed in that time?” But now astronomers have taken it several steps further and asked “how much light has been emitted in that time?” Using a new measurement method, the team has apparently managed to quantify all the starlight every produced in the observable universe – and the result is a figure that’ll make your eyes water.

Are you using NASA land processes data?

Posted by Michael Lance in space | Leave a Comment on Are you using NASA land processes data?

11.30.
2018

Looking to download LP DAAC products directly from Data Pool for your research project via a script but unsure how to login using your NASA Earthdata account?

Check out newly released Python and R scripts for downloading files directly from the NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) Data Pool. The Python and R scripts show you how to configure a connection to download data directly in Python/R from an Earthdata Login-enabled server, specifically the LP DAAC Data Pool.