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NASA-awarded ‘marsha’, a 3D-printed vertical martian habitat

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in 3D printing, habitats, robotics/AI, space | Leave a Comment on NASA-awarded ‘marsha’, a 3D-printed vertical martian habitat

07.26.
2018

3D printing refers to various processes used to manufacture three dimensional objects in successive layers of material formed under computer control.

NASA-awarded ‘marsha’, a 3D-printed vertical Martian habitat by AI spacefactory.

Drilling deep to the Mars Lake

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in robotics/AI, space | Leave a Comment on Drilling deep to the Mars Lake

07.25.
2018

Honeybee Robotics has been working on a Planetary Deep drill. It has been tested to a depth of about 100 feet (30 meters). The plan has to been to have the lightweight system reach kilometers of depth. This would be able to reach the liquid Lake on Mars.

The Planetary Deep Drill is a wire-line drill designed to reach miles below extraterrestrial surfaces. The lightweight drill meets the payload and excavation requirements required to reach far below the icy surface formations of Mars, Enceladus or Europa.

The drill is four meters tall (13 feet) and has a a diameter of 6.4 centimeters (2.5 inches). The Planetary Deep Drill also features motors, electronics and sensors to operate its tungsten carbide tip pounds into ice and rock at over 250 revolutions per minute.

Why Do Stars Twinkle?

Posted by Genevieve Klien in space | 1 Comment on Why Do Stars Twinkle?

07.25.
2018

And while we’re at it, why don’t the other planets in our solar system seem to twinkle?

Liquid water spied deep below polar ice cap on Mars

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07.25.
2018

Orbiting radar instrument finds Martian analog to lake under Antarctic glaciers.

Mars Ice Home

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07.25.
2018

Clouds Architecture Office and SEArch conceived an inflatable structure that incorporates in situ resources and uses ice as radiation shielding and as a structural component.

Mars: huge underground lake raises prospects of life on planet, astronomers say

Posted by Michael Lance in space | Leave a Comment on Mars: huge underground lake raises prospects of life on planet, astronomers say

07.25.
2018

Scientists have spotted a 12 mile-wide stretch of water underneath a slab of ice at the Martian south pole.

Ian Sample Science editor.

Russia Is About to Resurrect a Soviet Colossus

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism, space | Leave a Comment on Russia Is About to Resurrect a Soviet Colossus

07.24.
2018

It’s first and final flight happened nearly 30 years ago, but Energia could become the cornerstone of Russia’s future space ambitions.

A blood moon is coming

Posted by Michael Lance in biotech/medical, space | Leave a Comment on A blood moon is coming

07.24.
2018

On Friday 27 July there will be a total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon. The blood moon occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align perfectly, putting the moon in the Earth’s shadow. The red colouring is a result of sunlight refracting through the Earth’s atmosphere.

Mars will appear in the sky below the ‘blood moon’ this Friday

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07.24.
2018

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Five Teams Win a Share of $100,000 in 3D-Printed Habitat Competition

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in 3D printing, habitats, space | Leave a Comment on Five Teams Win a Share of $100,000 in 3D-Printed Habitat Competition

07.24.
2018

NASA and partner Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, have selected the top five teams to share a $100,000 prize in the latest stage of the agency’s 3D-Printed Habitat Centennial Challenge competition. Winning teams successfully created digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of a house on Mars using specialized software tools. The teams earned prize money based on scores assigned by a panel of subject matter experts from NASA, academia and industry. The judges interviewed and evaluated submissions from 18 teams from all over the world and selected these teams: