In 2020, the world celebrated two decades of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As an orbiting laboratory that has provided astronauts with a view of Earth from outer space, the ISS may not seem very similar to more recent innovations like tiny CubeSats. But all of […]
SpaceX has been trying to recover their second stage for a while. Let’s talk about Elon’s announcement of their newest effort do to so. Also, quantum computers have reached a new milestone and the Russian space agency has ceded their business to SpaceX. Links: https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-computing-broken-20-qubit-quantum-register https://www.space.com/40313-spacex-rocket-landing-giant-party-balloon.html https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/russia-appears-to-have-surrendered-to-spacex-in-the-global-launch-market/ Support me on […]
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From SpaceX and Tesla, to his own school (Ad Astra), Elon Musk is developing companies and ideas that look to bring humanity forward. This mini documentary video takes a look at a number of Elon Musk’s projects and ideas. And tries to envision what the city of the future will […]
A 200,000 strong robotic empire is running Amazon’s warehouses. From rolling robots, to robotic arms – they all work together in Amazon’s smart warehouse system. This documentary video takes a look at the automation technology working inside of Amazon’s fulfilment centers. We’ll take a look at the different kinds of […]
How is origami helping build the future. You can see origami tech being invested into and used in space development – from star shades to satellites. Origami is also being used in biological advancements – from ingestible robots that can remove batteries, to creating new organs. And could origami create […]
