Made FarmBot home-kit. Now advises NASA on farming
• https://www.youtube.com, Kirsten DirksenIn 2014, Rory Aronson launched FarmBot, a farming robot built on open-source principles.
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Space Travel and Exploration
New Water Treatment Technology Could Fix Mars Soil and Earth Soil
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangUC Riverside engineers have developed a catalyst to remove a dangerous chemical from water on Earth that could also make Martian soil safer for agriculture and help produce oxygen for human Mars explorers.
Blue Origin auctions seat on first spaceflight with Jeff Bezos for $28 million
• CNBCThe winning bidder will fly to the edge of space with the Amazon founder and his brother Mark on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
Bidder splashes out $28 million to secure a seat next to Jeff Bezos and his brother on Blue Origin**
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk By RORY TINGLE--New Shepard rocket on its first manned flight on the anniversary of the moon landing
Rocket on pad, China ready to send 1st crew to space station
• https://apnews.comBEIJING (AP) -- The rocket that will send the first crew members to live on China's new orbiting space station has been moved onto the launch pad ahead of its planned blastoff next week.
More than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts have been detected by the CHIME telescope...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By JONATHAN CHADWICKMore than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts have been detected by the CHIME telescope in its first year of operation - but scientists still have no idea of the source
SPACE RACE Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson 'plots trip to space next month'...
• https://www.thesun.co.uk, Charlotte EdwardsIT could be a battle of the billionaires to see who can launch themselves into space first as Richard Branson could beat Jeff Bezos.
Relativity Space's reusable Terran R rocket can be 3D-printed in 60 days
• https://newatlas.com by Nick Lavars3D printing has come to play a significant role in modern rocket construction, with key players like Rocket Lab, NASA and SpaceX all leaning on the technology in producing their spacecraft.
SPACE RACE Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson 'plots trip to space next month'...
• The Sun...weeks BEFORE Jeff Bezos flies on Blue Origin rocket
Russia's space chief threatens to leave International Space Station program --
• https://www.cnbc.com by Amanda Macias--unless U.S. lifts sanctions Russia's space chief threatened Monday to withdraw from the International Space Station program if U.S. sanctions against Moscow's space entities are "not lifted in the near future." Launched in 1998, the ISS s
Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of his company Blue Origin in July
• CNBCBlue Origin plans to launch the mission on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Change to SpaceX's Starlink internet constellation faces legal challenge
• https://www.space.com, By Mike WallSpaceX's burgeoning satellite-internet business is getting a legal challenge.
'Ring of fire' eclipse 2021: When, where and how to see the annular solar eclipse on June 10
• https://www.space.com, By Joe RaoBut you have to live in a narrow strip or central or eastern Canada to get the full effect.
7-Year-old Girl Obsessed With Space Will Become the First Kid to Send an Item to the Moon
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.orgA seven-year-old astronaut in training will become the first child ever to send something to the moon after impressing the world's leading space pioneers.
One SpaceX Raptor Engine Every Two Days
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangElon Musk says that Raptor engine production has reached one every two days.
SpaceX ISS Cargo Mission Will Bring More Solar Power
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangSpaceX is scheduled to fly a cargo Dragon 2 to the space station starting June 3. Crew Dragon's system of SuperDraco abort thrusters and other gear were removed from the human flight Dragon 2 to enable more cargo.
Axiom Space Station
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangAxiom Space is hosting private missions to the ISS, starting in 2021.
Why China Could Vanquish The US In New Space Race
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Brandon WeichertThere are now only two nations in the history of humanity that have successfully landed rovers on the surface of the Red Planet: The United States and the People's Republic of China.
NASA's Curiosity rover snaps remarkable photos of rare high-altitude clouds on Mars
• https://www.dailymail.co, By CHRIS CIACCIANASA's Curiosity rover has captured several remarkable images of clouds on Mars, a rare occurrence on the Red Planet.
Is our sun going into hibernation?
• https://www.space.com By Kulvinder Singh ChadhaEach sunspot cycle has been getting less intense. Is our star falling asleep?
ORBITAL SPACE TOURISM POISED TO TAKE OFF LATER THIS YEAR
• https://www.spaceflightinsider.com, THERESA CROSSWithin a span of about six months, as many as a dozen new "space tourists" could fly into low Earth orbit on four flights beginning as early as this September.
US Military Plans To Harvest Solar Energy In Space, Beam It To Earth
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenThe US Air Force (USAF) is experimenting with the idea to harvest space solar power that will be beamed back to Earth as usable energy.
Viasat Still Unable to Stop SpaceX Starlink Launch
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangViasat has not been able to stop SpaceX Starlink from launching more satellites. SpaceX just had another good launch.
Seafloor volcanoes may be supporting life on icy Europa
• https://newatlas.com, By Anthony WoodJupiter's Icy moon Europa may have enough internal heat to trigger volcanic activity on the floor of its global ocean, according to the results of a new study.
Satellite operator Viasat is calling for a stop to all SpaceX Starlink launches...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By IAN RANDALLSatellite operator Viasat is calling for a stop to all SpaceX Starlink launches until a thorough review of the environmental effects of the rapidly growing megaconstellation has been carried out
GM's newest vehicle: Off-road, self-driving rover for moon
• https://apnews.com, By MARCIA DUNNGeneral Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles -- for the moon.
Look up tomorrow! Super Flower Blood Moon will appear on Wednesday during which...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By RYAN MORRISONLook up tomorrow! Super Flower Blood Moon will appear on Wednesday during which our lunar satellite will appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter
Bernie Sanders unexpectedly supports SpaceX & wants to stop NASA funding for Blue Origin in the HLS
• SpaceX FansJust recently we learned about the Blue Origin lawsuit for NASA and wanted NASA to stop supporting SpaceX and finance itself, but yesterday US congressman Bernie Sanders who is known as the person who hates billionaires has expressed his opinion.
Virgin Galactic reaches space from Spaceport America for the first time
• https://newatlas.com, By Nick LavarsVirgin Galactic has put a recent setback behind it to reach space for only the third time in its history, and the first time since relocating to its new Spaceport America base in New Mexico last year.
Gamma rays 10 times more energetic than thought possible detected
• https://newatlas.com, By Michael IrvingAstronomers have detected the highest-energy light ever seen, streaming in from near the center of the Milky Way.
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