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China launches robot prototype capable of catching space debris with net Reuters 1 hr ago © Reuters/TINGSHU WANG FILE PHOTO: China marks its Space Day BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese space mining start-up launched into low Earth orbit on Tuesday a robot prototype that can scoop up debris left behind by other spacecraft with a big net. The NEO-01, which will also peer into deep space to observe small celestial bodies, was launched on the governments Long March 6 rocket along with a handful ...

How the pandemic is changing the protocol for NASA’s Mars landing — and how to watch it happen Geekwire 2/17/2021 Alan Boyle © Provided by Geekwire First Mode senior systems engineer Mallory Lefland is part of the team that will be monitoring the entry, descent and landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (NASA Photo / Bobak Ferdowsi) Veteran spacecraft engineer Chris Voorhees has witnessed six Mars landings in the co...

DARPAs New Space Program Stirs Worldwide Concern Published: February 16, 2021 A new space technology exploration program announced by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is riling up international opposition as the race to mine space heats up On the same day that Joe Biden obtained the Electoral College majority needed to become president of the United States, a metallic asteroid roughly half the size of New York City made its closest approach to earth. Far from indulging in apocalyp...

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Museum of Flight Space Mavens Offer Insights from Earth to Mars Museum of Flight Space Mavens Offer Insights from Earth to Mars An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Photo NASA. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover lands on the Red Planet Feb. 18, and the Museum of Flight is hosting two live, online panel programs to prep and cover the landing with NASA JPL Mars mission engineers. The preview discussion on Feb. 11 includes Mallory Lefland, JPL Flight Controller, who...

Tech advances mean taking humans to play among the stars is just one of the aims of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and a host of eager investors

Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia Spearheaded by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Artemis Accords were signed in October by eight countries. China and Russia were left out. ( A brewing war to set a mining base in space is likely to see China and Russia joining forces to keep the US increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay, experts warn. The Trump Administration took an active interest in space, announcing...

$81.6b Data was collected from Bloomberg Billionaires Index on 25/01/2021. Please note that rankings will change based on market movements. 1. Elon Musk Elon Musk became the world’s richest man in early January 2021, overtaking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who had held the spot since October 2017. A large portion of Musk’s wealth comes from Tesla  (TSLA) – which he owns a 20.7% stake of – and his company SpaceX. The companies added over $140 billion to his net worth in 2020 alone. Tesla s...

The aerospace industry – headed for military dominance the Space Force will be given the task to create the technologies to “control and dominate” the pathway on and off our sacred Mother Earth. Earlier this year, Trump was able to “stand up” his new high-tech legacy branch of the military, called the Space Force. Congress was overwhelmingly in favor – that means both parties supported it The Real Missions of Space Force….   Bruce K. Gagnon Recently we learned that the aerospace...

>> oh, yes, he went there. so did comedian jimmy kimmel. the best of their barbs and what you need to know for the week ahead right here, right now on cnn. hello, everyone. im don lemon. thank you so much for joining us this evening. tonight, trauma in the middle of a sunday drive. an suv flies off the road in new york city and lands 60 feet below into the bronx zoo. seven people are dead, and as our susan candiotti reports, three of them were children. susan. >> reporter: it was a b...