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autoevolution 6 Apr 2021, 11:07 UTC · by 1 photo Starship is how Elon Musk and SpaceX presently call the prototypes of the ultimate spaceship, which will likely take humans to Mars for the first time. Many years probably have to pass before that actually happens, but tests of the technology are already underway. One after the other, four Starship prototypes—SN8, SN9, SN10, SN11—took off and ended up exploding in various positions and for various reasons. And all of these events were ...

autoevolution 5 Apr 2021, 12:34 UTC · by On Tuesday, April 6 at 1:45 p.m. EDT, engineers will drop a 14,000-pound test version of the Orion spacecraft into the Hydro Impact Basin at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The huge reservoir measures 115 feet long (35 meters) and 90 feet (27 meters) wide and it is filled with 1 million gallons of water. 1 photo The water impact tests of the Orion are part of the formal qualification program to fulfill the structural design and ...

Do not be afraid of what you see. Even though the robotics industry has been making huge progress lately, it hasn’t quite reached the level you see here.

32-Foot Vertical Solar Panels to Power NASA Moon Base 5 Apr 2021, 9:14 UTC · by By the middle of the current decade, humans will once again set foot on the Moon. The main difference is that now we’re going up there to stay, and that includes building a space station around the satellite and eventually a base on the ground. 1 photo The landing spot for Artemis III, the mission that will land a man and a woman on the Moon, is scheduled to touch down in 2024 at the lunar South Pole. That�...

autoevolution 5 Apr 2021, 14:11 UTC · by There probably isn’t a more complex process out there than putting together a spacecraft. No matter the task envisioned for it by Earth-based engineers, a spacecraft is one of the most complex pieces of machinery in exitence. And like most other machinery, they need to be tested very thoroughly. 1 photo The American space agency has one of the most rigorous such programs in existence. Take the Orion capsule that will head for the Moon with huma...

autoevolution Gura Terra Space Rover Promises to Keep Crew Safe During Space Exploration 3 Apr 2021, 11:35 UTC · by Folks, what you’re looking at is known as the Gura Terra Incognito Space Rover. Why the incognito bit, Im still trying to figure that out. Doesn’t even matter what you’ll end up calling this vehicle, it’ll still be just as badass. But first, a bit about its creator. The mind behind this design is Edon Guraziu, founder and owner of a design and consultation firm (GUR...

Space seems to no longer be the final frontier. While some people are hardly working, others are designing the next generation of space vehicles.

autoevolution Autoevolutions Space Month Even if you are not a Star Trek fan, the phrase “space, the final frontier” is sure to strike a chord. Spoken by Patrick Stewart at the beginning of almost all the 178 episodes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” it came to stand for all of humanity’s aspirations of leaving behind the home planet and expanding into the galaxy. Believe it or not, our generation will probably kick into motion the events and technologies that will ultimately lead...

Asteroid Apophis to Leave Earth Alone for a Century, Still Scary-Close in 2029 1 Apr 2021, 7:46 UTC · by It’s not a nice feeling knowing that at any time, a huge piece of space rock could slam onto our heads and end life as we know it. Luckily, unlike all the other species that have ever roamed our planet, humans can track some of these celestial hazards and, if need be, possibly even mount a defense against them. 1 photo Of the impossible-to-accurately-count asteroids and comets out t...

autoevolution 1 Apr 2021, 9:40 UTC · by In case you forgot there’s an actual car roaming the open space of our solar system, here’s a quick reminder: Musk’s own midnight cherry Tesla Roadster is (supposedly) still out there, presently at a distance of 141.40 million miles (225,5 million km and counting), according to tracking website Whereisroadster. 5 photos Actually sending a car in space must have been the craziest thing humans ever attempted (and succeeded) since space explorat...