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Dec 8, 2023

Tianhe Xingyi: China unveils the ‘fastest’ homegrown supercomputer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI, space travel, supercomputing

No specifications have been revealed, but officials have claimed that it surpasses the capabilities of the famous Tianhe-2 supercomputer.


The National Supercomputing Center (NSC) in Guangzhou, China, has unveiled the Tianhe Xingyi, a homegrown supercomputer, at an industrial event in Guangdong Province, which several media reports have confirmed. The NSC is the parent organization under whose guidance the Tianhe-2 supercomputer was also developed.

Supercomputers are a crucial component of a nation’s progress as they aid in solving the most complex and technical problems. The US has conventionally led the world in hosting the fastest supercomputers, as captured by the TOP500 listings, while also leading in the absolute number of supercomputers available to its researchers.

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Dec 8, 2023

SpaceX Starship V2: New Features & Missions Ahead

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SpaceX is making significant progress in the development of the Starship V2, including new features and upcoming missions, while also facing competition and challenges in the space market.

Questions to inspire discussion.

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Dec 8, 2023

SpaceX shares cinematic footage of recent Starship mission

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SpaceX has shared spectacular new footage of last month’s launch of the most powerful rocket ever to fly.

The cinematic content (see video below) shows the first-stage Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft (collectively known as the Starship) blasting skyward in the second integrated test flight of the vehicle, which could one day carry astronauts to the moon, Mars, and beyond.

Dec 7, 2023

SpaceX launches its 90th orbital mission of the year (video)

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Liftoff occurred at 12:07 a.m. ET on Thursday (Dec. 7).

Dec 7, 2023

SpaceX’s Colossal Starship Sets Pace in Race to Build Larger Rockets

Posted by in categories: economics, Elon Musk, space travel

Elon Musk’s latest rocket—the most powerful ever built—would offer better economics than conventional craft.

Dec 7, 2023

Blue Origin Unveils Versatile Spacecraft Platform, Blue Ring

Posted by in categories: innovation, space travel

Summary: Blue Origin, the aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company founded by Jeff Bezos, recently introduced its innovative spacecraft platform named Blue Ring. This announcement marks a significant milestone in Blue Origin’s endeavor to offer flexible and scalable solutions for a variety of space missions. Blue Ring aims to provide a standardized yet customizable foundation for diverse payloads, scientific missions, and potential crewed flights, representing a leap forward in space technology and exploration.

Introduction The space industry has been undergoing a radical transformation with private companies like Blue Origin at the forefront of pioneering advanced technologies and offering new opportunities for space exploration and utilization. The introduction of Blue Ring is a testament to the company’s commitment to innovation and its vision of enabling a future where millions of people are living and working in space.

The Blue Ring Platform: A Game-Changer for Space Exploration The Blue Ring platform is designed to be a multifaceted system capable of supporting various space missions. Its versatility comes from the ability to host multiple payloads and configurations, catering to a range of objectives from scientific research to commercial enterprises. The concept emphasizes scalability, where the platform can be adapted to different sizes and mission requirements without the need for extensive redesign.

Dec 7, 2023

SpaceX’s next Starship launch could feature key refueling test

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SpaceX may aim to conduct a propellant-transfer demonstration on Starship’s third flight.

Dec 6, 2023

Elon Musk Never Considered That Dangerous AI On Earth Could Follow Him To Mars

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, space travel

Elon was left “speechless” when confronted with the possibility that AI could follow humans to another planet.

Dec 6, 2023

NASA says SpaceX’s next Starship flight could test refueling tech

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Individual technologies necessary for in-orbit cryogenic refueling are at a stage of development where they are “ready now to go into flight systems,” Dankanich said, either with a demonstration in space or on an operational spacecraft.

First, small steps

By the fourth anniversary of those awards, only SpaceX appears to have a chance to complete the tasks outlined in its “Tipping Point” award, valued at $53 million.

Dec 6, 2023

Orbit Fab and Australia’s Space Machines Company cooperate on in-orbit servicing

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WASHINGTON – Australian in-space servicing startup Space Machines Company announced plans Dec. 5 to work with U.S. on-orbit refueling startup Orbit Fab to validate and demonstrate key technologies.

SMC is the first non-U.S. customer to use Orbit Fab’s fiducial alignment markers. The markers are painted on SMC’s Optimus Orbital Servicing Vehicle, which is set to launch in early 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare flight.

Orbit Fab’s fiducial markers are designed to act like a QR code, ensuring, for example, that a fuel shuttle replenishes the correct client. The fiducial markers also ensure proper spacecraft alignment for docking.

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