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Aug 13, 2020

SpaceX Dragon Endeavour Departs the International Space Station

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In case you missed it, the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on board undocked from the International Space Station at 7:35 p.m. EDT.

Watch NASA TV for continuous coverage as the spacecraft proceeds toward splashdown off the coast of Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2 at 2:48 p.m. EDT: www.nasa.gov/live

Aug 13, 2020

Virgin Galactic Spaceship Cabin

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Virgin Galactic has unveiled the interior cabin of its future tourist spaceplane 😍.

Aug 13, 2020

Assembly of the World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Reactor Begins

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On July 27, the assembly of the world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor began in France. It is known as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor or ITER. The ITER project is a joint effort by countries such as Japan, India, the European Union, the United States, Russia, China, and South Korea. The project was launched in 2006, has a five-year assembly phase, and plans to reach its maximum power output by 2035.

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Aug 13, 2020

Why James Webb will operate far from Earth?

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The James Webb Space Telescope will not be in orbit around the Earth, like the Hubble is, rather it will actually orbit the Sun, 1.5 million kms away from the Earth at the second Lagrange point or L2.

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Aug 13, 2020

WATCH: MARS in 4K!!

Posted by in categories: computing, internet, space

A world first. New footage from Mars rendered in stunning 4K resolution.

Although the cameras are high quality, the rate at which the rovers can send data back to earth is the biggest challenge. Curiosity can only send data directly back to earth at 32 kilo-bits per second.

Instead, when the rover can connect to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, we get more favourable speeds of 2 Megabytes per second.

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Aug 13, 2020

These Syrian refugees are using old mattresses to grow herbs and vegetables

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Ensuring nobody goes to bed hungry.

🔎 Learn more about the state of global hunger: https://buff.ly/3eZEypq

Aug 13, 2020

NASA: Next week, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission will practice touching asteroid Bennu one last time before its big moment

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Next week, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission will practice touching asteroid Bennu one last time before its big moment. The 4-hour excursion will bring the spacecraft to just 131 ft (40 m) above Bennu.

Here’s a preview of the rehearsal: https://go.nasa.gov/30zVOgR

Aug 13, 2020

A giant oil company is building the world’s largest plant that turns vegetable oil and grease into fuel — yet another sign of rising demand for cleaner gasoline

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Phillips 66 is turning its large crude oil refinery in California into a plant that produces renewable fuel.

Aug 13, 2020

Google Is Launching a Global Earthquake-Detection Network

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A new feature will allow Android devices to collect readings from smartphone sensors and warn users when a tectonic shake-up is imminent.

Aug 13, 2020

Special Edition Mini-Cast: Preview of the 2020 Ending Age-Related Diseases Conference

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Keith Comito, president of Life Extension Advocacy Foundation, joins me for a discussion to preview the 2020 Eding Age Related Diseases conference, to be held online, August 20–21, 2020. Go HERE to register for the conference, and use discount code SeekingDelphiEARD

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