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Feb 14, 2022

Rogue rocket about to smash into the moon is from China, not SpaceX, experts say

Posted by in categories: climatology, satellites

Ooooops!!

A rocket stage set to smash into the moon on March 4 is no longer believed to be a piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but rather a booster from a Chinese rocket sent to the moon in 2014, experts say.

Bill Gray, an astronomer and the developer of the asteroid tracking software Project Pluto, initially identified the errant space junk (which had been given the temporary name WE0913A) as the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, predicting that the debris would collide with the moon after hurtling through space for seven years.

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Feb 14, 2022

Elon Musk — People Don’t Realize What’s Coming!

Posted by in categories: business, climatology, education, Elon Musk, law, space, sustainability

He’s absolutely right about birth rates and its implications for our species. OVER population is a disproven concept as far as our near and near-far future goes.


Elon Musk is the charismatic co-founder of PayPal and Tesla, as well as the founder of SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. He serves as CEO of Tesla and CEO/lead designer of SpaceX. Watch along as he explains why earth doesn’t have a lot of time left.

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Feb 14, 2022

A new silicon battery design just beat Tesla’s energy density

Posted by in categories: energy, futurism

Feb 14, 2022

Air Force tests podded laser and kinetic weapons in virtual war games

Posted by in category: military

Feb 14, 2022

Human spaceflight just got a boost with new Polaris Program

Posted by in category: space travel

To the moon, Mars, and beyond.

Human spaceflight just got a major boost.

Polaris announced on February 14, 2022, that its first-of-its-kind Polaris Program is set to focus exclusively on rapidly advancing human spaceflight capabilities all while “continuing to raise funds and awareness for important causes on Earth,” per the company’s post on Twitter.

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Feb 14, 2022

Two 23-year-old Texans made $4 million from mining Bitcoin in 2021

Posted by in category: bitcoin

Feb 14, 2022

New artificial enamel is harder and more durable than the real thing

Posted by in categories: materials, robotics/AI

And it’s a perfect fit. Enamel is an incredible material. It’s sturdy enough so that humans can chew but flexible enough that it doesn’t crack with every bite. Unfortunately, humans can not regenerate it. Once lost or damaged, it’s gone forever.


OpenAI’s chief scientist has admitted what we all fear — that artificial intelligence may be gaining consciousness.

Feb 14, 2022

Genetically Modified May Save Africa and Other Places From Disease and Starvation

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Genetically modified are words that bother many in Western countries, but they provide for the necessities of life elsewhere.

Feb 14, 2022

Fun fact: If you laid the International Space Station out end-to-end on a football field…

Posted by in category: space

Fun fact: If you laid the International Space Station out end-to-end on a football field… it would be really tough to play a game. 🙃

The International Space Station is 356 feet (109 meters) long, just about one yard shy of an American football field—including the end zones. Go deep on more space station fun facts this #SBLVI: https://go.nasa.gov/3swABkE

Feb 14, 2022

Jared Isaacman announces SpaceX Polaris Dawn programme, 1st crewed Starship launch

Posted by in category: space travel

It is interesting that SpaceX has created working EVA suits for use later this year. Also cool that another crewed Starship mission has been planned. Finally note this is yet another mission without professional astronauts. (2 out of the 3 scheduled crewed Starship missions are with nonprofessionals.)


Jared Issacman would serve as the mission commander and will be accompanied by pilot Scott Poteet and SpaceX employees Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon.