space
SpaceX successfully launches top-secret Zuma spacecraft and lands booster
Posted in Science on 9th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has successfully launched its first mission of 2018, after capping a record year last year in 2017 with 18 total launches.
Satellites Could Help Forecast the Next Cholera Outbreak
Posted in Software on 5th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
Using satellite data and specialized algorithms, one group was able to accurately predict an outbreak weeks in advance.
Chinas moon mission to land rover on the far side of the moon
Posted in Hardware on 1st Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
China may achieve a feat never attempted by the US or USSR landing on the far side of the moon.
U.S. and China Both Want to Launch a Mars Sample Return Mission Before 2030
Posted in Science on 1st Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
NASA is working through ideas to collect Martian rock and return it to Earth, but the Chinese space program might beat them to it.
DARPA and NASA Team Up to Design Refuelling Satellites
Posted in Science on 1st Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
Robotic satellites could approach and refuel friendly satellites or meddle with unfriendly ones.