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The Monthly Salon: December

New World Same Humans • 22 implied HN points • 20 Dec 23
🕹 Technology AI Robotics Space Exploration Future outlook Tech Trends
  1. The Monthly Salon is a space for community discussions on trends, technology, and society.
  2. 2023 has been dominated by machine intelligence advances and 2024 will see further developments in AI and humanoid robots.
  3. The upcoming year holds significant developments like the first private moon landing and the potential impact on human labor.

Is ESA getting screwed on Artemis deal?

Europe in Space • 117 implied HN points • 27 Feb 23
🌍 World Politics Space Exploration International Agreements
  1. Europe's contributions to the Artemis program are crucial for NASA's return to the Moon
  2. ESA has made significant financial and technological contributions to Artemis through contracts for service modules and Gateway modules
  3. The relationship between ESA and NASA in the Artemis program involves complex negotiations and strategic considerations
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A Common Project for Humanity

Planetocracy • 78 implied HN points • 13 Jul 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration
  1. Colonizing space could unite people around a common project for humanity.
  2. Lifting enough mass into space is a crucial tool for human expansion.
  3. Monthly Mass Value Reports cover aspects like Falcon 9's capabilities and comparisons with other rockets.

Space is hard... Intuitive Machine's lander nearly didn't make it

More is Different • 6 implied HN points • 24 Feb 24
🔬 Science Space Exploration
  1. Private companies, like Intuitive Machines and SpaceX, are playing a significant role in space exploration, with recent missions to the moon showcasing successful landings and advancements.
  2. Challenges during the mission, such as orbit corrections, technical malfunctions, and unexpected communication issues, highlight the complexities and risks involved in space missions, emphasizing that space exploration is indeed a hard endeavor.
  3. The incredible efforts and ingenuity of the engineers involved in the mission, including developing makeshift solutions under pressure and working through challenges, led to a successful soft landing on the moon with operational instruments and payloads.

JUICE: A Journey to the Icy Moons of Jupiter

Europe in Space • 98 implied HN points • 10 Apr 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration Astronomy
  1. JUICE mission to study Jupiter's icy moons is a world-beater showing European excellence in space exploration.
  2. JUICE will be the first spacecraft to perform various feats, like a lunar-Earth gravity assist and orbiting moons of another planet.
  3. JUICE spacecraft has a titanic effort in its creation, involving multiple countries and costing around €1.6 billion.

Starship, Starlink, and some SpaceX-conomics

The efficient frontier • 78 implied HN points • 11 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration Economics Monopolies
  1. The economics of Starship are more complex than perceived, involving pricing, competition, and opportunity costs.
  2. Price and cost are not the same; in markets like space launches, firms charge markups and earn positive profits.
  3. Opportunity costs play a role in decisions, with each slot allocation affecting revenues from different sources like Starlink satellites.

SpaceX's 5-Step Design Process

SatPost by Trung Phan • 79 implied HN points • 22 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration Innovation Engineering Memes AI
  1. SpaceX is working on a 5-step design process for their Starship rocket, focusing on rapid failure and iteration.
  2. SpaceX has achieved significant cost reductions in space travel through reusable rockets and plans to further reduce launch costs with their new Starship rocket.
  3. SpaceX's approach to rapid iteration and innovation differs from NASA's more conservative approach, allowing for quicker progress in space exploration.

The State of UK Space

Planetocracy • 58 implied HN points • 19 Feb 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration Astronomy Government funding
  1. UK has a history of missed opportunities in developing indigenous launch capabilities
  2. UK space industry focuses on small satellites and lacks state support for larger projects
  3. UK could consider increasing contributions to ESA, seeking niche contributions to NASA, or developing heavy lift rockets for Moon missions

Saturday 16th September, 2023 - Wonderfull and Strange Nerdy Discussions (Issue #132)

Mark Smith’s Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 16 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Podcasts Programming Innovation Web Development Space Exploration
  1. Podcasts covered a wide range of strange and fascinating topics like AI religions and the history of British schooling system through the lens of Harry Potter.
  2. Typescript can make programming more difficult and elitist by adding extra cognitive load and tooling complexity, shutting out some individuals from learning.
  3. There is a call to make JavaScript easy again and more accessible for all to learn and experiment with.

Mars Day: Activism for Outer Space

Activist Futurism • 19 implied HN points • 30 Aug 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration Activism Human Rights
  1. The colonization of Mars and the Moon in our lifetime is becoming more of a reality, raising questions about what kind of societies will be formed on these celestial bodies.
  2. Activists are essential to addressing the moral and political challenges of building multi-planet civilizations and ensuring human rights are protected in outer space.
  3. To prevent negative aspects of Earth's political culture from expanding into space, activists are working towards updating the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 to guarantee freedom and human rights in all space colonies.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Launch: Astronauts Gear Up for Mission to the International Space Station Amid Favorable Weather Predictions

Stage Zero • 19 implied HN points • 25 Feb 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration NASA
  1. NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission launches on Feb. 27, with astronauts from NASA, UAE, and Roscosmos.
  2. Crew-6 will conduct scientific experiments and maintenance during their up to six-month stay at the International Space Station.
  3. Weather predictions indicate a 95% chance of favorable conditions for the launch.

Readying for Launch: SpaceX Starship Super Heavy

Stage Zero • 19 implied HN points • 15 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration
  1. SpaceX's Starship rocket is the tallest and most powerful ever built.
  2. Reusable rockets like the Starship could revolutionize space travel by cutting costs and accessibility.
  3. SpaceX's use of methalox fuel in the Raptor engine for the Starship offers efficiency and sets the stage for ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars.

Crew-6 astronauts launch to the ISS, including first Emirati long-duration crew member

Stage Zero • 19 implied HN points • 03 Mar 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration
  1. Crew-6 astronauts, with the first Emirati long-duration member, successfully launched to the ISS aboard Dragon Endeavour atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
  2. This mission made history by sending the second astronaut from the UAE to space through a deal between NASA and Axiom Space.
  3. The crew of Commander Bowen, Pilot Hoburg, Specialist AlNeyadi, and Specialist Fedyaev marks the first crewed launch of 2023, adding to the total number of people who have been to space.

Nibble #16

The Nibble • 12 implied HN points • 16 Jul 23
🕹 Technology AI Startups Space Exploration APIs
  1. New AI models like Claude 2 and updates like Google's Bard June Updates are making waves in the tech world.
  2. Tech companies like OpenAI and Stability AI are involved in legal disputes and deals that impact the industry.
  3. Exciting advancements in AI, such as the discovery of anti-aging drugs and leaked details about GPT-4, continue to shape the future of technology.

Dedicated Smallsat Launch: Boosting the Market?

Ill-Defined Space • 9 implied HN points • 22 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration
  1. Dedicated smallsat launchers can't match the capabilities and cost-effectiveness of larger competitors offering rideshare services.
  2. Customers tend to prefer rideshare options like SpaceX's program over dedicated smallsat launchers due to cost and reliability.
  3. Development of rockets that can accommodate both smallsat and larger satellite deployments appears to be a more practical approach than focusing solely on dedicated smallsat launchers.

Future Bites #7

Year 2049 • 11 implied HN points • 28 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration AI Tools AI music
  1. The fight for AI data ownership and fair compensation for website data usage is becoming a significant issue in the tech industry.
  2. Apple is developing an AI health coach called Quartz that will use Apple Watch data to assist with health and wellness.
  3. SpaceX's Starship, despite a recent test flight explosion, is poised to revolutionize space exploration and contribute to humanity in significant ways.

VOL 69: From Tweets to 'X', Elon Musk New Super App

MAP's Tech Newsletter. • 4 implied HN points • 29 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Social media Entrepreneurship Space Exploration Electric Vehicles Rebranding
  1. Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as 'X' is part of his grand vision to transform the platform into a hub for various services.
  2. Musk's fascination with the letter 'X' has been a recurring theme in his endeavors, from X.com to SpaceX and beyond.
  3. The rebranding of Twitter to 'X' marks a significant shift under Musk's leadership, raising questions about content moderation and the future of the platform.

Trump's Space Farce Is Enforcement Of Starlink's Digital Prison.

C.O.P. Central Organizing Principle. • 0 implied HN points • 27 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Policies Space Exploration Government Surveillance National Defense
  1. The series 'Space Force' aims to justify the Space Force program under the facade of defending civilian scientific research.
  2. Starlink, a space-based satellite system, serves as a digital prison controlled by the Pentagon and Elon Musk.
  3. Cell phones are disguised digital prisons that allow for surveillance and potentially harmful targeted attacks.

Kepler: the mission that keeps on giving

Extrasolar Times • 0 implied HN points • 12 Jun 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration
  1. The NASA Kepler mission discovered over 3000 exoplanets, more than half of all known exoplanets.
  2. Even after mechanical issues, engineers repurposed the Kepler telescope for the K2 mission and found new planets.
  3. In the final K2 campaign 19, two new planets and a planet candidate were discovered through intense observation and validation.

The Magical Telescope and the Starry Adventure

Once Upon A News • 0 implied HN points • 08 Apr 23
🔬 Science Space Exploration Astronomy Discovery Technology Adventure
  1. A group of wise stargazers dream of discovering the oldest twinkling lights in the sky and need a magical telescope.
  2. The magical telescope, James Webb Space Mirror, could see things invisible to the naked eye and helped find the oldest twinkling lights.
  3. The stargazers find the oldest lights made of hydrogen and helium, and continue their starry adventure to uncover more mysteries of the universe.

Tippets #188

Tippets by Taps • 0 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Space Exploration Venture Capital Data Access Tech industry
  1. Nvidia's market cap hit $2 trillion after a high-profile earnings call, spotlighting CEO Jensen Huang's leadership and insights on the future of computing.
  2. Reddit signed a $60 million/year deal with Google for content access to train AI models, emphasizing the growing importance of data access in the AI industry.
  3. The U.S. landed Odysseus spacecraft on the moon for the first time since 1972, marking a significant milestone in space exploration.

Is your organisation based on PowerPoint or Excel?

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 02 Mar 15
🔬 Science Space Exploration Organizational Structure Decision-making Data Collection Collaboration
  1. Organizational structures based on PowerPoint and Excel can lead to different outcomes in data collection and decision-making processes.
  2. Team PowerPoint emphasizes collective decision-making and qualitative trade-offs, leading to comprehensive analyses of common phenomena.
  3. Team Excel focuses on specialized knowledge with separate teams managing instruments, resulting in very complete and specialized data collection but less collaboration.

Slow your roll, naysayers

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 13 Nov 14
🕹 Technology Internet Social media Media Online Dating Space Exploration
  1. Social networks struggle to shut down online abusers like Mateus Prado Sousa, despite evidence of their harm.
  2. Modern media focuses on diving deep with newsletters, podcasts, and explainers rather than traditional journalism.
  3. Online dating now starts offline, changing the approach to connecting with potential partners outside real-life social circles.