Voyager 1 could soon welcome its twin to the space outside our solar system.
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Above And Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow
As NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary, see how the historic institution is taking us to the moon, to the surface of Mars, to the outer edge of our solar system and beyond. 🔭
Watch above and beyond: nasa’s journey to tomorrow saturday oct 13 at 9p on discovery and discovery GO.
Nanosatellites Are Hitching A Ride To Space
Nanosatellites are the new low-cost way to get your research into space.
Neil deGrasse Tyson says Trump’s “Space Force” is “not a crazy idea”
“We are all stardust,” astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tells CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garret on this week’s episode of “The Takeout.” “And you have a connectivity to the universe that for me is uplifting rather than ego-busting.”
Tyson joined the podcast to discuss his new book, “Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysicists and the Military.” The book, written with co-author Avis Lang, explores the long and complicated history of how the study of astrophysics changed warfare.
In July, “The Takeout” welcomed NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who described how reliant we are on space technology.
Robot masters human balancing act
By translating a key human physical dynamic skill — maintaining whole-body balance — into a mathematical equation, the team was able to use the numerical formula to program their robot Mercury, which was built and tested over the course of six years. They calculated the margin of error necessary for the average person to lose one’s balance and fall when walking to be a simple figure — 2 centimeters.
“Essentially, we have developed a technique to teach autonomous robots how to maintain balance even when they are hit unexpectedly, or a force is applied without warning,” Sentis said. “This is a particularly valuable skill we as humans frequently use when navigating through large crowds.”
Sentis said their technique has been successful in dynamically balancing both bipeds without ankle control and full humanoid robots.
It’s Official: NASA Just Announced a Bold 3-Part Plan to Send Humans to The Moon And Mars
NASA’s got a whole new plan. It wants boots on the Moon in 10 years and on Mars in 20. Give or take.
On Wednesday, the space agency announced its detailed National Space Exploration Plan to achieve the President’s lofty goals set out in his December 2017 Space Policy Directive-1.
Those bold plans include: planning a new Moon landing, long-term human deployment on and around the Moon, reassertion of America’s leadership in space, strengthening private space companies, and figure out how to get American astronauts to the surface of Mars.
