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May 6, 2022
Powering the moon: Sandia researchers design microgrid for future lunar base
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: energy, space
In partnership with NASA, Sandia researchers design reliable and resilient microgrids that could sustain astronauts, mining and fuel processing on the moon.
May 6, 2022
A new system could generate usable oxygen and fuel from lunar soil
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: nuclear energy, space travel
Performed by Moxie — the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment — the strategy definitely incited hope for extraterrestrial survival. Future human missions could take versions of Moxie to Mars instead of carrying oxygen from Earth to sustain them.
But, Moxie is powered by a nuclear battery onboard.
“In the near future, we will see the crewed spaceflight industry developing rapidly,” said Yingfang Yao, a material scientist at Nanjing University.
May 6, 2022
SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission is returning with 4 astronauts after 6 months on the ISS
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will streak through Earth’s atmosphere
“Teams from @NASA & @SpaceX now are targeting #Crew3 undocking at 1:05 am Thurs, May 5 from @Space_Station. Splashdown off of Florida’s coast is planned about 12:37 am Fri, May 6. The new undocking time allows for shorter phasing & more time to review the latest forecast info,” said Lueders, in the Wednesday tweet.
May 6, 2022
US sanctions Bitcoin laundering service used by North Korean hackers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, cybercrime/malcode
The U.S. Department of Treasury today sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io used last month by the North Korean-backed Lazarus hacking group to launder funds stolen from Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge.
In the wake of the attack, Sky Mavis (the bridge’s creator) revealed that hackers breached the Ronin bridge on March 23 to steal 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5M USDC tokens in two transactions worth $617 million at the time, the largest cryptocurrency hack in history.
The previous most significant theft of cryptocurrency was the $611 million Poly Network hack in August 2021.
May 6, 2022
NASA wet dress rehearsal woes set back launch date of Moon mega-rocket
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in category: space
The earliest possible flight of the Space Launch System rocket is in mid-summer.
After a third attempt at a wet dress rehearsal failed, NASA sent Artemis 1 back to the VAB — and set back the anticipated launch date by three months.
May 6, 2022
A new approach to reproduce human and animal movements in robots
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
In recent years, developers have created a wide range of sophisticated robots that can operate in specific environments in increasingly efficient ways. The body structure of many among these systems is inspired by nature, animals, and humans.
Although many existing robots have bodies that resemble those of humans or other animal species, programming them so that they also move like the animal they are inspired by is not always an easy task. Doing this typically entails the development of advanced locomotion controllers, which can require considerable resources and development efforts.
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May 6, 2022
Jupiter’s moon Europa could be suitable for life, UT research says
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: alien life
A recent study of Jupiter’s moon, Europa, showed that radiolytic oxidants made at the surface of its ice can travel to the ocean beneath its ice shell, according to a team of researchers led by the University of Texas at Austin. This means that the icy moon could be suitable for alien life.
May 6, 2022
NASA’s X-57 ‘Maxwell,’ Its First Electric Airplane, Will Start Test Flights Next Month
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: transportation
Meanwhile, the agency’s supersonic X-59 QueSST has completed wind-tunnel and stress tests.
May 6, 2022
Tesla releases its 2021 Impact Report, shows strides toward full sustainability
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: energy, sustainability
Tesla has released its 2021 Impact Report, and it revealed that the company is making huge strides in its efforts to help accelerate the world’s shift to sustainable energy.
From the people it employs to its supply chain and products, Tesla is transforming itself into an entity that is cleaner, more efficient, and more responsible than ever before.
Tesla’s website focused on four notable portions of its 2021 Impact Report, namely the company’s people, environment, supply chain, and products. In each of these topics, Tesla highlighted the steps it took to better itself while setting a standard for the automotive industry as a whole.
