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Nov 3, 2018
SpaceX’s ‘Starman’ and Its Tesla Roadster Are Now Beyond Mars
Posted by Alberto Lao in categories: space travel, sustainability
Starman has put a lot of miles on his Tesla Roadster in the last nine months.
The red electric car and its spacesuit-clad mannequin driver, which launched on the maiden mission of SpaceX’s huge Falcon Heavy rocket in February, have made it beyond the orbit of Mars, company representatives said Friday night (Nov. 2).
“Starman’s current location. Next stop, the restaurant at the end of the universe,” SpaceX posted on Twitter Friday, along with an orbit diagram. [Epic SpaceX Road Trip Photos: Starman Rides a Tesla Roadster in Space].
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Nov 3, 2018
Dutch couple to drive a solar-powered, 3D-printed vehicle to the South Pole
Posted by Paul Gonçalves in categories: 3D printing, sustainability, transportation
Nov 3, 2018
Ray Kurzweil — The Age of Intelligent Machines
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, Ray Kurzweil
Nov 3, 2018
The Sub of the Future Is a Drone Mothership Inspired by a Sperm Whale
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: drones, futurism
Nov 3, 2018
Starman and Tesla Roadster Have Shot Past Mars, SpaceX Says
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability
SpaceX’s Starman and cherry red Tesla Roadster have traveled beyond Mars. SpaceX shared a diagram of the car once driven by the aerospace manufacturer’s CEO Elon Musk indicating it has now reached beyond the Red Planet.
Sharing Starman’s current position in a diagram to Twitter, SpaceX also tweeted a nod to Douglas Adams’ seminal work The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which is beloved by Musk. (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe refers to the second book in the series.) The dash of the Roadster itself even has a nod to Hitchhiker’s Guide, as Space.com notes the words “Don’t Panic” on its control panel also appeared on a cover of the novel.
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Nov 3, 2018
NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures smiling face in space
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Nov 3, 2018
Ray Kurzweil Featured on The News in 1989
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, Ray Kurzweil
Nov 3, 2018
How Did People Wake Up Before Alarm Clocks?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Nov 3, 2018
College Athlete Dies of Rare Bacterial Illness Called ‘Forgotten Disease’
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
A college student-athlete in Kansas died suddenly from a rare bacterial infection after thinking her symptoms were due to tonsillitis, according to news reports.
The 23-year-old, Samantha Scott, was a top coxswain on the rowing team at Kansas State University, according to a statement from the university. But about two weeks ago, she started to feel unwell.
Initially, it was thought that Scott had tonsillitis, or inflammation of the tonsils, according to local news outlet KDVR. Tonsillitis can cause symptoms such as sore throat, fever and pain when swallowing. But Scott had actually developed an illness called Lemierre syndrome, a condition that’s so rare it was referred to as “all-but-forgotten disease” in a 2006 report of a similar case. [27 Oddest Medical Cases].
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