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Astra Likely To Be of the Biggest Beneficiaries of Cathie Woods ARK Space Exploration ETF (ARKX) as the Orbital Launch Company Plans To Go Public by…
Posted: February 22, 2021 at 2:25 pm
Astra, the company trying to make low Earth orbital missions more affordable, has been garnering quite a lot of attention lately as it gears up to go public by merging with the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Holicity Inc. (NASDAQ:HOL).
The market currently has a healthy appetite for space-based startups such as Astra. As an illustration of this phenomenon, Cathie Woods ARK Invest is about to launch a dedicated Space Exploration ETF, dubbed the ARKX. In a recent filing, ARK Invest described the objective of the ETF:
Xos Trucks Is Going Public by Merging With the SPAC NextGen Acquisition Corp. (NGAC) in Q2 2021
The Adviser believes that Space Exploration Companies can be grouped into four overarching categories, each of which contains relevant sub-elements. Orbital Aerospace Companies are companies that launch, make, service, or operate platforms in the orbital space, including satellites and launch vehicles. Suborbital Aerospace Companies are companies that launch, make, service, or operate platforms in the suborbital space, including drones, air taxis and electric aviation vehicles. Enabling Technologies Companies are companies that create the technologies required for successful value-add aerospace operations, including artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, materials and energy storage. Aerospace Beneficiary Companies are companies that stand to benefit from aerospace activities, including agriculture, internet access, global positioning system (GPS), construction and imaging.
As is evident from the description above, Astra fits the investment objectives of the ARKX ETF. As one of the biggest asset management firms on the planet, with an AUM of over $50 billion, the components of ARKX are likely to see significant inflows. It is perhaps due to this realization that Holicity shares have been surging lately, with the stock registering a nearly 10 percent increase just yesterday.
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As a refresher, Astra and Holicity are expected to merge in Q2 2021, with the deal valuing Astra at $2.1 billion. The transaction would furnish the combined company with $500 million in cash, including $200 million in PIPE investments. For those unfamiliar with Astras business model, the company has already demonstrated orbital capability. The company currently has over 50 launches in its backlog, representing over $150 million in contracted revenue. Astra aims to make low Earth orbital missions more affordable by hyperscaling launches, eventually aiming to provide daily, low-cost access to the orbit. The companys rockets are designed for mass production, featuring an all-metal (Aluminum) construction. Astras entire launch system can fit inside 4 standard shipping containers and require only 6 employees at the launch site.
Astra expects to earn $67 million in revenue in 2022. By 2025, the company expects to rake in over $1.5 billion. Moreover, the company expects to become EBITDA positive by 2024.
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California students watch and learn through hands-on projects as Mars rover lands – EdSource
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Students at Kumeyaay Elementary in San Diego built 3-D models of a Mars colony, which their teacher later collected and combined to create a Mars city.
Students at Kumeyaay Elementary in San Diego built 3-D models of a Mars colony, which their teacher later collected and combined to create a Mars city.
Science teacher Gay Young has followed just about every space expedition in recent memory. This week, shes taking her elementary students on the journey with her, as NASAs Perseverance rover touched down on Mars after a seven-month flight from Earth.
California teachers have struggled with creating engaging, hands-on learning activities for students during distance learning when supplies and safe laboratory environments are scarce. But this week, students around the state gathered virtually to watch as real rocket scientists attempted to land NASAs latest Red Planet rover.
I like to tie whats happening in the news to my lessons, and we needed something positive that can give our students hope. Kids love space, and I told them You might be the first generation to send humans to Mars! said Young, who teaches science for all grades at Kumeyaay Elementary in San Diego County.
On Thursday, thousands of California students watched live as the SUV-sized rover landed on the surface of Mars with a mission to help scientists identify signs of past microbial life on Mars, collect rock samples and pave the way for future human exploration.
For Young, lessons around the rover, named Perseverance, launched back in August. Over the course of the school year, her students have learned about Earth science and climate change by making a greenhouse and coming up with ways to grow food on Mars. Other lessons included magnetic fields, force and even the emotional hurdle of being alone in space.
As part of the months-long build-up to the landing, Young also had her students build a Mars colony using household products like toilet paper rolls, cereal boxes and other scrap materials. Because students are still in remote learning, she collected their models and combined them all at the school site to share with students the space city they had designed.
Students watch live as NASA scientists shares updates and details about the Perseverance rover landing.
I was playing with my Silly Putty because I was so nervous, but Im happy that it landed, said Youngs student, Alexa Harrison, who added that the most exciting part for her was learning about the GPS technology the rover needs to land in the right spot. I would want to work at NASA to study the rock and dirt they bring back.
Across California, teachers are bringing this weeks space exploration to the classroom and aligning lessons with the states science standards. In 2013, California adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, which require more hands-on lessons that are centered around real-life scientific experiences that students may encounter in their lives and communities.
But many teachers have struggled with implementing the new standards, either due to lack of updated textbooks or now the physical constraints of online learning, which limit opportunities for hands-on experiments and field trips.
Science teaching experts at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created a five-week curriculum called Mission to Mars Student Challenge that is aligned with the state standards in engineering, Earth science and other topics to cut down on teacher prep work. Nearly 163,000 California students signed up to follow along with the weekly updates and lessons, which had students creating their own rover designs, testing models and learning what it takes to travel in space.
Guadalupe De La O, a high school teacher at Alliance Renee & Meyer Luskin Academy High School in Los Angeles, is hoping the landing inspires some of her students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math, collectively known as STEM.
We talk a lot about how this work involves a lot of testing and revision, which requires patience and persistence to problem-solve, said De La O, who teaches STEM. One of the most challenging activities is they had to code a rover that would maneuver on Mars. For a lot of my students, this was their first time coding. But every time they had a little success they would want to try more and more.
Diving deep into the space mission also provided students with an uplifting current event to focus on as many continue to face trauma brought on by the pandemic.
This is an experience for everybody, De La O said. My students are mostly Black and Latino and their community in South Central is being really hit hard right now by the pandemic. So it was really important for me to get them involved, so they know that they can pursue this if they want, and give us a little hope this year.
In San Francisco, astronomy students at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology spent a month designing the ins and outs of their own Mars rover mission last semester and on Thursday watched the live stream together as a class.
We watched it happen in real-time, which was a nice break from what we usually do, said Emily Stollmeyer, an astronomy and physics teacher at Galileo, who added that many of her students are struggling with distance learning during the pandemic. Anything exciting is really awesome and needed right now.
Fifth-grade teacher Kimberly Franklin created a virtual escape room where students gather evidence and clues about a Mars mission.
Kimberly Franklin, a 5th-grade teacher at Bell Gardens Elementary School in Montebello Unified, created a virtual escape room that guides students through a series of questions and problems related to the Mars expedition they must research online in order to unlock new clues and successfully reach the end of the challenge.
While individual teachers like Franklin have made it a personal mission to bring space to their classroom, other schools have crafted interdisciplinary lessons around the Mars landing. At Mulholland Middle School in Lake Balboa near Los Angeles, seventh-grade teachers across subjects teamed up to create lessons through the lens of the Mars expedition.
In history, students learned about rockets and how the first people to come up with a multi-stage rocket were in China. In English, students had to write an argumentative essay about the cost-effectiveness of space travel. Students learn about force and gravity in their science classes as well as the geology of both Earth and Mars. Calculations and word problems in a math class then tie together the space-themed lessons.
Were studying Mars this week, and next week well examine rock samples from our science kits. Ill use my desk camera, so they can view it up close, said Laura Silverman, a teacher at Mulholland who is known around campus for having a mural of a Mars rover in her classroom.
Now that the landing has been successful, students are looking forward to what other space exploration might come next. Im really happy that the Mars rover landed, said Charles Bandy, a student in Youngs class. That makes history!
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This Week in Washington IP: Rebuilding US Research Enterprises Post-COVID, Climate Change Innovation Strategies and Examining the SolarWinds Data…
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This week in Washington IP news, both the Senate and the House of Representatives get back into their schedule of committee hearings with the Biden Administration starting to take shape in D.C. The Senate Committee on Armed Services gets the week in IP and tech hearings underway with a look at emerging technologies with military applications and their impacts on U.S. national security. On Thursday, the House Science Committee explores decisions lawmakers can take to rebuild U.S. research networks affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and on Friday morning the House Homeland Security and Oversight Committees explore the role that private tech firms and actors played in the federal governments data security breach that leveraged network vulnerabilities at SolarWinds. Elsewhere, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation explores the possible ramifications of Section 230 reforms while the American Enterprise Institute will look at the intersection of public space exploration programs and private space commercialization enterprises.
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on National Security
At 9:30 AM on Tuesday in SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Military rivalry among major foreign powers often spurs technological advancement and many emerging technologies that have yet to fully mature, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, have major national security implications as nations on the leading edge of these systems will have a great advantage in battlefield scenarios. With the recent election cycle over and President Biden inaugurated in the White House, many pundits have focused on how the new administration can address military threats posed by technologically-advanced foreign rivals through the National Defense Strategy or the National Security Council. The witness panel for this hearing will include Dr. Eric E. Schmidt, Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures; Brad L. Smith, President, Microsoft Corporation; and Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle (Ret.), President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association.
House Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems
Innovation Opportunities and Vision for the Science and Technology Enterprise
At 11:00 AM on Tuesday in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building.
The early days of the Biden Administration has included some Executive Branch action on elevating the role of technological innovation and scientific inquiry in the political process, including an executive order issued one week after the inauguration establishing an advisory council to the President on science, technology and innovation. This hearing, which will focus on the current innovation landscape for defense technologies and tech investment opportunities for the U.S. Department of Defense, features a witness panel including the Honorable Christine Fox, Former Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense, Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Dr. Victoria Coleman, Former DARPA Director, Senior Advisor to the Director, CITRIS, UC Berkeley; and Klon Kitchen, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Learn Online How Examiners Approach Petitions Practice
At 1:00 PM on Tuesday, online video webinar.
Petitions practice at the USPTO can be a crucial tool for overcoming office rejections or abandonment issues. This training webinar offered by the agency introduces patent applicants to the activities of the USPTOs Office of Petitions as well as recent updates to petitions practices, petitions that are most commonly filed by patent applicants as well as best practices in petition filing.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 4: Application Filing Walk-Through
At 2:00 PM on Tuesday, online video webinar.
This is the fourth module in the USPTOs eight-part Trademark Basics Boot Camp designed for teaching small businesses and entrepreneurs about introductory topics in trademark applications and registration. This module focuses on the agencys Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) including TEAS basics, pre-filing checklist for applicants and a live demonstration of a trademark filing using TEAS.
American Enterprise Institute
To the Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Space Exploration and Public Policy
At 2:00 PM on Tuesday, online video webinar.
Although many critics of space program funding feel that space exploration doesnt provide enough concrete benefits here on earth, the history of scientific research supporting human life outside of Planet Earth has led to many advancements in everyday consumer products including coffee makers, baby formula and hair curlers. In recent years, private firms have been commercializing space technologies and that activity has renewed interest among lawmakers to spur action in public programs. This event will feature a discussion with a panel including Tim Fernholz, Senior Reporter, Quartz; Sara Seager, Professor of Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stan Veuger, Resident Scholar, AEI; Matthew C. Weinzierl, Joseph and Jacqueline Ebling Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; and moderated by James Pethokoukis, DeWitt Wallace Fellow, AEI.
House Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems
Near-Peer Advancements in Space and Nuclear Weapons
At 3:00 PM on Tuesday in 2118 Rayburn.
Both Russia and China are at the top of the list when it comes to foreign economic and military rivals to the United States and policymakers have grown increasingly worried in recent months about deepening strategic ties between those two nations and the prospects that their partnership could threaten American dominance in space and nuclear weapons. Russia and China have been engaging in joint military exercises and this has put pressure on military officials to develop strategic responses. The witness panel for this hearing will include Gen. Robert Kehler (Ret.), Affiliate, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University; Madelyn Creedon, Nonresident Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Todd Harrison, Director, Aerospace Security Project, Center for Strategic & International Studies; and Tim Morrison, Senior Fellow, The Hudson Institute.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Noche de Ciencias 2021
At 5:30 PM on Tuesday, online video webinar.
Hosted in partnership with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Noche de Ciencias is a national program designed to introduce K-12 students to various career fields in science and engineering through hands-on activities designed to teach concepts behind innovation and intellectual property. This event, which will also take place on Thursday evening at 5:30 PM, is presented in collaboration with SHPE and Alexandria City Public Schools.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Building Back Better: Investing in Transportation While Addressing Climate Change, Improving Equity, and Fostering Economic Growth and Innovation
At 10:15 AM on Wednesday in G-50 Dirksen.
The transportation sector is a major contributor of carbon-based emissions into the environment and statistics released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that transportation contributes 28 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the largest percentage contribution from any industrial sector. Further, GHG emissions in the transportation sector increased more in absolute terms between 1990 and 2018 than any other sector. Electric vehicles and alternative fuels hold great promise for the future and many lawmakers are focused on supporting the advancement of those technologies to address climate change. The witness panel for this hearing has yet to be announced.
New America
Ranking Digital Rights Launches the 2020 RDR Corporate Accountability Index
At 11:00 AM on Wednesday, online video webinar.
Public advocacy groups have been increasing their calls for holding large corporations accountable for the data collection and privacy practices and the annual Corporate Accountability Index produced by Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) provides a snapshot of how well Big Tech companies are doing at protecting consumers. This year, New America hosts the release event for the 2020 RDR Corporate Accountability Index, which will include discussion of how policymakers, advocates and corporate shareholders can cooperate on issues of fundamental consumer rights in the Internet Age. Speakers at this event will include Rebecca MacKinnon, Founding Director, Ranking Digital Rights; Jessica Dheere, Director, Ranking Digital Rights; Nabiha Syed, President, The Markup; Marta Tellado, President and CEO, Consumer Reports; and Marina Madale, General Manager, Sustainability and Shared Value, MTN.
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Building Back the U.S. Research Enterprise: COVID Impacts and Recovery
At 10:00 AM on Thursday, online video webinar.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed great strain on all aspects of the global economy, including basic scientific research activities that underpin much of the technological advancement benefitting society and the economy. While governmental funding helped to stabilize many research activities during the pandemics early stages, disruptions to travel- and group-related research activities have raised concerns about the resiliency of research institutions as the world hopes for a return to post-COVID normalcy in 2021. The witness panel for this hearing will include Dr. Sudip Parikh, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Dr. Christopher Keane, Vice President for Research, Washington State University; Dr. Felice J. Levine, Executive Director, American Educational Research Association; and Thomas Quaadman, Executive Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
If Congress Overhauls Section 230 to Make Platforms More Liable for User Speech, What Will Change?
At 12:00 PM on Thursday, online video webinar.
Attempts to overhaul Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which limits the legal liability faced by online platform providers for user content posted by third parties, have been supported by both sides of the political aisle. Proponents of maintaining Section 230 as is point to the incredible economic development enabled by reducing liability for companies providing Internet-based services, while critics seeking reform note that Internet technologies and their impact on society have changed greatly in the 25 years since the statute was passed into law. This event, which will discuss issues of intermediary liability, free speech and content moderation, will feature a discussion with a panel including Matthew Feeney, Director, Project on Emerging Technologies, Cato Institute; Emma Llans, Director, Free Expression Project, Center for Democracy & Technology; Matt Perault, Director, Center on Science & Technology Policy, Duke University; and moderated by Ashley Johnson, Policy Analyst, ITIF.
House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Strategies for Energy and Climate Innovation
At 2:00 PM on Thursday, online video webinar.
The early days of the Biden Administration have set a much different tone on climate change compared to related policy under former President Trump. One of President Bidens first actions after his inauguration was signing an executive order that effected the United States rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change. The U.S. Department of Energy has also recently announced that it would issue $100 million in funding for innovative clean energy projects through the departments Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program. The witness panel for this hearing will include Dr. Colin Cunliff, Senior Policy Analyst, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation; Robin Millican, Director, Breakthrough Energy; Dr. Shobita Parthasarathy, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, University of Michigan; and Rich Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
House Committee on Homeland Security
Weathering the Storm: The Role of Private Tech in the SolarWinds Breach and Ongoing Campaign
At 9:00 AM on Friday, online video webinar.
In December, news reports broke the story that the U.S. federal government had been the target of a massive and ongoing data breach that was able to take root in part because of cybersecurity vulnerabilities at SolarWinds, a Texas firm that supplies the federal government with network monitoring equipment. Last week, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that the data breach, backed by foreign government actors and impacting Microsoft along with other private tech firms, was the largest and most sophisticated cyber attack that the world has ever seen. The witness panel for this hearing has yet to be announced.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The Path to a Patent, Part VI: Learn How to Protect Your IP Abroad
At 1:00 PM ET on Friday, online video webinar.
This seminar, hosted by the USPTOs International Patent Legal Administration, is designed to teach patent owners and applicants about the benefits of international patent filings through either the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) or Paris Convention filing systems used in non-PCT countries. This seminar will discuss the basics of both systems as well as considerations and options for patent applicants interested in exploring foreign filing.
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The Plan to Rear Fish on the Moon – Hakai Magazine
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The seabass eggs, all 200 of them, were settled in their module and ready to go. The ground crew had counted the eggs carefully, checked each for an embryo, and sealed them tightly within a curved dish filled precisely to the brim with seawater.
The countdown, and thenignition! For two full minutes, the precious eggs suffered a riotous shaking as the rockets engines exploded to life, followed by another eight minutes of heightened juddering as they ascended to the heavens. These embryonic fish were on their way to low Earth orbit. Next stop: the moon.
Well, they havent actually left yet. But after a recent simulation designed to re-create the intense shaking of a typical takeoff, researchers in France found that the eggs survived the ordeal well. Its a crucial discovery in the progress of the Lunar Hatch, a program that aims to determine whether astronauts could successfully rear fish on a future moon base.
Ultimately, Cyrille Przybyla, an aquaculture researcher at the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea who led the research, dreams of designing a lunar fish farm that uses water already on the moon to help feed residents of the future Moon Village set to be established by the European Space Agency (ESA). The Lunar Hatch project is just one of around 300 ideas currently under evaluation by the ESA, and may or may not be selected for the final mission. Przybylas hope, though, is to offer lunar residents fresh, appetizing, protein-rich foodnot just packets of freeze-dried grub.
I proposed the idea to send eggs, not fish, because eggs and embryos are very strong, says Przybyla.
His experiments so far suggest that he is right. However, his teams research has also suggested that not all fish are equally spaceworthy.
To begin their search for the perfect astro-fish to serve on the moon, Przybyla and his colleagues whittled down a list of hundreds of species to just a handfulthose with modest oxygen requirements, low carbon dioxide output, a short hatching time, and a resistance to charged particles, since life forms are exposed to radiation during space travel. They then decided to probe the integrity of eggs produced by two speciesEuropean seabass and meagre.
Beakers containing the eggs were initially jiggled using a standard piece of lab equipment called an orbital shaker. They passed this first test. Then, they were exposed to much stronger vibrations using a different machine that shook them in a special sequence designed to simulate the launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket. The team argues that no spaceflight would ever induce juddering more extreme than that.
After shaking, 76 percent of the seabass eggs went on to hatch, a result that wasnt far off the 82 percent success rate of unshaken control samples. Compared to seabass, meagre eggs did even better: 95 percent of the shaken eggs hatched as opposed to 92 percent of those in the control group.
It was completely crazy, says Przybyla in delight. The environment was very hard for these eggs.
Przybyla suspects that, having evolved to withstand the adversities of aquatic environmentswhere they might endure strong currents, waves, and collisions with hard surfacesthe fish eggs are naturally space-ready.
Besides the nutritional boon of moon-farmed fish fillets, Przybyla suggests there will be other benefits for astronauts who may one day find themselves rearing animals in space.
From the psychological point of view, its better to have a reminder of Earthyou have a garden, you have a tank with fish, he says.
Luke Roberson, a researcher at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, agrees. Astronauts living on the International Space Station regularly spend time tending to and visiting the plants they grow on board, he says.
Add to that a pet fish or pet invertebrateit adds another level of psychological benefit. That makes it feel more human, says Roberson.
Designing self-contained and self-supporting systems for food production beyond Earth will be crucial for future space exploration programs, he adds. And he says Przybylas study is a great first step toward showing that aquaculture is a viable part of that future.
Roberson also points out that seabass is an interesting choice because the species is tolerant to varying levels of salinity. That might make it easier to accommodate them despite the moons limited water. And, he adds, the seabass could potentially be supplied with wastewater from other moon base systems that use water from the lunar environment to produce hydrogen-based rocket fuel.
However, there could be an even more appropriate choice of lunar seafood out there. Roberson and colleagues recently considered the pros and cons of various species as candidates for off-world aquaculture. Invertebrates, such as mussels and shrimp, it turns out, might be an even better bet than seabass: Vertebrate species take up a lot of spaceand they dont provide the caloric intake per mass, says Roberson.
Celestial prawn cocktail, anyone?
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Mars missions and space exploration – bang for our buck? – Sky News
Posted: February 18, 2021 at 2:32 pm
The US, China and UAE launched unmanned missions to Mars last summer in the quest to discover whether the red planet was ever habitable - or could be in future.
In the week that the European Space Agency also launched a recruitment drive for the next generation of astronauts, what does the future of space exploration look like? And is it really worth it?
On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we are joined by Libby Jackson, human exploration manager at the UK Space Agency; Nicholas Booth, who co-authored the book The Search for Life on Mars and is a self-confessed Mars obsessive; and Alexander Martin, Sky's technology reporter.
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The geopolitics of space exploration: Space News, Feb. 2021 Space Business – Quartz
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- The geopolitics of space exploration: Space News, Feb. 2021 Space Business Quartz
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- William & Mary professor continues streak of helping with Mars exploration wtkr.com
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Speeding Up Space Exploration with Edge Computing – CXOToday.com
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The vast stretches of outer space may have been a fascination for poets and star gazers for centuries but they can be a nightmare when setting upa reliable IT and communications system. Of course scientists have been working on the latest technologies for decades to drive innovation in space and especially in recent years, we see space exploration is getting ever more technologically advanced.
One such technology innovations comes from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) that has recently announced it is enabling real-time data processing with advanced commercial edge computing in space, a technique that allows sensor data to be processed by computers in the same place where it was collected, rather than having to travel back to a central server for cataloging and analysis.
The company has said that using its Spaceborne Computer-2, (SBC-2), an edge-computing system, astronauts and researchers at International Space Station (ISS) will be able to process data at the edge and speed time-to-insight from months to minutes on various experiments. That includes, processing medical imaging and DNA sequencing to unlocking key insights from volumes of remote sensors and satellites.
Spaceborne Computer-2 will offer twice as much compute speed with purpose-built edge computing capabilities powered by the HPE Edgeline Converged Edge system and HPE ProLiant server. It is equipped with GPU capabilities to support specific projects using AI and machine learning techniques. Like, it can efficiently process image-intensive data requiring higher image resolution such as shots of polar ice caps on earth or medical x-rays.
The most important benefit to delivering reliable in-space computing with Spaceborne Computer-2 is making real-time insights a reality. Space explorers can now transform how they conduct research based on readily available data and improve decision-making, said Dr. Mark Fernandez, solution architect, Converged Edge Systems at HPE, and principal investigator for Spaceborne Computer-2.
HPE is delivering the same edge computing technologies targeted for harsh, remote environments on earth such as oil and gas refineries, manufacturing plants or on defense missions, to space. Some of the experiments that this new venture will empower include modeling dust storms on Earth, medical imaging using ultrasound, and analyzing lightning strike patterns.
Edge computing provides core capabilities for unique sites that have limited or no connectivity, giving them the power to process and analyze data locally and make critical decisions quickly. With HPE Edgeline, we deliver solutions that are purposely engineered for harsh environments, said Shelly Anello, General Manager, Converged Edge Systems at HPE.
Several space efforts now use edge computing, to enhance communications between Earth and the cosmos.For space-based systems, edge computing can save both time and energy, believe IBM researchers.
If we can speed up communication with our far-flung space explorers, it will accelerate how much we can learn and discover, Naeem Altaf, an IBM distinguished engineer andCTO of its Space Tech team, said in its official blog.
Using edge, critical data can be analyzed in hours instead of days, Altaf said.
For example, sensor-equipped swarms of nanosatellites can use edge systems to process the data seamlessly. These satellite swarms, which fly about 250 to 370 miles above the Earths surface, can be clustered and organized to support important missions in the study of weather, climate science, national security and disaster response. In other words, edge computing has a great potential on the International Space Station, the in-flight science laboratory designed to help humans better understand what its like living and working in space.
Its the same reason edge computing has already made a big mark in the enterprise as Gartner reportedthat by 2022, half of all data will be created and processed outside a traditional centralized data center or a cloud network.
SBC-2 is scheduled to launch into orbit on the 15th Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space Station (NG-15) on February 20 and will be available for use on the International Space Station for the next 2-3 years. The NG-15 spacecraft has been named SS Katherine Johnson in honor of Katherine Johnson, a black NASA mathematician who was critical to the early success of the space program.
We are honored to make edge computing in space possible and through our longstanding partnerships with NASA and the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, we are looking forward to powering new, exciting research opportunities to make breakthrough discoveries for humanity, he added.
Steven Carlini, Vice President of Innovation and Data Center for Schneider Electric believes the new space age holds great edge potential.
These low orbiting satellite deployments have the potential to propel the digital transformation of the world. They open up tremendous opportunities to bring futuristic technologies to fruition with the combination of high-speed wireless communication and untethered edge computing, he said in a recent article.
Terrestrial business innovations will continue to drive space exploration for years to come. Cloud, edge computing and blockchain are enhancing missions to the International Space Station and beyond. Of course, we are still a long way off before developing fully autonomous systems and making them accessible for scientists, but asCarl Sagan, the popular astronomer, noted, Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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Climate Solutions, New Art, and Space Exploration: Things to Do in DC, February 16-17 – Washingtonian
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Weve got climate crisis solutions, a new home show, and a talk about the internet.
The matrix: The internet is maybe, possibly, probably melting our brains. In her debut novel, No One Is Talking About This, poet Patricia Lockwood writes an autofictional account of a viral influencer who is consumed in the portal (a.k.a. the internet). Family tragedy snaps the protagonist out of the endless scrolling fog to face the harsh reality beyond her screens. Lockwood, whos been called the poet laureate of Twitter, will chat with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino in this virtual Politics and Prose event. Tuesday 2/16 at 6 PM; Free to $32.99 (book included), buy tickets here.
Chat climate: Bill Gates just released How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need, an urgent book that details how he thinks we can eliminate greenhouse gas emissions. Gates will chat with actor and activist Rashida Jones about climate change and the solutions that he puts forth in a virtual talk from Sixth & I. Wednesday 2/17 at 7 PM; $35 (book included), buy tickets here.
Subterranean fun: Over the weekend, Dupont Underground opened The February Install, a new exhibit of installations, media projections, and performances from local Black artists and organizations. Walk through the artwork expressing the shows four themes: joy, beauty, transformation, and unapologetic. Masks and ticket reservations required. Catch the show on the weekends of February 19-21 and 26-28; $8, buy tickets here.
A new show: If youre in the staring at aspirational homes on Zillow phase of the pandemic, theres a local series that might satisfy your voyeuristic curiosity. WETAs If You Lived Here looks inside homes and apartments in the DC area; its part house porn, part tour of DC neighborhood history and culture. Learn more about it here.
Your favorite spot: Whats your go-to neighborhood spot? Instead of our annual Best Restaurants issue, Washingtonian put together a collection of more than 60 neighborhood restaurants that have been reliable faves with the best hometown vibes.
Infinity and beyond: Mars scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson wrote about the search for life on the red planet, and Washingtonian politics and culture editor Rob Brunner chatted with her about what space exploration means for how we understand human life. One image I couldnt get out of my mind after I read the interview was this little plant surviving on a volcano in Hawaii: I was up on this completely lifeless summit of a volcano, and then there was this fern that should not have been able to survive in those conditions. But there it was, vibrant and fighting against the void. I just found it magical. There really was something in that moment that made me become a planetary scientist. The idea of looking out into the dark night, trying to find the equivalent [of the fern]: something that was surviving against all odds. Thats what life is, in a lot of waysthis pushing back against the emptiness. Read the full interview here.
Pacheco in particular is a seminal figure in Latin music, co-founding the famous Fania Records, which cultivated talent like Celia Cruz, Hctor Lavoe, Willie Coln, and other phenomenal salseros. The composer, band leader, and multi-instrumentalist was a major force in making salsa what it is today. To get a taste of the kind of energy Pacheco and his crew brought to the stage, Id recommend this clip from the 1974 Fania All Stars Live in Africa show, when they played to a crowd of 80,000 in whats now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Though I never saw Pacheco live (Im some 20 years too young), my parents tell me that as a baby I got to meet him when, coincidentally, we went to the same physical therapist in Northern New Jerseyhe apparently loved playing with me. (Yes this is a baby brag, Im not sorry.)
Im immensely grateful for the contributions both Corea and Pacheco have made to American music. Have any favorite tracks from these artists? Let me know, Id love to hear them!
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For All Mankind Continues to Make Giant Leaps in Season 2 – The Ringer
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You get only one chance to make a first impression, and viewed through that lens, For All Mankind didnt exactly take flight. The Apple TV+ series, which was part of the streamers initial launch in November 2019, envisions an alternate history in which the Soviet Union puts people on the moon before the United States, and the space race continues to evolve from there. With its Cold War tensions and Battlestar Galacticas Ronald D. Moore on board as cocreator, For All Mankind had the kind of pedigree to match its big-picture implications. And prelaunch, the show might as well have been called Game of Astronauts for the amount of hype it generated among space enthusiasts.
But For All Mankind stumbled out of the gate. The series first two episodes hit a saccharine tone that felt like the cringiest parts of The Newsroom transported to NASAs mission control center. The show couldnt seem to decide whether to celebrate the perseverance, grit, and ingenuity of its characters (with the requisite corniness that approach entails), or highlight the flaws of American exceptionalism under Richard Nixon. (It certainly didnt help that this was all happening within bloated, meandering, hour-long running times.) Itd be hard to blame anyone for calling it quits on For All Mankind after those early episodes: After all, who has time to wait for a show to get good when theres more original programming to sift through than ever before?
By the third episode, however, For All Mankind reinvented itself for the better. In what almost functioned like a second pilot, Nixons Women sees the United States scrambling for better optics in the wake of the Soviets landing a woman on the moon. The U.S. hastily recruits female astronauts a decade earlier than it had in real lifewith training sequences evoking The Right Stuffbut the show never shies away from the irony that the push for inclusion is only a PR stunt. (When discussing what hes looking for in NASAs first woman in space, Nixon says preferably a blond.) The further For All Mankind pushed its alt-history, making its way to the 70s by the end of the season, the more the series found its footing. Ultimately, the Soviets landing on the moon was one small step in a show where military bases are established on the lunar surface and plutonium-carrying rockets launch out of the ocean.
Now, with its second season premiering on Friday, For All Mankind has jumped ahead to 1983. What was once a NASA lunar base the size of a typical New York studio apartment has ballooned into a massive complex capable of staffing dozens of astronauts at a time, and the space program has been further enmeshed with the American military under the Reagan administration. (Yes, Ronald Reagan still becomes the president in this alt-history, but [deep breath]: Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles, the Miracle on Ice never happens, John Lennon is alive, and Roman Polanski is arrested at the border.) One of the creeping tensions this season, in which the Cold War reaches Cuban missile crisis levels, is the development and deployment of weapons on the moonfrom arming military-trained astronauts to equipping space shuttles with missiles.
The vision of armed astronauts hopping around the lunar surface looks like something out of a 12-year-olds Mountain Dewinduced fever dream, and youd forgive For All Mankind for occasionally indulging in the ludicrous thrill of it all. But the series doesnt lose sight of the slippery slope that comes with bringing a military presence to the moon. At a pivotal moment when the Americans and Soviets are fighting over a lunar stronghold rich with lithium, armed astronauts begin humming Ride of the Valkyriesa not-so-subtle allusion to Apocalypse Now, the Vietnam War, and needless cycles of violence.
Which is not to say that For All Mankind makes the aggressive jump to World War III on the moon this season, as the trailers and rad-looking promotional materials might suggest. Instead, most of the political maneuvering between the Americans and Soviets takes place back on Earth, with the respective space programs navigating bureaucratic quagmires and workplace issues. (Its a lot more interesting than it sounds.) And like any good space show should, For All Mankind ensures that viewers are just as emotionally invested with what happens on the ground thanks to an evolving ensemble cast.
Astronaut Ed Baldwin (played by Joel Kinnaman) begins the new season behind a desk, evaluating the other astronauts and assigning missions for them; his buddy Gordo Stevens (Michael Dorman), who had an unreported mental breakdown on the lunar base in Season 1, grows a dad bod and refuses to confront his trauma; Gordos wife Tracy (Sarah Jones) becomes the blond face of the space program, so caught up in the glamour of her newfound celebrity status and frequent late-night appearances that she begins neglecting the actual work required of being an astronaut; and Ellen Wilson (Jodi Balfour) continues to wrestle with being a closeted gay woman while advancing her career under the Reagan administration, with an eye toward being part of a future manned mission to Mars. As long as you can suspend your disbelief that these characters seem to have barely aged a day in the past decadeGordo looks exactly the same minus the beer gut, and NASA mission director Margo Madison (Wrenn Schmidt) was basically just given bigger glassesFor All Mankind delivers satisfying payoffs that conjure the rich character development on Moores Battlestar Galactica.
The first two episodes of For All Mankind missed the mark so badly that they might as well be decanonized, but the second season has no such shortcomings. It can be a slow burn at times, sure, but its easy to be patient with the early episodes when there are boardroom meetings punctuated by lines like Are you two seriously suggesting that we send guns to the moon? And by the time all the story lines intersect in the seasons final episodes, For All Mankind hits on a visceral and emotional level thats as good as televisions ever been outside of Earths orbit.
Its still unclear what the endgame is with For All Mankindboth as a television series, and how it fits into Apple TV+s larger ambitions as a still-nascent streaming service. The show already has been renewed for a third seasonone that will inevitably involve another time jump, ageless astronauts whove apparently discovered the Fountain of Youth, and humanity stretching itself further in our solar system. At some point, the show might start to feel less like alt-history and more like proper science fiction; The Expanse by way of actual historical figures.
That comparison favors For All Mankind, as The Expanse is arguably the best space show on television since Battlestar Galactica. But as For All Mankind slowly but surely moves the astronaut action to Mars and (possibly) beyond, its unclear whether the United States is navigating the solar system for the genuine pursuit of scientific research or as a continued flex of military power. If there is any one lesson to impart from the shows excellent second season, its that space exploration is one giant leap that mankind isnt quite ready forlest this alt-history series turn into a dystopia.
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When the ‘Mars’ mission commander breaks new ground Commander’s Report: sol 6 – Space.com
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Dr. Michaela Musilova is the director of Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program, which conducts analog missions to the moon and Mars for scientific research at a habitat on the volcano Mauna Loa. Currently, she is in command of the two-week Valoria 2 mission and contributed this report to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Commander's report for the Valoria 2 Mars mission at HI-SEAS
Sol 6 (Feb. 9, 2021)
Being stuck in my ways that's not something I thought I would be guilty of anytime soon. I thought I was a pretty adaptable and flexible type of person, but it is starting to dawn on me that leading mission after mission has left a mark on me. The Valoria 2 analog Mars mission at HI-SEAS is around the 27th mission that I have led as a commander. Honestly, at this point, all my previous missions are starting to become a blur. I keep in touch with my ex-crewmembers, but the mission details all merge into one long story. Nevertheless, what I'm now starting to see are patterns in my behavior and my leadership.
During a typical lunar or martian mission at HI-SEAS, I spend the first few days training my new crewmembers. I try to use only an empowerment leadership style, allowing my crewmembers to embrace being analog astronauts without micromanagement. As long as the crew respects several important rules during our mission, I almost never need to enforce any kind of authority on the crew. Instead, we usually get along very well and everyone respects the guidelines that I put in place for every mission.
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It's not unusual for the crew to make mistakes during the first three days or so of the mission. There is a lot to learn about living and working on the moon or Mars, so I have a lot of patience with them. One of my main rules is for them to ask me as many questions as they need. I would rather they double-check certain matters with me than to do something incorrectly. With every mission, I've developed checklists that I go through when training the crew. Only when they are well versed in working and surviving on the moon or Mars, then I could focus on my research and only check in with them when necessary.
This seemed to be the best way to do things until recently. A new realization hit me: changing things up would not only benefit me to escape from my "Groundhog Day" cycle, but also the crew. I'm not a huge fan of repeating activities over and over again, so sticking to a certain routine to help the new crew break into the HI-SEAS habitat has drained a lot of excitement out of me. I try my best to not lose enthusiasm when training the crewmembers, as I love teaching and sharing my otherworldly experiences with others. However, this takes a toll on my energy levels.
Then, something changed that completely opened my eyes to a new world of possibilities. My routine had been broken. We had to suffer through a number of dust storms on Mars (aka rainstorms on the Big Island of Hawaii) during my previous Valoria 1 mission a couple of weeks ago. I could not train the crew in the same way and in the same order of activities as I normally would. Suddenly, I was forced to think out of the box and improvise. Abstract problem solving and improvisation are vital in the space sector, so this was a welcome change for me.
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It was like a completely new world of possibilities opened up for me. I changed the way in which I did our-in-the-field geology training during the Valoria 2's first Marswalks, limiting them to the surroundings of the habitat because of bad weather. The previous Valoria 1 crew even hid the famous HI-SEAS "Easter egg" of crew treasures in a different location than it had been hidden in over the past three years. My analog space missions didn't have to be as repetitive as I thought that they were doomed to be. I found a new hope and energy in me to power through the three lunar missions that await me after Valoria 2.
Now, the Valoria 2 crew is setting more precedents. Some of them are not so great, like the fact that they were the first crew to set off our habitat's fire alarm. That was during their attempt at making pancakes at the start of the mission, so no harm was done, but many lessons were learned. The crewmembers then decided to try to become the crew of many firsts, so this trend continued. They have since made the first butter and first very fluffy scrambled eggs on Mars. I am looking forward to what they will come up with next.
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As a crew, we have definitely now become a space family, and every day I spend with them is a joy. Each one of them is progressing quickly with their individual research projects as well. Operations Officer Rilee Kaliher has collected ten samples of volcanic rocks near HI-SEAS, including cinder, pahoehoe and 'a'a, for her in-situ resource utilization research. Similar kinds of rocks are likely to be found in some parts of the moon and Mars. Rilee began characterizing and analyzing the samples in order to determine their potential use as building blocks for the first sustainable human settlements on Mars.
Plant Biology Officer Paul Tomko has successfully sprouted his first batch of organic broccoli, crimson clover and radish sprouts for the crew, while he continues to work on his batch of legume sprouts. Paul is experimenting with various growth and harvesting techniques to maximize produce yield and give a boost of nutrition to the crew, which includes using the LettuceGrow system to grow new lettuce seedlings.
Science Communications Officer Lain Velasco's hand-balancing training program is progressing with great results. The crew has only been working on their program for a few days and they have already started to develop higher body awareness in inverted positions.
They are also reporting a decrease in vertigo, confusion and fearfulness when being upside down. Their feedback is mostly positive and they seem to be feeling motivated to continue their training even post-mission.
Finally, Crew Engineer Chris Jackson has discovered that the crew really enjoys tracking and understanding their activity, sleep and tone using the Amazon Halo fitness tracker. His observations are that the crew try to always wear their individual devices rather than resent them. Chris reports that the crew is willingly sharing updates from the device when the crew congregates.
Commander Musilova signing off feeling both refreshed and motivated. The Valoria 2 crew has brought a breath of fresh air into my life on Mars and I can't wait for what new "firsts" they have yet to bring to HI-SEAS.
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