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The first window to launch the Orion capsule aboard a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, was February 12-27. Photo gallery. EFE / Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich

Artemis is a series of NASA-led missions aimed at carrying out 21st century lunar exploration. More than half a century after man first ascended the moon (1969), the US space agency, in cooperation with other international entities, It seeks to follow the path of natural satellite colonization of the Earth and in this way, learn more about alien life To take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.

Similarly, NASA explained that these missions will begin starting in 2022, and over the course of the decade, we will send a suite of scientific instruments and technical demonstrations to the lunar surface through commercial lunar payloads. Before the lunar landing, we will fly two missions around the moon to test deep space exploration systems.. We are working on the launch of Artemis I, an unmanned flight to test the SLS and Orion spacecraft together, followed by the Artemis II mission, the first manned SLS and Orion flight test.

However, in recent months, hope has been created to start the first Artemis mission a little earlier, namely in November of this year. a) yes, In recent weeks, a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has been prepared along with an Orion capsule that will go inside it.

Now, NASA has confirmed in the last hours that despite the efforts and time invested to start Artemis before the end of 2021, it has taken Decision to postpone to early 2022 short trip.

According to the North American Space Entity, the launch is expected to take place between February 12-27 next year, although if there is any other issue, the same dates are expected in March or April 8-23. In any case, the idea is for the spacecraft to leave the John F. Kennedy Space Center, located in Cape Canaveral (Florida) before the end of the first half of 2022.

Now, this mission will not be a simple exploration of the Moon, as it will also achieve great milestones in human history, both in the astronomical knowledge that can be obtained from this satellite and in The breakdown of social paradigms that have also permeated space missions in other decades.

Thus, with Artemis, NASA had the predetermined power Sending the first woman and first person of color to the moon, which deals a blow to social problems such as masculinity and racism.

On the other hand, among the scientific objectives borne by this series of expeditions are the following:

Demonstrate new technologies, capabilities, and methods of work needed for future exploration, including the planet Mars.

Study the moon to learn more about the origin and history of the Earth, the satellite and our solar system.

Expand our business and international alliances

Inspiring a new generation and nurturing careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STEM).

Regarding the origin of the name chosen by NASA for this mission, the organization indicated that it is a tribute to ancient Greece, a civilization that it considered in its legends to be Artemis, the twin of Apollo, was the goddess of the moon.

Now, he sums up Our Way to the Moon as the name for NASAs efforts to return astronauts and a new wave of science payloads and technical demonstrations to the lunar surface. When they land on the Moon, American astronauts will set foot where no human has been before: the Moons south pole.NASA concluded.

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Technology has played a crucial role in the development of human society. Many of the wide-scale cultural and societal shifts that have taken place throughout history came from developing those new technologies.

The Industrial Revolution, which introduced several engine or motor-powered devices that significantly improved technological production, was the start of the celebrity inventor. Since then, the people credited with inventing new and essential technologies have become superstars.

In the early 20th century, people celebrated figures like Thomas Edison and Henry Ford for their intellect and creativity pushing the world forward. Though times have changed, society still loves these enigmatic inventor types.

Recently, tech industry giants like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have quickly filled that role. Of this particular mold, however, the most recent and widely known incarnation is easily Elon Musk.

Musk is well known for being the CEO or founder of a few different companies, including The Boring Company, SpaceX and Tesla. Elon has differentiated himself from other billionaire types with his comparatively jovial attitude.

Unlike Warren Buffet, who plays to his professionalism and wisdom, Musks persona is more akin to a combination of Tony Stark and Alan Turing if they used Reddit.

While Musks name is synonymous with technological advancement, his utility to these projects is minimal.

As an example, he bought the right to be named founder of Tesla after purchasing the company. His inputs on his creations also range from short-sighted to downright unscientific.

One of Musks brain-rotting ideas for the future is the Hyperloop, a proposed public transit method in which a train would move throughout the country at airline speeds. Musk has previously criticized public transportation for not offering enough agency to the individual and its shared nature.

The most glaring design flaw of the concept is that shooting an object with people inside it through a high-velocity vacuum tube would most likely destroy the vehicle, killing everyone inside.

Even if Mr. Musks feelings about the death toll of his products were not already in question, several infrastructural issues would arise from the creation of this system.

Musk claims the project will cost a whopping $17 million. However, a feasibility analysis by the Department of Transportation suggests that it could cost ten times that.

There is, of course, the main issue of usability when it comes to The Hyperloop. The trains only serve around 23 passengers, making them more expensive than our current train technology.

Public transit efforts require the organizational structure of centralized public authority to build the groundwork for such improvements, as public transit projects are notoriously large and expensive.

It is telling that Musks ideas about public transit in a country where budgets for transportation are perpetually bleeding and ignore urban areas cater to the rich. If Musk truly cared about the necessity for more transit options, he would invest in proven solutions.

When considering Musks visions, it is vital to understand the power and influence of being a billionaire and a significant player in the technologies industry. This influence is evident in the fact that the price of Dogecoin is, at times, dictated by when he talks about his support of a coup in Bolivia for lithium extraction.

Besides The Hyperloop, Elon Musks other wide-sweeping plan for humanity is the continued exploration of space and the colonization of Mars. Musk and other advocates for Mars colonization reason that we need to find somewhere else to live due to the catastrophic effects of climate change that have and will continue to happen.

This line of thinking seems to be the most doomed manifestation of climate grief, which legitimately posits that as a species, we cannot and should not try to improve conditions on the planet we already inhabit.

The reality of the situation is, the colonization of Mars will inevitably be very difficult. It will take a long time, it will be expensive, and it will be dangerous.

Seven billion people cannot afford to wait decades and have to pay to go to a planet alien to us and utterly unsuitable for survival. Musk is most likely aware of the criticisms people have levied at his ideas and character and does not care.

I doubt the idiocy of his ideas is lost on him and might even go so far as to say it is intentional. Creating an entirely new public transit method is so obviously superfluous, and Elons hangups with current public transit methods are either so shallow they arent worth addressing or, like most public services in the US, arent worth addressing not being funded enough.

It is entirely possible that Musks project is intentionally inaccessible and unprofitable, as it would mainly serve as a fun toy for other wealthy elites to try out, safe from any unwashed masses they may have to encounter. This idea goes double for his Mars mission plans.

Most working people can barely afford a plane ticket to go to another part of our planet. It is unlikely that those same people will have the money for a visa to Mars!

Mars colonies will, without a doubt, be a haven for the rich as they continue to worsen our current climate conditions because they can afford a safer option.

They will, of course, not experimentally see the place for themselves as that would be dangerous (we can, however, accurately predict the socioeconomic status of the people who will be doing so).

In Elons world, the rest of us will stay here on Earth and die with it. Individualized solutions for select people cannot be what saves our species.

If we hope to end our struggles with our climate, it will require a massive reconfiguration of our lives and production. Our current capitalist modes of production are unsustainable, and we cannot take pointers from one of the men who perpetuate it.

Elon Musk is a billionaire who laments the life of privilege he inherited through Zambian emerald mine earnings. He is simply too disconnected from the general populace on a material level to have a coherent solution to the problems that affect us possibly.

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In last weeks newsletter, I wrote about how murals can be an opportunity to tell stories about a community.

Of course, it also matters who is doing the telling and what it is theyre saying.

In early September, the border city of Brownsville (Puro 956, cuh!) announced a plan to revitalize the downtown business district through a series of commissioned murals, all part of an effort to recover spaces for artistic expansion in the center of the city, according to a news release. The first of these works of public art would be painted on the side of the historic Capitol Theatre by Los Angeles-based artist Teddy Kelly.

I would venture to say its going to be one of the largest murals in the [Rio Grande Valley], if not the biggest, Ramiro Gonzalez, Brownsvilles then-director of community and government affairs (he is no longer employed by the city) told Valley Central News at the time.

It may be the largest mural in the RGV, but to some Brownsville residents it feels like a mischaracterization of their hometown.

If youre not from here and you go see it, youre going to think that it represents Brownsville and youll be mistaken in what the culture is here, said Gabriel Trevio, a local artist with more than 20 years of experience.

Were sending the wrong message, and its creating the wrong image that has nothing to do with the local culture.

Trevio isnt wrong. Kellys 6,000-square-foot mural is replete with geometric shapes and pastel colors. Its the perfect background for Instagram selfies, sure, but the only sign that youre in Brownsville is the block letters BTX, shorthand for Brownsville, Texas, no doubt an aspirational nod to ATX, or Austin.

Some took umbrage with the selection of a California artist instead of someone local. The mural revitalization project was funded by the Musk Foundation, tech billionaire Elon Musks charity organization. For his work, Kelly was paid $20,000, more than half of Brownsvilles 2019 median household income of $38,588.

That money was supposed to benefit our community, said Melissa Mendoza, another local artist and vocal critic of the mural project. How is it benefiting us if that money gets on a plane and heads back to California to stimulate their local economy?

Im sure local artists would have been able to use that money; they would have been able to use that money to go to [Mayor Juan Trey Mendezs] pizza place downtown. Hes always telling us to keep everything local, to support local businesses, but then they themselves dont even support the local artists. Its sad.

Mendoza wasnt always a critic of Mendez, saying she campaigned for him because she saw a young, motivated, handsome Chicano lawyer whose job it was to stand up to the powerful people.

Now, she feels the mural is a slap in the face. It also feels like a sign of whats to come.

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The SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica Beach is about 25 miles northeast of the Capitol Theatre mural. Dubbed Starbase, Texas by Musk, the location appears to play a central role in the billionaires quest to colonize Mars.

Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so, Musk tweeted in March, the same day a prototype rocket exploded as it was trying to land. SpaceXs hiring needs for engineers, technicians, builders & essential support personnel of all kinds are growing rapidly.

Which brings us back to the mural project. Yes, downtown Brownsville is in the midst of a revitalization, but whom is it for?

What is happening in Brownsville is exactly what has happened in larger municipalities 10 years ago, which is that art is being instrumentalized as a way to create capital incentives, said ChristinaMaria Xochitlzihuatl Patio Houle, co-founder of the south Texas arts collective Las Imaginistas, noting the longtime relationship that exists between capital and art, citing the patronage of Renaissance artists by the rich and powerful.

Its instrumentalized beautification for the sake of mobilizing gentrification.

For his part, Mayor Mendez has defended the mural, acknowledging in an Instagram post that not everyone would like it.

Felipe Romero, communications and marketing director for the city, also sent the following statement to The Times:

The city continues to support Brownsvilles dynamic art and culture scene, with projects like the Brownsville Mural Program, Calle Calaveras, and Lazos de mi Ciudad. The Brownsville Mural Program has grown to be a collaborative effort to blend diverse talents from around the world. With several art projects on the horizon, the city is staying committed to providing opportunities for artists through community engagement.

On Tuesday, local blog El Rrun Rrun reported that the second mural for the revitalization project was nearly completed, this time created by Mexican artist Sofia Castaneda.

The Times reached out to the Musk Foundation via telephone and email but has not received a response.

For more on the effects that SpaceXs launch site is having on Boca Chica Beach, dubbed the poor peoples beach, I recommend this Texas Observer story by Gus Bova, as well as this New York Times report.

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Last weeks edition of the newsletter said a new South El Monte Art Posse mural featured writer Carribean Fragoza. Fragoza is not included in the piece.

Today is Latina Equal Pay Day, the date that signifies how much longer Latinas have to work to catch up to the 2020 wages of their white, non-Latinx male counterparts.

The wage gap is larger for Latinas they earn 57 cents for every dollar a white, non-Latinx man makes than it is for women belonging to other racial and/or ethnic groups. According to Equal Pay Today, Asian American and Pacific Islander women earn 80 cents on the dollar, Black women earn 63 cents on the dollar, and Native women earn 60 cents on the dollar.

But wait, it gets worse. According to a 2020 report from the National Womens Law Center, the wage gap will cost Latinas more than $1 million over the course of a 40-year career.

The pay gap impacts our ability to have what we need to live our lives with security, Mnica Ramrez, co-founder of organizations Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and the Latinx House, wrote in an op-ed published in Latina.

It impacts our ability to pay for our children to go to college, to save for the future, and to have confidence that we will have the financial footing to retire one day.

These daunting figures have real-life consequences, and if the claim is that the future is Latina which I believe in then closing the wage gap is imperative if we want it to be less dystopian.

How do we fix this? I dont know, but I am a big supporter of salary transparency.

From a workers perspective, without accurate information about peer compensation, they may not know when theyre being underpaid, UCLA economist Emiliano Huet-Vaughn told the New York Times in 2019, noting that it naturally becomes harder to make the case that one is suffering a form of pay discrimination if you dont know what your co-workers are earning.

For more on the pay gap, I recommend this episode from Radar 2021, Telemundos English-language digital news program.

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Last Friday, thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the street to protest LUMA Energy, a power company that took over the management of Puerto Ricos electrical grid after it was privatized. As Paola Rosa-Aquino of New York Magazine reports, Puerto Ricans have seen their electric bills already among the highest in the United States skyrocket and have been subjected to so many rolling blackouts the government declared a state of emergency. According to the Guardian, Puerto Ricos unreliable and battered grid has led many to turn to solar power.

My colleague Suzy Exposito has this commentary on J Balvin and Tokischkas music video for Perra, which has been heavily criticized for its displays of misogynoir and was quietly removed from YouTube.

From the Nevada Independent, a mariachi music program is growing in schools across Clark County.

There has been no meaningful immigration reform nine months after President Biden promised to aggressively advocate for legislation that creates a clear road map to legal status and citizenship for 11 million. In her latest, Times columnist Jean Guerrero asks who is going to step up to be the champion of immigrants in the post-Trump era.

The best thing on the Latinernet: Whoever got the brilliant idea of mashing up promotional footage of the upcoming Dune movie with Vicente Fernandezs Para Siempre, please reveal yourselves! Im not kidding when I say it took me a second to realize that this video wasnt the intro to an upcoming Televisa telenovela. Its the Timoteo Chvez and Zendaya Colmenar that does it for me.

The detail, intention, and focus we put into our ofrendas is a translation of the love and respect we will always hold for our ancestors, no matter how much time has passed.

(Valeria Olgun / For The Times)

Valeria Olgun is a Xicana visual artist and community organizer raised between South San Francisco and her moms burrito shop. She refers to her work as lighthearted love letters, using it to connect with others with similar experiences and identities through shared joy.

This comic was inspired by the love for our ancestors that transcends death. Although theyre no longer present, we continue loving and respecting our loved ones. The detail, intention and focus we put into our ofrendas is a translation of the love and respect we will always hold for them, no matter how much time has passed.

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Colonization of the Red Planet may seem like the plot of a classic sci-fi page turner, but, as of late, NASA has made significant headway into creating a livable, sustainable, human-ready environment on Mars.

Far-off photo of the Martian surface.

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In April, NASAs Perseverance robot was able to convert some of the planets atmosphere into oxygen no easy feat, seeing as the planets atmosphere is ultra-thin and mainly made of carbon dioxide. Scientists believe that this significant accomplishment could pave the way for future successes in both isolating and storing oxygen there, marking a huge step for mankind and its ultimate goal of colonizing Mars.

Computer rendering of a futuristic Mars colony.

One of the greatest obstacles to creating livable colonies on the Red Planet boils down to one word: resources. The cost of shipping quantities of necessary resources, including oxygen, would be astronomical (pun fully intended), so scientists have instead been working on ways to develop those resources on the planet itself, or at least find ways to create more sustainable technology that would minimize the amount of supplies needed from Earth.

This is where our precious bodily fluids come in.

A recent study published in Materials Today Bio discusses the possibility that the answer to sustainable resources for Mars colonization efforts could lie within the astronauts themselves, namely in their blood, sweat, tears, urine, and feces.

Computer rendering depicts astronauts walking through a futuristic Martian colony.

Though this may sound grim (and potentially like another sci-fi storyline), the study suggests that these organic materials could be utilized as a way to supplement raw materials already found on Mars, potentially saving time, money, and other valuable resources necessary for interplanetary supply runs from Earth.

According to Aled D. Roberts, a research scientist at the University of Manchester, and leader of the new study, there is one significant, but chronically overlooked, source of natural resources that will by definition also be available on any crewed mission to Mars: the crew themselves.

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So how, exactly, would this technology work? As part of the new research, the study suggests that human blood could, in part, be used to form a material similar to concrete when combined with Martian dust. Furthermore, adding urea (which is found in human fluids like sweat, tears, and urine), would increase the strength and durability of this astro-crete by up to 300 percent. The potential to create and 3D print this concrete-like material could be an important step in astronauts ongoing quest to build on Mars.

The study also suggests that other human bi-products like dead skin, hair, nails, mucus, and feces could potentially be combined with already existing Martian materials and be exploited for their material properties on early extraterrestrial colonies.

Computer rendering of a futuristic Mars colony.

The study is an important (if unglamorous) step toward solving one of the most critical obstacles to creating Martian colonies. Now that researchers have identified the potential of harvesting bodily fluids from humans, more studies will likely be on the horizon to develop further materials similar to astro-crete that could be used to build on Mars. And who knows? One day we could all be sitting in our oxygen-rich Martian apartments built from donations of astronaut sweat, blood, and feces a literal Martian wonderland created from humanitys greatest resource: ourselves.

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We have all, I think, wanted to be astronauts at some point in our lives. The possibility of space exploration and traversing the final frontier of space has captured the imaginations of countless people.

Multiple private companies are now sending amateur astronauts, even civilians, into orbit. Suddenly, the possibility of traveling to outer space seems a bit more reachable. Even if you cant see yourself ever actually setting off in a rocket ship, you can get a taste of what its like by exploring the multiple books written by astronauts and scientists about space. Your Abilene Public Library has the following books (and more) available to borrow.

Get a solid foundation of the science that led to space exploration from space historian Roger D. Launius, in his book The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: from the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future. In this book, Launius covers the thousands of years of development that led to humanitys ability to venture into space. He also speculates about the future of space exploration and possible colonization of other planets.

Retired astronaut Clayton C. Anderson, also known as Astro Clay, spent over 150 days aboard the International Space Station. He provides a firsthand perspective on life as an astronaut and uses humor and wit to answer questions in his book, Its a Question of Space: An Ordinary Astronauts Answers to Sometimes Extraordinary Questions. Anderson writes about everything from living on the International Space Station to how to become an astronaut.

Looking to the future, physics professor Michio Kaku explores the possibilities of building sustainable colonies on Mars, achieving interstellar travel, and even human immortality in his book The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth. Beginning with a prologue that outlines the multiple past catastrophes that nearly led to the extinction of humanity, Kaku lays the foundation for why humanity must reach for the stars if we wish to survive as a species long term.

If you prefer to explore space travel through fiction, you have multiple options available. Andy Weir, author of New York Times bestselling novel The Martian, brings us a new novel, Project Hail Mary, starring an amnesiac astronaut who is Earths only hope of survival. He wakes up on a ship hurtling through space with no memory of who he is and must piece together his mission from observation.

Mary Robinette Kowal gives us an intriguing look at what might-have-been in her alternate history novel The Calculating Stars. After a meteorite strike devastates the world in the 1950s, humanitys only option is to race to space in an effort to save at least a portion of humanity.

These books and much more are available at your Abilene Public Library. Give us a call at 325-677-2474, or go online to http://www.abilenetx.gov/apl, to reserve a book or movie of your choice. We would love to hear from you!

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Sure, the end of the world has been predicted many times without actually happening at all, but we have to face the facts: It seems difficult to imagine humanity surviving for millions of years By maintaining current lifestyles and consumption. NASA is well aware of this problem, and some researchers see only one solution to human salvation: extraterrestrial colonization. What many see as the fantasy that the wealthy have the money to throw out the window (hello Elon Musk) is a fine perception by the federal agency responsible for much of the economy. United States civil space program.

We find ourselves in a window of danger that cannot be closed until we create one, or even Several colonies outside the planet Independent and viable.

This was announced by NASA researchers who worked on the issue of colonizing the galaxy. They raise the greatest challenges that our planet has and will have to face, as Global warming, epidemics, wars, excessive consumption of natural resources, pollution In short, there is no shortage of problems, and Colonizing other bodies in our solar system, according to these scientists, would be a viable solution.

Moreover, it is considered the only possible and effective solution, which is more than viable. And the most surprising is that The colonization they encourage can be launched much faster than one might imagine. The researchers did not embark on overly complex calculations taking into account hundreds of factors, Rather, it is based on a simple equation: This takes into account the number of transistors (electronic devices) needed for each processor, the distance to different bodies that must be reached, and the number of years that must elapse between robotic and human tasks.

To say the least, the estimates of NASA researchers are not lacking in ambition. The goal would be to gradually colonize our solar system by going even further: Having already visited the moon, a small organization enough to return there. The first manned mission in Mars could occur in the not-too-distant future, in the year 2038. Next, an asteroid must be reached in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter by a manned mission, before the moons of the gas giant planet and its distant neighbor Saturn, respectively in 2064, 2076 and 2086.

If this calendar is somewhat respectable, the youngest of us should be able to attend these crazy errands. crazy? Maybe ok, but still less than the other expectations youve made Researchers, who plan to leave our solar system in the long term: In 2254, they thought we had already made it to Proxima Centauri, the closest planetary system. The second half of the 23rd century will then allow us to access two more systems.

Obviously, we must bear in mind thatThese are estimates based only on calculations far from being 100% reliable, and all depend in particular on technological developments in the coming decades, which are difficult to predict. Agency researchers are well aware of this, explaining that anyways, More computing power than we have today would be needed to design, build and operate such models [de fuses], that is, the models abandoned the classic propulsion system, in order to be able to travel the light years from our goals, the necessary travel times remain unknown at the moment.

Well meet in 17 years to find out if the first mission to Mars has taken off!

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The creation of factories in space is not a whim of billionaires detached from reality, but projects that are gradually developed and bearing fruit. Like Jeff Bezos, president of Blue Origin, which aims to send polluting industries into space, space research firm Varda Space aims to be the first to build a factory in space through a partnership with SpaceX, which should be as early as 2023.

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An industrial plant in space? Varda Space may seem far-fetched there is no shortage of space on land to design factories but it could lead to the development of industries on the ground.

Fardas interest is in using microgravity to create new materials or advance research into specific products on the International Space Station. According to TechCrunch, for example, we can make bioprinted devices or Semiconductors Even if nothing is announced at the moment because no contract has been signed with the client.

In order to make the flight, Varda Space must find partners to make the flight to low Earth orbit. This is the place SpaceX The latest offering comes in a show of companies looking to send things into space to take advantage of one of their scheduled flights to do so. In short, the two companies are on a journey through space together. When they reach their destination, they separate and each goes to work for himself. In short, a kind of spatial car sharing. A little different from your Sunday trip between Angers and Paris

Varda Space has announced that it wants to move its factory to Falcon 9, Properties SpaceXBefore the start of the year 2023 launchers From SpaceX, it will carry the supplies needed to set up the plant in space. If the companies dont reveal any of the contract terms, we know the machine will spend about three months in orbit testing these new manufacturing technologies.

However, another launch option has been explored using Electron missiles by Lab racket. But Varda Space did not want to put all its eggs in one basket, as the New Zealand company would provide the spacecraft to house supplies, as well as the capsule to return to Earth. A very important capsule since returningAtmosphere It is made at Mach 28 and the material should not break Drop.

In fact, the most complex moment from industrialization to recovery remains the moment of return. Mach 28 times the speed of sound (1,224 km/h). Think of science fiction movies where we see the capsule returning to Earth. Now imagine moving sensitive materials through this uncertain environment while absorbing many outside influences. This will undoubtedly be one of the pivotal moments of the mission.

Unlike other spacecraft specializing in communications or imaging, Varda Space and its Space Factory It does not require a specific task path. It is enough to stay there low earth orbit. Lessons learned during this first trip may enable others to implement. Varda Space hopes to launch a second or even a third by the end of 2024.

A date that remains elusive, allowing other projects to see the light of day. For example, we know that the European Union is working on this topic through the Period project, which aims to develop an orbital station. It will focus on assembling and manufacturing satellites directly from space in partnership with Airbus. Either way, these ambitious projects give us a glimpse into new horizons for industrialists and entrepreneurs from all fields.

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It sounds like the plot of a horror movie in space. A few days ago, Mars was called the solar link. That is, at that moment when the red planet behind the sun is hidden from us. This happens almost every two years and for a few days, the interactions between the Earth and the gadgets on the Earths surface. Are interrupted. We have been in black for two weeks.

The question is, what will we find out when we return? In addition to the disruptions and delays caused by this, NASA expects distorted commands and unpredictable behavior from three orbits, two rovers, a lander and a helicopter. But Explore this event in detail now as we have more and more things It can tell us many things about what we can expect from future trips to the planet.

Darkness affects all companies traveling on Mars, But NASA is Described your plan in these two weeks. Also, to try to get the most out of it, he plans some tasks that devices can do without Earth monitoring and control.

Although Tuesday, October 7, was hidden behind the sun, the communication shutdown began five days earlier, on the 2nd. And while some tools and equipment appear to take another two or three days to recover, it will last until the 16th. As I say, this is a relatively common one. But that is the truth As we have more and more things on the neighboring planet, the problems caused by these two years of resistance are increasing the weight.. And they will earn more.

Especially if we are not able to build an autonomous infrastructure on Mars. It may be One of the best strategic discussions on planet exploration (and colonization): The tension between the need to create a technological node powerful enough to gain autonomy from the earth and the cost (social, economic and political) of this infrastructure.

For now, engineers from all the aerospace companies on Mars are waiting Learn about how this two week silence affects our plans. It is not small.

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Astronauts and space tourists are seen to have ready Internet access once they land on the moon.

NASA has created an Internet network on the Moon specifically dedicated to its Artemis missions, which need a dependable communications network for their challenging space tasks. LunaNet is set to address delays and disruptions in data transfers in space, NASAannounced in a post.

Present space missions rely on previously scheduled links with ground-based antennas or space satellites. As such, this limits efficient data transfer and communications. With LunaNet, sustainable communications, weather monitoring, and navigation can be attained, as well as provide dependable Internet connections for scientific use.

Similar to the Earth-based Internet, the LunaNet lets users connect to a larger network that consists of nodes, part of which are located in space. LunaNet, which is a Delay-Disruption Tolerant Network (DTN), utilizes several nodes on the Moon, on satellites, and ground stations, thus creating a strong, reliable network. These nodes are capable to store and re-route data to discover the best, ideal path to reach destinations, Screen Rantreported.

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As such, astronauts, space tourists, and equipment, such as Moon rovers, need not wait for the routing and processing data emanating from ground stations. This means users can actually access the network wherever they are, even as they hop, skip and walk on the lunar surface. While on the Moon, astronauts, other users, and rovers will be able to determine their location, plan routes, allow autonomous travel, and set safe, quick returns to base.

In addition, astronauts will also access real-time space weather information. With LunaNet, these astronauts could get an alert to seek cover once dangerous solar storm activity happens. This network shall also help in search and rescue operations, astronomical observations, and scientific experiments. According to NASA, LunaNet will be used to research on advanced space communications for future missions, and eventually achieve a "Solar System Internet."

On Earth, LunaNet will offer nodes the chance to help researchers on the ground perform measurements using radio and infrared communications links. This network will also provide opportunities for Moon observations, such as measuring and studying the lunar environment. It will also allow global or regional analysis of the natural satellite, giving scientists access to such lunar data over expansive spatial scales.

The Artemis program is NASA's immediate, most significant current space mission. However, Artemis II has since been delayed due to a lawsuit filed by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin against NASA over lunar landing module project awarded to rival SpaceX.

Artemis I is scheduled to launch in November, bringing an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to the Moon. The next Artemis missions will send the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface. The base camp of Artemis is located at the south pole of the Moon and is deemed the stepping stone to exploring Mars and beyond.

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Opinion: Our solar system, and even one day its planets, will be getting a little more crowded, and that will present a host of challenges

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Thanks to the stars in Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezoss eyes, Captain Kirk has finally gone boldly where no (over)actor has gone before.

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OK, thats not entirely accurate. William Shatners wild ride this week was, in a sense, predated by his former Star Trek castmate and fellow Canadian James Doohan (Scotty, of beam me up, Scotty fame), whose ashes were flown to space in 2012.

Doohans post mortem journey to the heavens came courtesy of Elon Musks SpaceX and Celestis, a company that specializes in sending your loved ones on a memorial spaceflight which just goes to show that when it comes to space, theres a business for everything.

Indeed, space is no longer the private domain of soldiers and scientists, as private industry, led bySpaceX, Blue Origin and Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic, has made the final frontier accessible to billionaires and guys who play astronauts on TV.

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Thats still a rarefied crowd, but if the cockeyed optimism of the space set is realized, space travel might one day become a reality even for those who cant afford a business class airline ticket. Space, it seems, is about to get a lot more crowded, and that presents a host of challenges.

In fact, as Trans Astronautica Corporation president Joel Sercel stresses , space is already crowded at least the space around the Earth, as there now exist millions of pieces of space debris left by various missions. That garbage, which is orbiting at thousands of kilometres an hour, represents a serious hazard to further missions, including those with space tourists.

Consequently, space agencies have discussed how to clear the air, if you will, and various sophisticated garbage collectors have been proposed. But according to the outdated Outer Space Treaty (1967), that garbage belongs to whoever put it there, so picking it up would be tantamount to theft.

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This reveals the quandary, not only of space tourism, but of space exploration itself: While the technology is advancing at, shall we say, rocket speed, the legal and regulatory framework for space travel, not to mention the nascent field of space ethics, is struggling to keep up.

Nonetheless, a comprehensive space ethics is imperative if we are to reach the stars without losing our souls. Indeed, a number of crucial issues ought to be resolved before we go traipsing around the universe.

In addition to space junk, we must also consider the contamination of entire planets and their ecosystems or environments.

One-upping Bezoss effort to send stars to the stars, Musk envisions a city on Mars but how Mars or Martian life, should there be any, feels about that is another matter entirely. A recent NASA paper notes that if Martian microbial life exists, we will inevitably affect that life in ways we cannot predict.

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In other words, we could become an invasive species wreaking havoc in an alien environment. Or alternatively, the alien environment could wreak havoc on us through radiation, microgravity or infection with unknown pathogens.

Should Musks vision nonetheless come to fruition, there remain further questions: Who will own Mars, or the land on which the colony sits? Now that Elon Musk owns much of the Earth, will he lay claim to Mars as well?

And who will govern the new Martian colony and how will it be governed? (Star Trek, for its part, spoke of the Fundamental Declaration of the Martian Colonies, which helped establish individual rights off world.)

But for all Star Treks cockeyed optimism, Meredith McFadden, writing for DePauw Universitys Prindle Institute, notes that a Martian colony would likely resemble the Wild West , complete with a draconian justice system necessitated by the fact that the survival of the colony would be under constant threat.

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Colonization clearly presents existential threats to both colonized and colonizer. Consequently, historian and anthropologist Nicholas Dirks suggests that we learn lessons from the ugly history of colonization on Earth before we make the same mistakes in other worlds.

To be sure, space tourism presents us with the opportunity to ascend to unimaginable heights or descend to inconceivable depths both literally and figuratively. But whether we rise or fall will depend entirely on whether our ethics keep pace with our ambitions.

Peter McKnights column will appear weekly in the Sun. He can be reached at mcknightvansun@shaw.ca

Letters to the editor shouldbe sent tosunletters@vancouversun.com.The editorial pages editor is Hardip Johal, who can be reached athjohal@postmedia.com.

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