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People on the NASA transition team of Joe BidenJoe BidenGeorgia signature audit finds no fraud in presidential election Pence refused to sign on to plan to overturn election, lawyers say New Lincoln Project ad shows Trump border wall built from tombstones of COVID-19 victims MORE are urging the United States to start what could be the biggest transfer of technology to China. The giveaway could result in the Chinese military dominating space and, with it, world affairs. Trying to exclude them, I think, is a failing strategy, said Pam Melroy, a former astronaut and potential next administrator of NASA, referring to the Chinese. It is very important that we engage.

Important to engage? The Chinese space program is military at its core and, to the extent it is civilian, it serves as a conduit to the military. China has a policy of civil military fusion. This means the army has first call on anything and everything in civilian hands. Moreover, we should not forget the structure of the Chinese regime. The military is an operation of the Communist Party, which controls all the programs of the Chinese central government as well as every educational and research institution in the country. The space program is a party venture.

The Chinese military has major plans for the Moon, sometimes called the eighth continent. As military analyst Richard Fisher told me, China wants to mine helium from the Moon to power its future fusion energy reactors and to use Moon resources to help build enormous solar energy collecting satellites to free it from foreign energy dependence.

China also plans to colonize the Moon with military bases. By controlling the Moon, China can control access to the Lagrangian Points and better control access to Mars and other planets, Fisher, who is affiliated with the International Assessment and Strategy Center, said. Stations floating at Lagrangian Points, orbital locations where gravitational forces balance and make it less expensive to maintain artificial objects in space, would allow China to dominate the new interstates to the heavens.

The stakes are high. As Brandon Weichert, the author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, explains, Whoever controls the strategic high ground of space will ultimately control the course of events on Earth, in the strategic domains of land, sea, air, even cyberspace.

Such Chinese space ambitions should concern other countries with such goals. The universe is an ocean, the Moon is the Diaoyu Islands, and Mars is Huangyan Island, Ye Peijian, the leader of the Chinese lunar program, said two years ago, referring to the Japanese islands in the East China Sea and Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

If we do not go there now even though we are capable of doing so, then we will be blamed by our descendants. If others go there, then they will take over, and you will not be able to go even if you want to. Ye, with his reference to locations that Beijing views as sovereign territory, is making clear that China has no intention of allowing others on the Moon or other features in space, and that also means working with the Chinese space program would either be impossible or deeply misguided.

The transition team is intent on partnering with the Chinese space agency despite the fact that they are aware of Chinese intentions, Weichert said. Indeed, the cost of cooperation will be high. For the Chinese, this will be the greatest technology transfer from us to them in their history. It will all but ensure they conquer space.

Biden and his transition team may think they can limit partnering with China but that, as a practical matter, is unlikely to be the case here. The problem with engaging China in super sensitive joint ventures is that the American side always starts with the best intentions, and safeguards and security checks are put in place by senior people but then, at the lower levels, the Chinese find ways to worm their way into areas they do not belong, Paul Midler, an Asia analyst and author, told me. Somehow, unwittingly, our side starts sharing too much.

The whole idea of cooperation is flawed. Let us revisit how Ye compared space features with those in Chinese peripheral waters. In 2015, President Xi Jinping stood next to President Obama in the Rose Garden and told his host that, with regard to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, China does not intend to pursue militarization. Yet China did exactly that a year after this promise, and the Chinese Ministry of Defense issued a statement justifying its necessary military facilities. Any pledges from Beijing about its intentions in space will, in all likelihood, be as worthless.

The space advisers to Biden have gotten the process backwards. Cooperation does not necessarily lead to a better relationship with militant regimes. There must be a basis of cooperation first, and unfortunately that does not exist with China. As Fisher, the military analyst, warns, There can be no peace in space with the Communist Party until there is first peace with the Communist Party on Earth.

Gordon Chang is a columnist and the author of The Coming Collapse of China. You can follow him online on Twitter and Parler @GordonGChang.

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The blind mystic Baba Vanga has been credited by some with predicting the rise of ISIS, Brexit and even the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. If the long-deceased Vanga is to be believed, then 2021 could see more worrying prophecies come to fruitionalthough her supposed clairvoyant powers may have also seen signs of hope.

One of the more interesting aspects about the phenomenon of Baba Vanga, who has been called the "Nostradamus of the Balkans," is that she gained much of her reputation after she died in 1996 at the age of 85.

Born Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova in 1911, she was blind since childhood and spent most of her life in the Bulgarian Kozhuh mountains. While she was alive, there were people who believed she had powers of clairvoyance, and they would seek her out to contact dead relatives. However, Baba Vanga became known internationally four years after her death, when the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank in 2000. (She had reportedly predicted in 1980 that Kursk would be flooded, but at the time, it was believed that she spoke of the Russian city Kursk.)

As for 2021, the U.K.'s Metro writes that Baba Vanga is said to have predicted that the world will suffer from "a lot of cataclysms and great disasters" during the year, while three "giants" unite, and a "strong dragon" seizes humanity. Some speculate the "dragon" to be China, and that this prediction means the nation's global power will continue to strengthen.

On a positive note, Vanga was also said to have predicted that a cure for cancer would be found in 2021. She allegedly said: "The day will come when cancer will get tied with iron chains."

Many people remain skeptical about what are said to be Baba Vanga predictions, as there is no real evidence that any of these prophecies are real, despite claims that Baba Vanga's predictions have been 85 percent accurate. The U.K.'s Daily Express recently pointed to an investigation that found many of the supposed clairvoyant's so-called prophecies were actually created by Russian social media trolls.

What makes tracking the veracity of what Vanga may or may not have said difficult is the fact that she was reportedly illiterate or semi-literate, and did not write anything down herself, unlike, say Nostradamus, who left behind the 1555 book Les Propheties. Thus, Baba Vanga's words were documented secondhand.

Her believers, of which there are many, claim that her predictions run until the year 5079, when she supposedly said the world will come to an end. More immediate prophecies being attributed to the mystic for 2021, though, are that President Donald Trump will suffer deafness and mortal illness, Russian President Vladimir Putin will survive an assassination attempt and that Europe may face a chemical attack from Muslim extremists.

Those predictions for Trump and Putin are similar to supposed Baba Vanga claims made about their fates in 2020, but some argue that Trump contracting COVID-19 makes Vanga at least partially accurate.

The fortune-teller's alleged prophecy that Europe would "cease to exist by 2016" has been interpreted as Britain voting to leave the EU in that year's referendum in what's commonly known as "Brexit." Baba Vanga is said to have foreseen the result of this 2016 decision as Europe becoming "empty spaces and wasteland, nearly devoid of any form of life," which even the most ardent anti-Brexit activists would have a hard time arguing to be the case.

Another one of her most famous predictions was when she supposedly foretold the 9/11 attacks by saying "two steel birds" would strike "American brethren." She reportedly said: "Horror, horror! The American brethren will fall after being attacked by the steel birds. The wolves will be howling in a bush, and innocent blood will be gushing." The "steel birds" could be interpreted as the hijacked passenger jets that struck the World Trade Center buildings, while "bush" could have been a reference to the then-president and "innocent blood" could be the resulting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In 1979, Vanga reportedly told writer Valentin Sidorov that Russia would become "lord of the world" thanks in part to "Vladimir's glory, glory of Russia." Believers say the Vladimir in question is Putin.

Another possible successful prediction is said to be the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, which wreaked havoc on Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries, killing more than 230,000. It's claimed that Vanga once said: "A huge wave will cover a big coast covered with people and towns, and everything will disappear beneath the water. Everything will melt, just like ice."

Other reported predictions have been somewhat hit-or-miss. There was one about China emerging as the next great superpower in 2018, and a new form of energy emerging on Venus. While China's status has continued to grow since Baba Vanga's death, 2018 didn't seem like a particularly important year of growth. Plus, as far as we know here on Earth, there was nothing of consequence happening on Venus that year.

Meanwhile, there have been supposed predictions that have been outright incorrect. A popular claim attributed to Vanga was that Barack Obama would be the last American president, which obviously wasn't the case when Trump took office. Some other false predictions, taken from the 2006 book Vanga. A Look at Russia by Lyubov Orlova, include a third World War that was supposed to have started in 2010 with nuclear weapons, and then end in 2014. The resulting radioactive fallout would mean no animals or vegetation would exist in the Northern Hemisphere, and Muslims would then start a chemical war on the surviving Europeans. Before World War III's supposed 2014 end date, many people would be ill from ulcers, skin cancer and other diseases due to chemical warfare. Baba Vanga was also said to predict that a giant meteorite would hit Russia in either 2019 or 2020.

Whether her alleged predictions for 2021 will come trueor even close to trueremains to be seen, but there's still time for some of her more far-off prophecies. Other events she is said to have foreseen are an end to world hunger by 2028, Mars being colonized and the colonies there acquiring nuclear weapons by 2256, and Earth becoming uninhabitable by the year 2341.

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Love board games? You dont want to miss the best Black Friday board game deals happening right now at retailers like Amazon, Target and Walmart, all of whom are offering big discounts on some of the most popular board games of the year. Not in the UK or US? Scroll down for the best board game deals in your region.

Among the list of awesome games on sale today are Catan, Gloomhaven, Pandemic and Ticket to Ride four of our favorite board games of all-time plus some other excellent titles like Terraforming Mars as well as some spin-off titles of classic franchises like Monopoly and Clue.

If youre tired of playing the same old board games, or you just want to build out your collection without overpaying, check out our list of some of the best Black Friday deals below.

Catan: $49.49$24.69 at TargetCatan, or as most everyone knows it, Settlers of Catan, is a game about growing an empire through trade and resource gathering. You'll take turns rolling dice, collecting the resource of the corresponding number, and then building towns and cities to increase the amount of resources gained. It supports from two to five players and is recommended for ages 10+.View Deal

Ticket to Ride: $54.99 $25 at WalmartAnother classic, Ticket to Ride has you creating freight train lines across the US in pursuit of railroad dominance. You score more points for completing longer routes, but your opponents will likely be building in the same direction, so you have to be strategic. For two to five players ages 8 and up.View Deal

Pandemic: $44.99 $17.49 at AmazonThis is the cheapest price we've seen for the, er, prescient board game. So why is everyone on board with Pandemic? It's an excellent co-operative strategy game that requires everyone to work together to take down four different diseases. Huh, working together to beat a virus, neat concept.View Deal

Gloomhaven: $140.00 $118 at AmazonThis persistent world board game that is, designed to be played over multiple sessions is an RPG-like game with tactical combat. It's aimed at players aged 12+, and while it's been around this price for a little while, it's still a lot lower than the original retail price.View Deal

Coup: $14.99 $11.24 at AmazonCoup is a deductive card game where you try to discern the roles of your opponents while concealing your own. You can claim to be the Duke and rake in money, but if you're called out, you lose your card. It's an exciting battle of wits for two to six players.View Deal

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Terraforming Mars: $69.95 $41.99 at AmazonA great price for a popular sci-fi game about colonizing the red planet. It's a co-op and competitive game at the same time, for 1-5 players, as you each complete projects in an effort to become the most successful corporation on Mars.

Mysterium: $54.99 $35.96 at AmazonMysterium tasks you with solving, well, a mystery. (Duh!) Each night players work to uncover the mystery of Warwick Manor using clues provided to them by a spiritual entity. Together, they'll have to figure out the weapon, location, and identity of the murderer which makes it like a better version of the classic Clue. It's for two to seven players aged 10+.View Deal

Exploding Kittens Party Pack: $29.99 $14.99 at AmazonWith original art from The Oatmeal, Exploding Kittens is like a game of Russian Roulette where you try your best not to pick up the exploding kitten. You'll do this by using cards to see what's coming up in the deck, and pass extra turns to your opponents. It's fun, fast and supports up to 10 players.View Deal

Azul from Plan B Games: $39.99 $28.99 at AmazonAzul is a tile placing game that has you constructing a mosaic and attempting to score more points than your opponents. Extra points are on offer for collecting sets of the same color of tile, or for creating particular patterns, while there are penalties for taking tiles that you're unable to use. Games take about a half-hour, and it supports two to four players ages 8+.View Deal

Clue: Star Wars Edition: $45.99 $39.99 at AmazonThemed around the Death Star plans rather than a murder, players have to suss out which planet Darth Vader is going to destroy next, which room the Death Star plans are in and which escape vehicle is going to be used. The board is worth owning alone if you're a Star Wars fan.View Deal

Formula D: 44.81 38.74 at AmazonThe premise of Formula D is simple (be first to cross the finish line and take the chequered flag), but gameplay is surprisingly technical, involving gear-changes determined by dice-rolls, carefully calculated pit-stops, and penalties for shoddy driving. Adding drift and track debris spices things up even more. Supports up to 10 players, recommended for ages 14+.View Deal

Monopoly: 22.99 17.99 at VeryEveryone knows Monopoly - it's been the cause of family arguments for many moons. This classic board game sees you making your way around the board in an effort to gather up as many properties as you can and ultimately leaving your opponents without a penny. For 2-8 players and recommended for those aged 8+.View Deal

Ticket to Ride: 39.99 32.95 at AmazonAnother classic, Ticket to Ride has you creating freight train lines across the US in pursuit of railroad dominance. You score more points for completing longer routes, but your opponents will likely be building in the same direction, so you have to be strategic. For two to five players ages 8 and up.View Deal

Betrayal at House on the Hill: 47.16 36.72 at AmazonBetrayal at House on the Hill sees you making your way through a mysterious house full of monsters and dangers. The catch in this game is that one person will become a traitor, looking to sabotage the rest. Players need to defeat the traitor and survive. House on the Hill is recommended for 3-6 players and those aged 12+.View Deal

Catan: 41.09 35.99 at AmazonCatan, or as most everyone knows it, Settlers of Catan, is a game about growing an empire through trade and resource gathering. You'll take turns rolling dice, collecting the resource of the corresponding number, and then building towns and cities to increase the number of resources gained. It supports from two to five players and is recommended for ages 10+.View Deal

Exploding Kittens Party Pack: 19.99 16.85 at AmazonWith original art from The Oatmeal, Exploding Kittens is like a game of Russian Roulette where you try your best not to pick up the exploding kitten. You'll do this by using cards to see what's coming up in the deck, and pass extra turns to your opponents. It's fun, fast and supports up to 10 players.View Deal

Funko Pop! Funkoverse Thrones: 29.87 19.99 at AmazonLove Funko Pops? Love Game of Thrones? Then this could be the strategy game for you. Funkoverse Thrones sees you going head-to-head with other players in exciting scenarios set in memorable GOT locations. Recommended for 4 players, aged 10+.View Deal

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Inhabitating a planet other than Earth is the next frontier for humankind, and were inching closer to that elusive dream, thanks to the rapid developments in science and technology. Already NASA has conducted unmanned missions on the Red Planet, and visionaries like Elon Musk already have their eyes set on colonizing Mars by 2050. This elusive dream has ignited the imagination of many who envision the future scenario, wherein, humans will rule the Red Planet.

This advanced rover christened Robonetica Explorer 1.0 is the culmination of the intuitive design thinkers AltSpace, Dmitry Lebedko, Dmitry Egorov, Oleg Butov, Yaroslav Goglev, Rashid Tagirov and Timur Mullya. The concept zeros-in on the importance of AI in the not so distant future. In fact, the Robonetica Explorer 1.0 is an AI and robotics platform envisioned by these young minds giving us a glimpse of what things could be like 4-5 decades in the future. Looking like an amalgam of the raw WALL-E robot and the sophisticated EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) the swift robot will scout the planets surface for explorations missions. It has a fully movable head with advanced cameras and sensors presumably to look for signs of life. To conquer the harshest of terrains, Robonetica Explorer 1.0 has six robust wheels mounted on individual suspensions.

The rover is a window into the future for sure and the team has designed it to be more like an interactive being than an autonomous robot. Perhaps, an advanced AI-enabled being that has feelings just like WALL-E!

Designer: AltSpace for Robonetica

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Elon Musk has a vision to carry one million people to Mars by 2050.

Although the CEO of SpaceX recently revealed that humans plan to live on the planets glass domes, many are still questioning how long it will take to get there, even if life on Mars is ideal?

There is a long distance between Earth and Mars, which means that any trip to the red planet will take a long time.

This is further complicated by the fact that the distances are constantly changing as the two planets revolve around the sun.

The closest distance between Earth and Mars is 33.9 million miles 9,800 times the distance between London and New York.

However this is very rare: the most useful distance is the average, i.e. 140 million miles.

Earth scientists have already launched a bunch of space probes to (or near) Mars, so we have a rough idea of how long it will take with current technology.

Historically, the voyage took 128 to 333 days a long time for humans to travel in a narrow spacecraft.

No man has ever set foot on Mars.

The Soviets first sent unmanned spacecraft to Mars in the 1960s.

NASAs Mariner 4 was the first successful space probe to orbit Mars.

This happened in 1965. In 1971, Soviet spacecraft landed on the surface of the Red Planet.

Since then, several spacecraft have been sent to explore Mars, but we will have to wait a little longer to send one person.

NASA has once again revealed its goal of sending one man to Mars by 2037.

Currently, no strong evidence of Mars past or present life has been found.

This does not mean that scientists are not looking.

There is evidence that the dry planet once had surface water and habitable conditions.

However, just because a planet has habitable conditions does not automatically mean that it has lived there or that there is life there.

Mars is the second most habitable planet in our solar system.

It is neither too hot nor too cold, and is thought to have enough gravity to adapt to the human body.

However, there is no free oxygen in the atmosphere, so humans cannot breathe if they do not receive oxygen on their own.

Humans also need to wear a pressure suit.

The soil is toxic, water is scarce, and you need protection from radiation and cold.

If any living thing on Earth wants to survive on Mars it must be in some kind of protective bubble.

Some scientists thought it could be more habitable because we could change the atmosphere of the planets.

We do not know exactly when humans will land on Mars.

NASA plans to place a man and the first woman on the moon in 2024.

After this mission, the Red Planet will be on the agenda, with current estimates that by 2030 we could see one man on Mars.

Elon Musk has previously stated that he wants to send a team of humans to Mars within the next decade.

Here is what you need to know about the red planet

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One of the goals when it comes to the upcoming Mars missions is to colonize the neighboring planet. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently stated that those who would become the first settlers on the red planet would have to live in glass domes.

Musk has already been planning for potential colonization of the neighboring planet as space agencies are already preparing for the upcoming Mars missions. Musk shared on Twitter that because of the lack of atmosphere on Mars, the first people who will settle there will be temporarily residing in glass domes. However, before the first settlers arrive on Mars, the red planet will have to be terraformed as soon as possible. Terraforming refers to transforming a planet to make its conditions similar to Earths which would make it habitable for humans.

Life in glass domes at first. Eventually, terraformed to support life, like Earth, tweeted Musk. Terraforming will be too slow to be relevant in our lifetime. However, we can establish a human base in our lifetime. At least a future spacefaring civilization -- discovering our ruins -- will be impressed humans got that far.

Musk previously shared that a way to terraform Mars is through the use of thermonuclear explosives in its polar regions. These regions are where the most carbon dioxide on the planet is stored. This would result in carbon dioxide getting released into the atmosphere to thicken it, and making the planet warm enough to sustain liquid water. However, the SpaceX CEO already warned of the dangers of being among the first people to set foot on Mars.

Musk previously stated that being able to make the trip to Mars, more so get to work on establishing a base on Mars is not for the faint of heart. Musk warned that the first travelers to Mars may die in the midst of an attempt to put up a base.

Meanwhile, NASAs Perseverance Rover is currently on its way to the Red Planet and will touch down on the Martian surface next year. But even as it is on its way at the moment, the agency has recorded the sounds of space as the Rover makes its way to Mars. The agency has since released the recordings of space sounds on its SoundCloud, where a faint humming noise could be heard.

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Akihabara News (Japan) The Tokyo-based start-up ispace Inc. is taking further steps in an attempt to realize its vision of beginning the human colonization of the Moon within just a few years.

In its latest move, ispace opened this month a new office in Denver, Colorado, utilizing part of the approximately US$125 million that it has so far been able to raise in investment in its decade-long history.

The Japanese firm recently announced the appointment of Kyle Acierno as the CEO of its US branch and hired Kursten ONeill, who had seven years experience at SpaceX, as its US lander program director.

Upon the opening of the Denver office, ONeill stated, I truly believe exploring the Moon, Mars, and beyond is our destiny as a human race; the uniting factor to further our presence among the stars. By joining ispace to lead our US lander mission to the Moon, Im excited to bring together the best and brightest to innovate, create, and inspire an even larger shift in aerospace advancement and exploration.

Company founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada added, We are very pleased to begin active operations in the United States, which is spearheading the global momentum toward lunar exploration. We believe we can provide value to the United States by complementing the deep US-Japan collaboration on lunar exploration as a commercial services provider operating in both countries.

ispace has opened its office in Denver mainly to more closely cooperate with its US partners, especially the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

That program aims to begin deliveries of cargo to the Moon, setting the stage for astronauts to start landing in 2024.

Currently, ispace is completing the lander design for its Mission 1 and expects to start assembling and testing it early next year.

Three years ago, ispace produced a video outlining its 2040 Vision of a Moon colony with a thousand inhabitants. It can be viewed below.

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Elon Musk wants to send settlers to colonize Mars.

He said theyll ultimately have to terraform the planet, but first, theyll live in glass domes.

He also said he hoped to populate Mars with 1 million people in just 30 years.

Now, Ive never been one to trivialize big ideas. Particularly from Musk.

What hes done in terms of launching a transition away from the outdated internal combustion engine is truly amazing.

And his reusable rocket?

The implications of that technology will absolutely change the world.

But when it comes to Musks big plans for Mars, I have to call bullshit.

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As reported in The Independent, terraforming in this instance is a process that is believed would make Mars more habitable for human life:

This involves blasting the planet with nuclear weapons at its poles to cause the ice caps to melt and induce accelerated warming to make it comfortable for humans to live there.

Musk said, Eventually you can transform Mars into an Earth-like planet. Theres a fast way and a slow way. The fast way is to drop thermonuclear weapons over the poles.

He also suggested"a system of giant mirrors could be placed in orbit around Mars in order to reflect sunlight onto the surface."

No one has a price tag for any of this, by the way, but we do know that, according to Musk, it will cost $500,000 to send a single person to Mars.

And if Musk is trying to get 1 million humans to the red planet, youre looking at $500 billion.

And for what?

Why would we spend a half-trillion dollars to send people to Mars?

Well, according to Musk, we must colonize Mars to preserve our species after a third world war.

Seriously?

I dont know about you, but that seems like an awful lot of money to spend to preserve a species that put itself in this precarious situation to begin with.

Perhaps we should really ask ourselves if our species is even worth preserving at all...

And if it is, maybe we should table the Mars colonization thing for a bit while we figure out how to ensure our survival on this planet. Its not that we dont have the tools, intelligence, and resources to make that happen.

I imagine that with a half-trillion dollars to spend, we could make some pretty meaningful inroads into ensuring our survival for a very long time right here on Earth.

Certainly the ROI would be a lot higher.

Look, Im not trying to trivialize the value of Musks ability to make the impossible, well, possible.

What he did with Tesla and SpaceX is truly inspirational and has made a lot of people very, very rich.

But I would never invest in some fakakta plan to put a million people on Mars. Its stupid and a giant waste of money and resources.

What isnt stupid, however, is something Musk recently mentioned about a new energy technology that he says will be much bigger than anything hes accomplished with electric cars.

And thats a pretty bold statement to make when you consider Tesla is solely responsible for launching the electric car revolution.

Today, nearly every major automaker has dozens of new electric cars in development or on the roads. And that all started after Musk showed that electric cars didnt have to be glorified golf carts and, of course, people would buy them.

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But this new technology hes talking about has nothing to do with electric cars. In fact, Musk said this technology will not only dwarf what weve seen with the electric car, but the market will grow much, much faster.

So what is it?

And why is he so bullish on it?

Well, it is pretty incredible.

Its a new energy technology that can power the 90 million-plus buildings and homes in the U.S. alone and do it more cheaply than any fossil fuel or other renewable energy technology currently on the market.

So cheap, in fact, it can do it for virtually nothing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Apple already has $3 billion invested in a version of this technology, and Facebook is ponying up $416 million.

Bottom line: Unless you hate money, you need to learn everything you can about this technology now, and that includes the name of the company producing it and, of course, its stock symbol.

You can get access to all this information in this recent investor note.

Theres also a special report that outlines this technology, who invented it, and how much its worth. That report can be downloaded here.

I know its Thanksgiving, and not a lot of folks are thinking about investing right now.

But I am.

And given the potential of this new technology that Elon Musk is salivating over, Id be a fool not to.

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(YourDigitalWall Editorial):- San Francisco, Oct 22, 2020 (Issuewire.com)Interplanetary Transport, the main information platform, network portal, and project organization was started in 2015 and founded in 2016 by Oliver Gediminas Caplikas. The official pages were registered by the founder and are saved by international rights. Most of the projects and websites are in work and will be published if they are ready so far, even if it needs some years more, especially in these times. Interplanetary Internet and international partners will support various project developments. Joint ventures, long-term cooperations, collaborations, or other sustainable partnerships are welcome. New investors and sponsors are invited to join the outstanding projects. You can get more details on the official pages and request information by the official channels.

With the right support, the main project development of the communication portal and information platform will not just inform about interesting developments for upcoming space developments and innovations for Earth, Moon, Mars, and space. Together we can work on awesome developments and projects like moon drones, space drones, space debris clean up solutions, better interplanetary internet services, and much more of awesome space stuff. Help us to reach new frontiers and horizons, for a better future on Earth and in space. Interplanetary Transport project developments like the Cargo Spacecraft project working on recyclable and reusable transport systems. Old parts of cargo ships, satellites and space crafts can be used to build big cargo ships in space. Innovative foldable containers, thin solar panels and solar foils will provide enough energy. Sustainable propulsion technologies with an alternative or renewable fuels will power the autonomous transport ships between space stations, moons and planets like Mars. Much of the materials and fuels can be mined on asteroids and the moons in future.

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For advanced space exploration and space colonization or space settlement, we need a special space station and base camp for the Moon. For advanced space travels and interplanetary transport logistics, we need a moon and mars station, a kind of hub or gateway in the orbits. Humanity and especially the space industry should rethink their space programs towards more reusable and sustainable space developments. There are much good cleantech and Greentech developments on Earth that can be used for space, lunar, and Mars missions. Many old satellites could be reactivated and upgraded as carriers for new technologies, even as simple communication node they would be useful. It is really time for startups who work on satellite or spacecraft recycling and upcycling solutions.

Another great idea is to use old space stations for future space exploration. The next generations will thank us and they will have a kind of live museum of the human history of space travel. The International Space Station can be sent into higher Earth orbit and later after the official lifespan in moon or Mars orbit or even into deep space! The station can be used as an autonomous science lab, similar to satellites with sensors and scientific equipment. It is a chance to use the ISS as an unmanned space system, network node/server, and science platform with a lot of new sensors to study our solar system. Change from wasting resources to a sustainable space economy, industry and space society. Start to clean up and recycle the space debris, use lasers, and other innovative tools for small parts. Collect bigger parts of space junk with special satellites or cargo spaceships.

Newest developments and projects are Cargo Spacecraft, Galactic Internet, Interplanetary Europe, Lunar Base Camp, Moon Base Station, Moon Drone, Moon Station EU, Solar System Internet Hub,.. tbc.

Check also the project Greening Mars. All kinds of cleantech, greening, GreenTech, and sustainable space projects or innovative ideas are welcome. Think about green spots or oases on moons and desert planets like Mars, no problem with greening space stations and greenhouse spaceships. But we need to care about our planet first! If the Earth becomes a desert planet we dont need to travel or colonize Mars. Even space exploration or space travel makes no sense with such problems on Earth which should be solved primarily. We need to reduce deforestation, desertification and global warming on planet Earth before it is too late. Each day humans destroying so many species on Earth, some of them are even unknown. The mass extinction goes on, the space programs should care more about. Lets discuss such important issues and topics. You are welcome to join the Interplanetary Internet and Interplanetary Transport network groups on Facebook and Linkedin. The founder focusing since 2017 on the climate crisis and climate change problems. Thats why he started new projects and initiatives like the Greening Deserts Greening Camps and the Trillion Trees Initiative to reduce the human-made deforestation, desertification and global warming. The projects have big potential to improve the air quality, biodiversity, soil and water quality worldwide. Humanity needs healthy environments and functioning ecosystems to expand or to be really productive. We need a healthy planet Earth for future generations and developments. Without that there wont be a real future for humanity on Earth and in space. Constructive feedback, useful advises and real support is always welcome.

Interesting space quotes:

As we begin to comprehend that the earth itself is a kind of manned spaceship hurtling through the infinity of space it will seem increasingly absurd that we have not better organized the life of the human family. Hubert H. Humphrey

Human exploration and colonization of Mars will keep us busy for hundreds, even thousands, of years. During that time, there will be advances in nanotechnology, space sailing, robotics, biomolecular engineering, and artificial intelligence. These advances are occurring even now, affecting our outlook about what it means to be human and engage in human activity. Those technologies will not merely allow us to stay home on Earth and Mars, but our minds will extend our presence throughout the universe so that we will not need or want to extend our bodies there even if we could, which I think is doubtful. Louis Friedman

I look up at the night sky, and I know that, yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up many people feel small because theyre small and the Universe is big, but I feel big because my atoms came from those stars. Neil deGrasse Tyson

In space, race doesnt matter, nationality doesnt matter. In space, you see the world as a globe and you dont see the boundaries. Maggie Aderin-Pocock

The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time, and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in the race for space. John F. Kennedy

Space is for everybody. Its not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. Thats our new frontier out there, and its everybodys business to know about space. Christa McAuliffe

Space tourism will bloom very soon Regular tourist flights, orbital hotelsthen the real payoff begins. I foresee an interplanetary cruise ship, a lunar cycler. Assembled in Earth orbit, this liner is given a powerful pushsending it on its way to the moon. The lunar cycler will undergo a cosmic dance: loop around the moon, return to Earth, slingshot around Earth, and return to the moon again. The round-trip will take just over a week. And every time the lunar cycler swings by Earth, itll be met by a supply ferry, maybe even restocked with champagne, and boarded by a fresh group of travelers. Buzz Aldrin

Welcome to the future of humanity. A society of developers, explorers, pioneers, and real humane humans. The case we survive the climate crisis. We need to reduce deforestation, desertification, and global warming on planet Earth before it is too late. If the Earth becomes a desert planet we dont need to travel or colonize Mars. Even space travel makes no sense with such problems on Earth which should be solved primarily. Why humanity is wasting so much money and resources for space exploration who does not help to reduce the climate crisis? Why explore space for a single new life form like bacteria or unicellular organisms? Each day humans destroying so many species on Earth, some of them are even unknown. This is really senseless and paradoxical. The mass extinction goes on, the space programs should really care more about. Oliver G. Caplikas

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The Hope probe illustrates the United Arab Emiratess drive to become a major global space player

Today we announce the exact date of the arrival to Mars, tweeted Sheikh Mohammed, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, on November 8.

The ambitious Emirati leader was talking about the Hope probe, the first Arab interplanetary mission to Mars, now well on track to reach the Red Planets orbit on February 9, 2021 at 7.42pm (UAE time).

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The fact that the UAE will be one of the very few nations to reach Marss orbit will probably come as a surprise to many. Indeed, despite its historical contributions to science (starting with algebra, trigonometry, and astronomy), the modern Middle East is not the part of the world most associated with scientific breakthroughs, let alone space exploration.

Yet, in barely six years, the small, oil-rich Gulf country has quietly put itself on the space exploration map, harnessing close collaborations with universities and space agencies around the world.

Historical passion for space

Although the UAE was founded less than 50 years ago, it quickly put its impressive financial resources to good use, developing massive infrastructure projects, diversifying its economy, and investing in groundbreaking technologies that allowed it to soon become one of the worlds innovation hubs.

Space, and Mars exploration in particular, plays a key in this innovation-centric strategy, but it also has a deeply-rooted emotional value for Emiratis. Early on, it fascinated the countrys beloved Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who met with astronauts from several Apollo missions in the 1970s and cherished the fragment of moon rock that American president Nixon offered him in 1973.

But if its no wonder, really, that this commitment to space carried on over the years, it actually started to materialize in 2006, when the UAE government initiated knowledge transfer programs via the newly-established Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST).

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EIAST, now the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, developed a three-step approach intended to give the UAE the full capabilities, knowledge, and facilities it needed to develop advanced satellite missions by Emirati scientists and engineers on its own soil.

In less than ten years, it launched three ever more sophisticated Earth observationsatellites, the latest of which, dubbed KhalifaSat after the UAE President, left Earth in 2018 and was the first fully Emirati-designed, built, and tested spacecraft. Equipped with a state-of-the-art camera that captures and beams detailed imagery of the Earth, the remote sensingobservationsatellite should help tackle a range of global issues, from climate change and disaster relief to urban planning.

Meanwhile, the UAE Space Agency, founded in 2014 to develop the countrys very own space program, established a $27 million Space Research Centre that serves as an incubator for space research, development, and innovation. Most importantly, it also signed a flurry of cooperation agreements with, among others, theFrench Centre National d'tudes Spatiales, theUK Space Agency, and NASA.

These agreements are what allowed one of the countrys most symbolic achievements to materialize: sending a UAE national to space. In 2019, Hazzaa Al Mansoori made history by becoming the first Emirati to leave Earth a feat achieved by only two other Arab nationals, Prince Sultan Bin Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud from Saudi Arabia and Muhammed Faris from Syria, in the 1980s.

The then 35-year-old former pilot was chosen from the thousands of candidates who had answered Sheikh Mohammeds Twitter call for young Emiratis to join the UAE Astronaut Program in 2017. A whopping 4,000 people, including one third of women, had applied. Al Mansoori joined the International Space Station (ISS) on a short eight-day mission during which, among other things, he conducted experiments created by UAE school students.

Only getting started

Then, on June 20, 2020, the Hope probe launched from Japans Tanegashima Space Centre. Since, it has covered more than half of its seven-month, 480-million km journey to Mars. There, it will spend a Martian year (almost two Earth years) building the first holistic study of the Martian climate and trying to identify the reasons why the planets atmosphere erodes. This data will be shared freely with scientific and academic organizations around the world.

The fact that Hopes entry in Marss orbit will coincide with the countrys golden jubilee next year holds significant symbolic value for a country set on driving global innovation and scientific progress.

After all, the UAEs brand promise is Impossible is Possible and the Emirate has made significant investments to make these dreams come true: by end of 2017, it had poured more than $6 billion in its space sector and announced last September that more funds would be added, with an eye on moon exploration and the first fully Arab mission to space by 2024.

However, nothing illustrates better the UAEs space ambitions than its plan to establish the first self-sustaining habitable settlement on Mars by 2117. The country will even start researching space agriculture and how to grow climate-resistant palm trees on Mars in particular at the soon-to-be-established, $135 million Mars Science City. The center, covering 176,000 sqm in the desert outside of Dubai, will be fully dedicated to studying Mars colonization; architects of Bjarke Ingels Group have already designed an intriguing prototype.

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Clearly, no one can accuse the UAE of lacking vision, but a 2017 Sheikh Mohammed tweet summarizes the countrys posture perfectly: Mars 2117 is a seed we are sowing today to reap the fruit of new generations led by a passion for science and advancing human knowledge.

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