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October 16, 2017 |
brian wang |
Elon Musk answered questions about the Spacex BFR, Raptor Engine, Mars colonization and other space related topics. Here are Elon Musks answers to questions. * Elon on space radiation – Ambient radiation damage is not significant for our transit times. …
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October 15, 2017 |
brian wang |
The full virtual reality demo for Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab is below. It was captured on the Oculus Rift, this free demo releases on October 19th. Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab does not have good dialogue or acting. This …
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October 15, 2017 |
brian wang |
Philip Lubin, University of California, Santa Barbara, Directed Energy for Interstellar Study Starting at 26 minutes of this video. They are making progress with laser locking over kilometer distances. They are making 2 gram starchip prototypes. they are looking at …
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October 15, 2017 |
brian wang |
A 100 meter to 150 meter solar array that is attuned to the lithium ion will be about 70% efficient. JPL is working on the gridded lithium ion arrays to achieve 60,000 ISP. There is work on 60 meter deployable …
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October 12, 2017 |
brian wang |
Adam Jonas, an analyst at Morgan Stanley, values Spacex at about $46 billion, which is on par with Tesla ($60 billion). His range is pretty wide, though, and spans between $5 billion and $120 billion. Most of the value of …
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October 12, 2017 |
brian wang |
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The nuclear-powered submarine. Ultra-advanced stealth bombers and fighters. These all represent the most lethal, sophisticated and expensive weapons in the US military’s mighty arsenal—and they might soon all be close to obsolete. The aircraft carrier, stealth …
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October 12, 2017 |
brian wang |
Scaled Composites has flown a new experimental aircraft called the Model 401. It has new features, including signature reduction design features. It is similar to the General Atomics Predator C Avenger and could be used for unmanned refueling drones and …
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October 12, 2017 |
brian wang |
Bitcoin has an intraday high of $5280 and ended yesterday at $5226. Week-on-week, BTC is up 18.75 percent, while month-on-month it’s up 23 percent. The new record broke a previous all-time high of $5,013 set in September. The cryptocurrency dropped …
