Tag: space
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Prince William calls for entrepeneurs to “repair this planet” not explore space travel – BBC News
Prince William has suggested entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Sir Richard Branson should focus on saving the Earth rather than engaging in space tourism. The Duke of Cambridge said great brains and minds should be “trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live”. Talking to…
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Elon Musk responds to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin defense with a petty tweet
The tech billionaires are bickering again. On Sunday evening, Jeff Bezos tweeted a throwback image in anticipation of a Washington Post piece about the toxic work culture at his space travel company, Blue Origin. Bezos, who owns the Post, had been notified the story would be running soon. Even though Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon…
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7 gifts for Tesla owners and stans
Tesla owners tend to be pretty passionate about their choice of electric vehicle and the battery-powered lifestyle. You’re probably never going to go wrong getting them something EV-related or an accessory for their beloved vehicle. Here are some accessories that range from excessive (chances are, no one’s buying a $50,000 gift, but it’s there, anyway)…
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How to pick right stocks? Unmesh Sharma explains
We believe that individual stock specific opportunities continue and midcaps in general should continue to do well, says Unmesh Sharma, Head Of Institutional Equities, HDFC SecuritiesWill midcaps continue to outperform? If economic growth continues, if money supply continues, will the delta for earnings growth will be much higher in midcaps?Unfortunately, I cannot give a very…
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Amazon, Space X Throw Hissy Fits As They Bicker Over Government Contracts, Subsidies
We’ve noted a few times that the Space X, Starlink satellite broadband service isn’t going to be quite as disruptive to telecom as many people might think. For one, capacity constraints mean that the company will only be able to serve somewhere between 500,000 and 800,000 subscribers in the first few years. That’s a drop…
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Protecting space stations from deadly space debris | Big Think
Protecting space stations from deadly space debris Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- This is the first episode of Just Might Work, an original series by Freethink, focused on surprising solutions to our biggest problems. Catch more Just Might Work…
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Hitler’s Rocket Scientist Predicted A Man Named Elon Would Rule Mars
PA Images Elon Musk is a major advocate for travelling to Mars. It turns out, it may have been written in the stars all along… with a prediction from Adolf Hitler’s rocket scientist. Located just 140 million miles from Earth, Musk sees Mars as a necessity for mankind. ‘It’s about believing in the future and…
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More Than 185,000 People Signed Petitions To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning to Earth
More than 185,000 people have signed petitions to not allow billionaire Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth after he blasts off to space today. Bezos, the founder of Amazon and space exploration firm Blue Origin, revealed on June 7th that he and his brother, Mark Bezos, would fly into space aboard the company’s New Shepard…
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What do commercial space missions mean for India?
Good morning! Spacetech has become a buzzword in the Indian startup ecosystem since last year. New spacetech reforms, including private players, have boosted the opportunity for commercial space missions. Several space-tech startups are building their own satellites and launch vehicles to contribute to India’s commercial space missions. For example, the deployment of small satellites can…
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Elon Musk books a flight to space with…Virgin Galactic?
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, Tesla, and the Boring Company, is taking a ride up to space with Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson’s private spaceflight company, performed its first fully crewed flight to space with Branson and others on board on Sunday. The Wall Street Journal reported Musk’s ticket purchase for a future trip…