Robonauts or People – Which Will Step Foot on Mars First?
Will Mars be the next giant leap for mankind or one giant leap for AI?
Tagged: Space
SpaceX SES 10 Press Conference
Here’s a 4k recording of the entire press conference Elon Musk gave on behalf of SpaceX’s recent SES-10 mission and the cost reduction access to space that the mission achieved.
Convolutional Neural Networks in Python
In this talk from PyBay2016, Katherine Scott walks through the entire process of building a convolutional neural network for image classification. The process starts with a flask application to label your data, followed by characterizing, training, and evaluating the CNN using Pandas, Jupyter Notebooks, and Bokeh plots. Finally, she shows...
FPV to Space and Back
Here’s an amazing project where David Windestål uses a weather balloon to send a remote control airplane up to the edge of space and then pilot it back down to earth using FPV (first person video). Impressive. Most impressive. Project details are online, if you’re curious about the details.
Comparing Earth to Mars
The Infographics Show has an interesting comparison between Earth and Mars.
Winter Solstice
Vox has compiled a list of facts about the Winter Solstice or, to be more inclusive of readers in the Southern Hemisphere, the December Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the shortest day of the year. For the next six months, the days will get longer. In the Southern Hemisphere,...
7 Ways a Trip to Mars Could Kill You
If you’ve been reading up on the latest innovations on space travel and plans to make Mars accessible, then before you sign up for the trip, make sure you know the risks. No one ever said being a pioneer was easy or safe.
Interplanetary Transport System: SpaceX’s Plan to Build a Bridge to Mars
Here’s a great explainer video about Elon Musk’s recently unveiled plans to make interplanetary transit more affordable.
A Closer Look at SpaceX’s Plan for Colonizing Mars
Elon Musk a speech on his Mars colonization plans in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he detailed his plan to set up a self-sustaining colony of 1 million people on Mars. Given the events of 2016, I doubt Mr. Musk will have any trouble finding volunteers to leave the planet.
5 Faster Ways to Travel Though Space
Space is vast. Even more than we can imagine. That means space exploration is going to have to wait until we can develop faster propulsion methods. It turns out that scientists are working on that very problem. Here are five faster ways to travel through space.
