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Article "How IBM’s open source AI platforms augment space innovation"

by Preetipadma
December 28, 2020

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Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154

Jan 13, 2021

Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard.

Outline:

0:00 - Introduction
2:31 - Are we alone in the universe?
6:46 - Consciousness
11:23 - Sending digital copies of humans to space
16:01 - Oumuamua
38:04 - Alien space junk
42:03 - What do aliens look like?
59:21 - Drake equation
1:00:23 - Industrial polution from aliens
1:12:15 - UFO sightings
1:20:11 - How long will human civilization last?
1:22:51 - Radio signal from Proxima Centauri
1:26:12 - Breakthrough Starshot project
1:29:11 - Space race
1:34:22 - Human space exploration
1:39:38 - Social media is a threat to society
1:44:26 - Are humans ready for discovering an alien civilization?
1:48:38 - Mayans used astrology to wage war
1:49:53 - Black holes
2:08:43 - Stephen Hawking
2:12:21 - Grigori Perelman
2:16:46 - Theory of everything
2:23:45 - Dark matter
2:26:28 - Advice for young people
2:29:32 - Memories of my father and mother
2:34:01 - Existentialism
2:36:15 - Mortality
2:38:49 - Meaning of life

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Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion | Lex Fridman Podcast #157

Feb 1, 2021

Natalya Bailey is a rocket propulsion engineer from MIT and now CTO of Accion Systems.

Outline:

0:00​ - Introduction
1:46​ - Intelligent life in the universe
5:47​ - Life in our solar system
7:52​ - Humans on Mars
11:26​ - Robots vs human in space exploration
12:20​ - AI in space
16:25​ - How rocket engines work
21:42​ - How ion engines work
26:05​ - How colloid engines work
35:03​ - Material science
37:52​ - Nuclear powered rocket engines
42:51​ - Electric propulsion out in space
46:18​ - Satellites
51:12​ - Photo of Earth from the Moon
52:50​ - Humans on Mars
55:12​ - Propulsion without fuel
1:03:07​ - How to build a rocket company
1:10:05​ - SpaceX and commercial spaceflight
1:14:38​ - Advice to startup founders
1:21:13​ - Book recommendations
1:29:31​ - Meaning of life

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Article "New walking robot design could revolutionize how we build things in space"

by Suzanna Burgelman
October 14, 2022

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ReachBot: A Small Robot with Exceptional Reach for Rough Terrain

Jan 31, 2023

Submitted to ICRA 2022. Presented at Bay Area Robotics Symposium 2021.

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RoboBall, Texas A&M University College of Engineering, College Station, Texas, USA

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Article "Artificial Intelligence In Space: The Amazing Ways Machine Learning Is Helping To Unravel The Mysteries Of The Universe"

by Bernard Marr
April 10, 2023

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LATTICE System Demonstration 1

May 17, 2023

Enabling robotic access to extreme lunar environments.

"These Student Projects Could Help Build a Moon Base"

by Ker Than
May 15, 2023

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Space Loves AI - How AI promises to transform space operations

May 16, 2024

For satellite operators, AI's potential benefits are impossible to ignore. As Earth observation and communications constellations expand, AI tools promise to streamline operations, reduce on-orbit collisions and speed up analysis of remote sensing data.

Time Markers -
0:00 - Topic Introduction
1:00- Redwire Space Sponsor Video
2:35 - Panelist Introductions
7:05 - First Question - The Opportunity AI and Machine Learning Offer
21:15 - Second Question - The Challenges
34:42 - AI Safety
36:00 - Question Three - AI and Satellite Swarms
41:18 - Questions from the Audience
58:45 - Final Thoughts