The Chinese want to build a giant catapult on the moon

It will throw capsules with helium-3 produced on the satellite to the Earth. According to the idea, the installation will work from atomic and solar energy, spinning the cargoes to a speed of 2.4 km/h and putting them into orbit on a flight path to our planet. The project is estimated at $18.2 billion, but there is no exact construction date yet

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Muon Space raises $56.7M for earth-monitoring satellites

Muon Space, a Silicon Valley startup specializing in the development of small satellites for Earth monitoring, announced that it has raised a $56.7 million Series B investment. The funding round was led by Activate Capital with participation from Acme Capital and existing investors Costanoa Ventures, Radical Ventures and Congruent Ventures. The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate t

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Ever wondered what space debris looks like?

These are not only small fragments (which there are more than 100 million), but also the worked stages - in orbit of them more than 2000 pieces. The one in the video has been flying around the Earth since 2009, and was filmed by a Japanese satellite inspector of the company Astroscale to prepare for a future space cleaning mission. By 2030, the guys plan to launch a satellite-tug, which will gr

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