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The two organizations are also releasing a dataset researchers can use to make their own models.

If you want to manufacture in space—and bring the products back again—there’s a limited set of options: Wait to go to the International Space Station, or partner with a handful of start-ups launching spacecraft that spend time in orbit before they return to Earth.

The queue to send objects into orbit is growing, but space infrastructure isn’t keeping up with demand. As the realization sinks in that Elon Musk’s SpaceX can’t be the sole answer, other companies are raising their hand — and money.

SpaceX’s Starship 40 is one fast rocket, having traveled thousands of miles from Texas to the Indian Ocean in around 65 minutes. Its journey home is, well, slightly slower: The company says it will take several months.

The fuel for a fully reusable rocket that can unlock truly low-cost access to space isn’t methane or liquid oxygen. It’s cash, and Stoke Space Technologies is tanking up. The company has now “completed the initial closing” of a $1 billion Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger…

Sept 7 (Reuters) – Indian space tech startup Pixxel said on Monday it had raised $100 million in ‌a Series C funding round led by Singapore ‌state investor Temasek and British space-technology venture firm Seraphim, marking the ​single-largest funding round by a space technology company in India.

Honor announced to launch a new mobile app called Learning or Education Space for its devices. The application will be compatible with the upcoming software iteration, MagicOS 11, and will roll out to eligible phones or tablets starting September 15.

Use a methodical approach to see what’s using the most space on your PC and easily clean it up.

A popular means to grow your own fresh herbs right in your kitchen, this compact, space-saving 3-plant model allows for up to 10 inches of growth without any need for messy soil. It also comes with a 10W LED grow light, three pre-seeded pods, plant food, and a starter guide.

The founders behind Starcloud, a startup with plans to operate a fleet of GPUs in orbit, have a new pitch for potential investors: A plan to send a tiny spacecraft on an 80,000 year journey to Alpha Centauri.