๐ November 27, 2023 The
#MarsSociety has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the Mars Technology Institute (
#MTI). โ
#SpaceX and other entrepreneurial
#LaunchCompanies are already moving rapidly to develop the transportation ๐ systems that can get us to the
#planet #Mars. What is needed is an institution devoted to developing the technologies that will allow us to
#live once we are there."
https://www.marssociety.org/news/2023/11/27/mars-technology-institute-crowdfunding-campaign-launched/
Mars Technology Institute Crowdfunding Campaign Launched! - The Mars Society
The Mars Society has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the Mars Technology Institute (MTI). Settling Mars will require dramatic advances in biotech (to enable food production at scale on very limited land), artificial intelligence (to deal with a severe labor shortage), and advanced energy (to power an energy-intensive society without fossil fuels) as well as many other areas of research. The MTI will develop these technologies and commercialize them for use on Earth. This will benefit our home planet... READ MORE >
#PhysicsWorld ๐ฌ๐ง "the official line from the #government ๐ข is that #SpaceLaunch facilities will be a boon to the #UK economy, swelling UK industry capitalization from ยฃ17 billion now to ยฃ40 billion ๐ฐ by 2030. One hurdle is #competition. There are around 168 #LaunchCompanies around the world ๐, at different stages of development. Even if many fall by the wayside the #LaunchMarket will inevitably become crowded, making it a challenge for UK #SpacePorts to compete.
#Skyrora uses #Ecosene, a premium kerosene derived from unrecyclable #plastic waste ๐๏ธ. #Orbex uses the renewable ultralow-carbon fuel #BioLPG. #ClearSpace and #Astroscale are designing missions to remove #SpaceDebris." https://physicsworld.com/a/uk-spaceports-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
#OpenStreetMap aerospace:product in #UK ๐ฌ๐ง https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1sz3
UK spaceports: the good, the bad and the ugly โ Physics World
Benjamin Skuse looks at how the UK space industry may, or may not, benefit from the rise of local spaceports
Spaceflight ๐