San Francisco (AFP) April 8, 2024
Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, has become a billionaire, Forbes said Monday. Altman, who became the face of the global AI frenzy when his company released ChatGPT in 2022, cracked the magazine's list of billionaires in the 2,692nd position. The financial news outlet said that Altman's wealth came mainly from his investments in startups, such as Reddit, which was recently

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2024
HawkEye 360 Inc., a prominent defense technology company specializing in space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, has announced the upcoming spring launch of its clusters 8 and 9. This launch marks the company's first simultaneous placement of two satellite clusters into orbit. The six satellites of clusters 8 and 9 will be launched aboard SpaceX's Bandwagon-1 Rideshare mission from

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2024
SpaceBilt Inc., has partnered with Phison to fly the Large in Space Server (LiSS), the world's first 100 terabyte plus data storage and edge compute center to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025. The LiSS will be flight qualified on the Japanese Kibo External Facility on the SpaceBD iSEEP platform to ensure its readiness to withstand the space environment. SpaceBilt and partner Novium

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2024
Axient LLC (Axient) has announced the opening of its first international office and the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary, Axient Systems B.V. (Axient Systems), in Delft, Netherlands. This expansion is a part of Axient's ongoing effort to strengthen its relationships with several technical organizations in the Netherlands over the past two years. These partnerships include a colla

Niagara Falls, United States (AFP) April 8, 2024
Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people, offering a rare blend of scientific interest, commercial opportunity and daytime partying. The Moon's shadow plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into total darkness at 11:07 am local time (1807 GMT) then swept across the United States at supersonic speed, returning to th

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 09, 2024
China and Thailand will cooperate on the exploration and peaceful use of outer space as well as on the International Lunar Research Station, according to two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed Friday in Beijing. China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand signed the two MoUs. China's Chang'e-7 l

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 09, 2024
Using artificial intelligence, satellite observations, and climate model projections, a team of researchers from Switzerland and Belgium calculate that for every tenth of a degree of increase in global air temperature, an average of nearly 9,000 meteorites disappear from the surface of the ice sheet. This loss has major implications, as meteorites are unique samples of extraterrestrial bodies th

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 09, 2024
A private Chinese commercial rocket developer, Beijing Sepoch Technology Co, is exploring the use of reusable rocket technology for expedited delivery services in a joint research project with Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce platform. The first test of cargo recovery from a rocket is planned for this year. If successful, the initiative could enable e-commerce packages to travel intercontinenta

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2024
MDA Space (TSX: MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced MDA SKYMAKERTM, a new suite of space robotics purpose-built to meet the diverse needs of our customers' most ambitious missions. Unveiled at the Space Symposium conference in Colorado Springs, MDA SKYMAKERTM, the world's leading space robotics technology and services, is now available fo

London, UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2024
The UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund is focused on supporting the UK space sector to work directly with international partners on exciting and innovative projects. It is funding, amongst others, the University of Strathclyde to work with organisations including MIT and the Alan Turing Institute to use Artificial Intelligence to improve space operations, safety and sustainability.