EXO Mars rover completes final tests before launch later this year
Europe is going to be launching its own Mars rover sometime between July and August this year. The rover has successfully gone through the testing phase and using some parts that were provided by NASA. The European Space Agency is currently on schedule for launch and intends to use the rover to search for life on Mars.
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NASA team is controlling the Mars Curiosity rover from home
The Curiosity team, which typically works from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, has been working remotely since California officials issued a "stay at home" order for all non-essential workers to help stop the spread of coronavirus in March, the space agency said in a blog post this week.
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SpaceX bans Zoom due to security concerns
SpaceX bans Zoom due to security concerns
SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company, has banned its employees from using Zoom, the video conferencing app. The company sent out an internal memo warning employees about the security risks associated with the app. SpaceX is currently working on numerous projects that are vital to national security. NASA has also prohibited its employees from using Zoom.
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NASA continues to work on critical missions and space tourism initiative
NASA has announced that it has ceased work on most of its projects and is now only working on missions that are crucial to the safety of those on the International Space Station. Key critical missions alongside the space tourism initiative remain on schedule.
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Content moderation startup Unitary raises £1.3 million
Founded by Sasha Haco, who previously worked with Stephen Hawking on black holes, Unitary is an artificial intelligence content moderation startup that aims to detect dangerous or malicious content automatically from the hundreds of hours of video uploaded to the internet every minute. Unitary just raised 1.3 million GBP in seed funding from Rocket Internet's GFC, Jane VC, SGH Capital, and several anonymous angel investors.
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