Frontier AI Labs with Wil Waldon

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Possible Marker of Life Spotted on Venus Sep 14, 2020

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An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. Astronomers have speculated for decades that high clouds on Venus could offer a home for microbes — floating free of the scorching surface but needing to tolerate very high acidity. The detection of phosphine could point to such extra-terrestrial “aerial” life.

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SpaceX News - Upcoming Starlink Launches, Starship and Crew Dragon News Sep 07, 2020

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I take a look at the launch schedule for September for Starship, Starlink and Crew Dragon Crew 1 Launch in October. #news #breakingnews #spacex

SpaceX Starlink Launch Updates + Starlink Confirmed Speeds Aug 18, 2020

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Starlink is a satellite constellation being constructed by SpaceX to provide satellite Internet access. The constellation will consist of thousands of mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit, working in combination with ground transceivers. #breakingnews #podcast #news

Jeff Bezos Funds Blue Origin Rocket Company with $3.1B stock sale Aug 12, 2020

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Jeff Bezos sold $3.1 billion worth of Amazon stock this week, and will likely fund his private space company Blue Origin. #breakingnews #podcast #news Get Space News Pod Gear and be Part of the CREW! https://spacenewspod.com Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Any affiliate links above used may contribute a small commission to help me create new content.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Wins HUGE Over Quarter Billion Dollar Contract Aug 10, 2020

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Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, has been awarded task orders for $316,000,000 for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 contract. The NSSL Phase 2 contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for launch service procurements supporting launches planned between fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2027. This launch service contract includes early integration studies, launch service support, fleet surveillance, launch vehicle production, mission integration, mission launch operations, mission assurance, spaceflight worthiness, and mission unique activities for each mission. Work will be performed in Hawthorne, California; Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed March 2028. Future launch services and launch service support will be placed annually on subsequent task orders, and will be publically announced upon issuance. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, and four offers were received. Fiscal 2020 space procurement funds in the amount of $316,000,000 will be obligated in the first order year for launch service and launch service support task orders to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA2211-20-D-0002). Become a member of Space News Pod! ►► https://www.youtube.com/spacenewspod/join ►► https://twitch.tv/eggberttv ►► https://facebook.com/spacenewspod ►► https://anchor.fm/space-news ►► https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast ►► https://twitter.com/spacenewspod ►► https://instagram.com/thespacenewspod *As an affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Any affiliate links above used may contribute a small commission to help me create new content.

Elon Musk is Richer Than Warren Buffet + $6.1 Billion Jul 14, 2020

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The fortune of Tesla Inc.’s founder rose $6.1 billion on Friday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after the carmaker’s stock surged 11%. Musk is now the world’s seventh-richest person, also ahead of tech titans Larry Ellison and Sergey Brin.

SpaceX July Launch Updates Jul 14, 2020

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July is a BUSY month for SpaceX and Elon Musk. Well, it was going to be until they postponed so many flights!

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SpaceX Starlink Launch tomorrow! Jul 07, 2020

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the tenth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 9. Two Earth observation microsatellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company, will launch as rideshare payloads on this mission.

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SpaceX Starship Updates + Starlink Jul 07, 2020

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The SpaceX Starship is a fully reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by SpaceX since 2012, as a self-funded private spaceflight project. #SpaceX #podcast #news

SpaceX Demo 2 HYYYPE May 12, 2020

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Crew Dragon Demo-2 will be the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, scheduled for launch to the International Space Station on 27 May 2020 at 20:33 UTC