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This Is Elon Musk's Plan To Colonise Mars
Have a spare $200,000 and a need to leave this planet? SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he has you covered. Today he revealed his plan for establishing a colony on Mars — using the spaceship it gets there in.
That’s right, if this plan works, it will be cheaper to move to Mars than buy a house in Sydney. What a time to be alive.
DJI's Mavic Pro Is Tiny, Foldable And Super Smart
DJI has owned the Western drone market for a while, and for a dang good reason. DJI makes fantastic drones with some of the most advanced features on the market. With a little practice anyone can fly one and pull off the kind of photos and videos you used to need a film crew and helicopter to get. A week ago GoPro, the action camera king, announced its own drone and stole a bit of DJI’s thunder.
This Is How We're Getting To Mars: Elon Musk
There was some concern recently that Elon Musk wouldn’t be attending Guadalajara for the 2016 International Astronautical Congress, where SpaceX had scheduled to reveal the technical construct transporting humans to Mars for colonisation. The reason for this concern was the “fast fire” that occurred during a static fire test of the AMOS-6 mission, which was carrying Facebook’s internet.org satellite.
The satellite was lost, Mark Zuckerberg was “disappointed”, and the damage to the site where the incident occurred was extensive. Many thought since this is the second vessel SpaceX have lost in 15 months and given the complexity of the investigation into the root cause, Musk would prioritise investigation and cancel his presentation. But there he was.
German Regulators Ban Facebook From Collecting WhatsApp Data
Earlier this year, WhatsApp betrayed its longstanding commitment to privacy when it announced that it would share user data with its parent company Facebook for the purpose of selling ads. Yesterday, a German regulator announced that it is putting the brakes on Facebook’s plan.
Google's Pixel Hype Train Has Reached Australia
A few days ago, we spotted a Google logo and the outline of a phone in Sydney’s Circular Quay, with a photographer snapping away. Matching those same phone-shaped images we’ve been teased with, Google’s Aussie Twitter account is now dialing up the hype.
This Is Elon Musk's Plan To Colonise Mars
Have a spare $200,000 and a need to leave this planet? SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he has you covered. Today he revealed his plan for establishing a colony on Mars — using the spaceship it gets there in.
That’s right, if this plan works, it will be cheaper to move to Mars than buy a house in Sydney. What a time to be alive.
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