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Tesla Opens New Showroom in Disputed Xinjiang Region

Tesla recently opened an electric car showroom in China’s Xinjiang territory, a move criticized by a manufacturing group and a U.S. lawmaker, making Tesla the latest American company to face scrutiny over its ties to a region where the Chinese government has allegedly detained scores of Uyghurs and other minority groups. On its official Weibo ...

Max Lu

Tesla's opening ceremony in Xinjiang.

Is SpaceX Retrofitting Oil Rigs as Launchpads?

SpaceX has hosted many land-based prototype launches from its site in Boca Chica, Texas. For example, in December 2020, the first launch of the Starship prototype, which the company hopes will eventually lead to commercial space flights to Mars, took place. But now, is SpaceX retrofitting oil rigs to conduct launches from platforms located off ...

Armin Auctor

An offshore oil drilling rig.

Elon Musk Is Unsure Whether He Has COVID-19

Back in March, the Chief Executive of SpaceX, Elon Musk, tweeted that panic about COVID-19 might end up causing more harm than the virus. Two months later, he even threatened to move Tesla’s headquarters from California after the company’s factory was forced to shut down due to lockdown restrictions. Now, Musk himself seems to be ...

Nspirement Staff

Elon Musk.

Robot Learns How to Move Hands Exactly Like a Human Being

The most basic attribute is often the most difficult. Human movements, though they look simple, are quite complex and extremely difficult to replicate. But there have been some improvements recently in robot technology. A large amount of research is being conducted on developing robots that are capable of mimicking all human movements perfectly. And though ...

Nspirement Staff

A robotic hand holding a Rubik's Cube.

Why Terraforming Mars May Not Be Possible

Colonizing Mars has long been a much-cherished dream of mankind ever since human beings started exploring space. However, a new paper seems to quash such hopes as it says that terraforming Mars might just be impossible. Terraforming Mars Terraforming means the modification of a planet’s temperature, surface, and atmosphere to make it suitable for human ...

Nspirement Staff

SpaceX Starship.

Will Robots and AI Be Beneficial or a Disaster for Humankind?

Human beings have always been fascinated and terrified by robots and AI (artificial intelligence). While the fascination with these machines comes from the several possibilities they present, the fear comes from the realization that the machines we create might one day be far better than us. The good side of robots We can build robots ...

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Artificial intelligence.

Elon Musk: Brain Implants That Enable Telepathic Communication

Thanks to Elon Musk and his startup company Neuralink, we might just be able to experience brain Implants that promise telepathic communication within the next couple of years.   Brain implants and neural telepathy   Established in 2016 as a medical research company, Neuralink is reportedly developing a brain-machine interface that can enable human beings ...

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Telepathy between brains.

China Sends First Rover Mission to Mars

China recently sent its first-ever rover mission to Mars. The mission, named Tianwen-1, consists of an orbiter and a lander/rover duo. China had previously launched an orbiter in 2011, which unfortunately ended up in failure since the spacecraft crashed back to Earth. The Tianwen-1 mission was launched atop a Long March 5 rocket. This is ...

Armin Auctor

China's Mars mission lifting off.

Boom, Vroom: Tesla Market Value Exceeds $100 Billion

Last month, Elon Musk’s Tesla hit a market value of US$100 billion for the first time in history. As of now, the company’s market value is hovering around US$140 billion. Tesla has officially overtaken Volkswagen as the second most valuable carmaker in the world, with Japan’s Toyota being the only challenge ahead.   Rising Tesla ...

Armin Auctor

Tesla.

SpaceX Successfully Completes Crew Dragon Abort Test

Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully finished an abort maneuver of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, demonstrating that it has the ability to get astronauts to safety in case an unforeseen emergency threatens their journey. This brings Musk’s dream of using Crew Dragon to launch astronauts to space one step closer to reality. The test “The rehearsal at ...

Jack Roberts

The Crew Dragon's flight abort test.