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Personal Sub to Explore Oceans

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  New Technology to Explore the Ocean & Its Inhabitants                                                  Source:  U-BOAT WORX U-BOAT WORX of the Netherlands A Dutch company has launched what looks like a luxury sports car to explore the ocean.  It's called the Super Sub and it is straight out of a James Bond 007 movie.  It was invented and is being manufactured by U-BOAT WORX of Breda, the Netherlands which specializes in submersibles. The company is billing Super Sub as the most hydrodynamic private sub on the market.  The vessel has a transparent cabin that provides occupants panoramic views of the surrounding ocean and its inhabitants. Tech Specs Super Sub has 4 thrusters powered by electricity from lithium ion batteries that deliver 80 horsepower.  It can dive and climb at 30 degree angles, travel at 9 mph and dive to a depth of 1,000 feet.  The submersible can carry a pilot and two passengers.  It contains display screens that provide vital information on the sub and its s

NASA Planning Venus Discovery Missions

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  First Missions to Inferno Like Planet in Late 2020's                                                                                                                                                                      Source:  NASA Search for Interplanetary Answers NASA will launch two new missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030.  These missions of discovery will be the first explorations of Venus in thirty years.  NASA Administration Bill Nelson says the purpose is to provide new understanding of how Earth evolved, why it is habitable and why other planets in our solar system are not.  Nelson added that planetary science is critical to answering key questions like "Are we alone?" $1 Billion in Funding   The two selected mission concepts are called DAVINCI+ and VERITAS.  Each will be given $500 million for development funding. DAVINCI+ will measure the composition of Venus' atmosphere to learn how the planet formed, evolved and if it ever contained an ocean.  DAVINC

Important Innovations Collection: New Book on Space Discoveries & Exploration

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New Book on Important Space Breakthrough So Far in 2019 Source:  NASA Space experts are calling 2019 the year of a new space renaissance. Just in the past six months, major discoveries, explorations and innovations have been rocketing in from space.  For a handy reference guide, we're finalizing a book on big news stories on space so far this year.  For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: New Book on Space Discoveries & Exploration : Source:  NASA New Book on Space I’m in the process of finalizing a very fascinating book “Big Space News 2019” with fellow journali...