The tone at the first in-person United Nations meeting since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which kicked off on Tuesday at the General Assembly in New York, was &#8220;dire,&#8221; <a href="https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-health-china-climate-business-ce8a39b4001eb05e572093cd3b6459a1">the Associated Press reports</a>.
The topics of conversation were familiar. Climate change is <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/telltale-sign-mass-extinction">rearing its ugly head</a>, while the availability of COVID-19 vaccines is driving wealthy and poor nations even further apart.
The consensus appeared to be that we&#8217;re at a low point in human history — and thinks might get worse before they get better.
And world leaders seem to agree with that prognosis. Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the gathering that &#8220;the world has entered a period of new turbulence and transformation,&#8221; as quoted by the AP.
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada took an equally somber tone. &#8220;The future is raising its voice at us: Less military weaponry, more investment in peace!&#8221;
Racism around the world was also a hot button topic. A proposed resolution aimed at Israel, for instance, likened Zionism to racism, prompting to US and Israel to walk out.
The <a href="https://futurism.com/elon-musk-cooperation-nasa-china">worsening relations</a> between China and the US also got a mention, with Xi and US president Joe Biden dancing around the topic by saying they were ready to cooperate if other nations were as well.
UN secretary-general António Guterres warning the AP in an interview that we risk of starting a new Cold War if the two world powers don&#8217;t fix their &#8220;completely dysfunctional&#8221; relationship. &#8220;Unfortunately, today we only have confrontation,&#8221; he said.
Humanity is facing some unprecedented challenges — and cooperation between world leaders seems hard to come by. By design, the summit was meant to represent the interests of billions of people, including many who are facing tough days ahead.
No wonder discussions took a dark turn.
READ MORE<a href="https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-health-china-climate-business-ce8a39b4001eb05e572093cd3b6459a1">: ‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting</a> [Associated Press] 

More on dire futures: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/telltale-sign-mass-extinction">Scientists Alarmed by Telltale Sign of Global Mass Extinction</a>

Dark Future

"The future is raising its voice at us."

Member Nations Alarmed by Bleak Future During “Dire” UN Meeting

A number of NASA, DARPA, MIT and Air Force scientists met on Zoom in November to discuss something usually reserved for fringe theorists and cranks: how to defeat gravity, <a href="https://thedebrief.org/inside-the-worlds-most-exclusive-and-strange-anti-gravity-club/">The Debrief reports</a>.
The inaugural Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference (APEC) was formed to give scientists a chance to discuss taboo — and, to be fair, often far-fetched — ideas that fall outside the confines of mainstream science.
There have been 22 meetings in the series since then, according to The Debrief&#8216;s reporting, with scientists discussing topics ranging from Non-Newtonian <a href="https://futurism.com/test-emdrive-breaks-laws-physics">Em Propulsion</a> to <a href="https://futurism.com/tags/ufos">Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings</a>.
In other words, it&#8217;s the &#8220;Woodstock of gravity-modification research,&#8221; as Ron Kita, the founder of a venture called Chiralex that&#8217;s working on &#8220;gravitational shielding&#8221; materials, called it in a quote for the <a href="https://www.altpropulsion.com/">event&#8217;s homepage</a>.
All told, the event is eyebrow-raising. 

&#8220;The Alt Propulsion community is highly intersectional, and we’re sandwiched between the aerospace, defense, electrical engineering, physics, UFOs, and &#8216;frontier science&#8217; cultures,&#8221; conference moderator and organizer Tim Ventura told The Debrief. 
&#8220;We have folks from all of these cultures who visit the conference and present, and despite the fact that these various communities don’t always agree on some topics. We’ve been able to avoid conflict,&#8221; he added.
Despite the odd topic, 16 out of 71 attendees at the November event were current or former NASA scientists and engineers, according to The Debrief, and 14 more were affiliated with reputable institutions including MIT and Harvard.
The topic of UFOs apparently made a big splash at November&#8217;s conference. The topic has made a significant pop-culture resurgence this year, with military pilots <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-head-talked-to-pilots-ufos">openly talking</a> about encounters and the Pentagon <a href="https://futurism.com/ufo-report-released">teasing a long-awaited report</a> on the matter that was ultimately released in June.
&#8220;In the past, everyone had an awareness of UFOs, but they weren’t highly relevant because they aren’t well understood,&#8221; Ventura told The Debrief, saying that the scientific community is exploring the topic more seriously than ever.
Despite their best efforts, though, gravity remains undefeated — though it&#8217;s probably good that a few researchers are finding time to entertain long-shot conversations about how that might change.
READ MORE: <a href="https://thedebrief.org/inside-the-worlds-most-exclusive-and-strange-anti-gravity-club/">Inside the World&#8217;s Most Exclusive (and Strange) Anti-Gravity Club</a> [The Debrief]
More on anti-gravity: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/space-suction-device-could-become-solution-to-astronaut-exercise">This “Anti-Gravity” Machine Could Take Humanity to the Stars</a>

Alt Propulsion

It's the "Woodstock of gravity-modification research."

NASA, DARPA, MIT Scientists Met to Discuss “Anti-Gravity” Tech

A <a href="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-21/China-Space-Station-The-Moon-through-a-taikonaut-s-lens-13JShbWX25q/index.html">new image</a> shared by Chinese state-owned news agency CGTN shows astronaut Tang Hongbo relaxing on board the country&#8217;s brand new space station — and the amenities are surprisingly luxurious.
The photo shows Hongbo&#8217;s sleeping quarters, a large section of the side of the Tianhe core module of China&#8217;s brand new Tiangong space station. The astronaut appears to have stuck manuals, headphones, and photos of his family to the walls of his spacious bunk, and there&#8217;s even a private window for him to watch the view outside. 

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Overall, it looks like Hongbo gets a bed about the size of a twin mattress, along with tons of overhead space, and each crew member on the Tiangong station gets <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58554332">their own separate living quarters</a>.
That&#8217;s actually a lot bigger than the cramped sleeping quarters on board the International Space Station, where astronauts have to squeeze into a space roughly the size of a phone booth.
&#8220;When I was selected [to be an astronaut], they&#8217;d give us a test to see if we had claustrophobia,&#8221; veteran NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent 520 days in space, told <a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/space-astronomy/what-its-like-to-sleep-in-space">Travel and Leisure earlier this year</a>.
&#8220;They make you crawl up into a ball in this thick rubber bag with a heavy zipper,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They put a heart monitor on you, zip you up, then push you into a closet. And you wouldn&#8217;t know how long you had to be in there.&#8221;
On board NASA&#8217;s now-retired Space Shuttle, living quarters were even more cramped, forcing astronauts to &#8220;sleep kind of together, wherever,&#8221; according to Kelly.
The crew quarters on board the Tianhe module appear to be substantially bigger — though it&#8217;s unclear just how big the other bunks are and if every crew member gets such treatment.
It&#8217;s also only the first module of much larger plans for the station. Even at full size, though, the station will still only be a <a href="https://www.space.com/tiangong-space-station">fraction of the size</a> of the ISS, featuring the Tianhe module for crew quarters and two additional modules for scientific experiments.
Hongbo spent three months — the country&#8217;s <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58554332">longest space mission</a> — on board the station alongside two other crew members after <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57504052">launching in June</a>. The team spent time setting up the station for future upgrades, including several hours-long spacewalks.
The team successfully <a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/chinese-astronauts-return-after-90-day-mission-space-station-2021-09-17/">made their return journey last week</a>, but China isn&#8217;t losing any time. The country has already <a href="https://www.space.com/china-tianzhou-3-cargo-ship-launch">sent cargo supplies</a> to the small module earlier this week with supplies for the next crew of three astronauts, who are scheduled to launch some time next month.
It&#8217;s an impressive — and breakneck — pace. China is hoping to finish constructing the three-module station by the end of next year.
And it clearly spared no expense to make crew quarters as comfy as possible.
READ MORE: <a href="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-21/China-Space-Station-The-Moon-through-a-taikonaut-s-lens-13JShbWX25q/index.html">What does the moon look like from China&#8217;s space station?</a> [CGTN]

Catching Zs in Space

They look a lot bigger than the ones on board the ISS.

The Bunks in the Chinese Space Station Are Absolutely Enormous

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Despite centuries of anecdotal findings, there hasn’t been a clear, approachable mass understanding of the science behind alcohol and why it makes you feel bad the next day. Countless &#8220;wives tale cures&#8221; have been touted as the &#8220;next best thing&#8221; for years, but with little-to-no science backing up their claims. It wasn&#8217;t until 2012 when dihydromyricetin (DHM) was <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292407/">discovered</a> to have alcohol-related properties – a study that <a href="https://stck.media/r/cheers-futurism-editorial-homepage">Cheers</a> founder &amp; CEO, Brooks Powell, stumbled upon in 2014.
<h2>DHM is changing the way we drink alcohol, and Cheers is leading the way.</h2>
As a sophomore at Princeton in 2014, Powell was in the right place at the right time when he came across an article titled<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292407/"> &#8220;Dihydromyricetin As a Novel Anti-Alcohol Intoxication Medication&#8221;</a> published in the Journal of Neuroscience. This landmark study showed bona fide scientific benefits as it relates to DHM &amp; alcohol consumption.
DHM is a natural plant extract that has been used for centuries as an herbal liver supplement and hangover remedy in traditional Eastern medicine. However, it wasn’t until this study was introduced to the academic community that DHM found its scientific credibility. Among other findings, researchers found that DHM was shown to bind to the same brain receptor that alcohol binds to, the GABAa receptor, and by doing so, reduces GABAa rebound—the primary cause of why you feel less than 100% the next day. Since then, many studies have corroborated these findings.
Powell saw this promising research as an opportunity to test DHM&#8217;s next-day efficacy on humans and worked with a patent team to conduct a human study. Participants felt an average of 50% better the next day after taking the formula, leading to the official launch of Cheers&#8217; best-selling product, an after-alcohol aid (now known as Cheers Restore). One Shark Tank appearance, over 300,000 customers, and $25 million in revenue later, Cheers has become a <a href="https://stck.media/r/cheers-futurism-editorial-long">leading force in alcohol-related health</a>.
<h2>Cheers was arguably the first company to bring DHM to market at scale in the USA, and now they&#8217;re patenting technology to unlock its bioavailability.</h2>
Because DHM is a naturally occurring organic compound, there is no way to patent it directly. You can, however, patent ways to increase its efficacy. DHM in its natural state suffers from poor bioavailability and requires a lot of it to be effective. For years, Cheers has been working to solve this roadblock. After almost a decade of research, their new patent-pending permeabilizer technology co-invented with an Ivy League University is their “key” to unlocking DHM’s bioavailability, potentially giving Cheers a competitive edge that arguably no one can match.
One of their in-vivo studies revealed that they could increase the bioavailability of DHM by up to 19x when co-administered with capric acid – which is found in high amounts from natural sources, such as coconut or palm oil. Now utilized in their newest product, a beverage form of Cheers Restore, this technology helps lay the groundwork <a href="https://stck.media/r/cheers-futurism-editorial-long">for a retail debut</a>.
<h2>Cheers is seeking investors ahead of their retail rollout.</h2>
To date, Cheers has sold over 13 million doses of their products solely through online sales. In 2020, Cheers generated ~$1.7 million in profit, marking the first year of profitability and carving out their place as a leader in alcohol-related health.
Now, the company is setting its sights on the bigger picture of tapping into the ~$250 billion U.S. alcohol market. Cheers has launched their latest <a href="https://stck.media/r/cheers-futurism-editorial-long">investment drive on StartEngine</a> as part of their 2021 omnichannel expansion plans. Their goal for retail is simple: anywhere alcohol is sold, they want Cheers to be sold there, too.
Those who see investment potential in Cheers, their DHM permeabilizer technology, and the alcohol-related health category as a whole can head to the <a href="https://stck.media/r/cheers-futurism-editorial-long">Cheers&#8217; StartEngine campaign</a> to learn more.
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In the past, <a href="https://futurism.com/peerstreet-peer-to-peer-real-estate">raising money</a> for a business venture meant hitting the pavement, making contacts, setting up meetings, and shaking as many hands as possible. But that’s not how things work any more. Today, technology can bring investors and entrepreneurs together without anybody having to leave their house or even make a phone call. And while some people probably still mourn the old-fashioned way of raising capital, you’re certainly not going to find many complaints from investors and entrepreneurs using high-tech business funding platforms like <a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EquityNet</a>.
<h2><a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Is The Equity Net Business Funding Platform?</a></h2>
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EquityNet is a crowdfunding platform that makes connecting businesses and investors radically simple. Founded in 2005 in order to create a more efficient marketplace for business capital, the company has since been granted five different fintech patents, surpassed 200,000 members, and helped businesses raise $600 million.
What sets EquityNet apart as a business funding platform is that they don’t just put investors and entrepreneurs together in the same virtual room and hope something good happens. EquityNet goes the extra mile to make sure everyone has the <a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">cutting edge tools</a> they need to make smart decisions.
For entrepreneurs that means helping them create effective profiles, optimize their business plan, and find the right types of investors. And for investors, that means helping them establish their investing criteria, analyze thousands of investment opportunities, and do a deep dive on specific investment opportunities.
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Whether you are an investor or an entrepreneur, everything that happens on EquityNet is driven by the latest financial technologies.
Just take a look at their patented <a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Enterprise Analyzer™ system</a>, one of the most advanced analytics tools available to individuals and entrepreneurs. It analyzes business plans and provides scores on valuation, risk, investment return, undercapitalization, and many other factors. EquityNet investors use this tool to screen businesses and easily identify prospective investments. EquityNet entrepreneurs use it to fine-tune their business plan before they present themselves to investors.
The best part about the Enterprise Analyzer™ system is that you don’t have to use the scores in a vacuum. EquityNet puts all the data into one of the <a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">biggest benchmarking databases</a> in the world. This enables both investors and entrepreneurs to compare plans and projections with those of other companies, look at average valuation, risk, investment return scores in a given industry. Any abnormalities are then flagged as either moderate (yellow) or high (red).
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Of course, the question you probably want answered at this point is, how much does <a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EquityNet</a> cost? And the answer is, a lot less than you think.
For investors—accredited individuals, investment groups, venture capitalists, angel investors, government entities, grant agencies, non-profits, and even banks—EquityNet is completely free. All you have to do is sign up. For entrepreneurs with any type of business at any stage of development, getting started with EquityNet is free, but certain premium features require a paid subscription. However, given that companies who use EquityNet’s business planning software are <a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">10 times more likely to obtain funding</a> than those that don’t, the paid subscriptions are totally worth it.
If you are an investor looking for new opportunities or a business owner looking to raise capital, you really need to <a href="https://equitynetinc.sjv.io/2rWoJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">take a look at EquityNet</a>. They make equity investing radically efficient, and might just make your life a whole lot easier. 
 
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It can feel nearly impossible to stay on top of what we need to know in the world, so much so that even textbook writers <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/springer-machine-learning-textbook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">have given up and made a machine do it instead</a>.
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It feels like medical advancements bring new procedures and new treatments every day. That&#8217;s mostly true. Unfortunately, improvements don&#8217;t always come quite as quickly in every field of medical science. In fact, some technologies have remained virtually the same for literally decades.
One of those fields still mired in some decidedly old technology is the practice of joint replacement surgeries. Currently, there are <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4551172/">over 1 million procedures each year</a> in the U.S. to surgically replace a hip or put in a new knee. That number is expected to grow to 3.5 million by 2030. And most of those surgeries are handled in much the same manner as when the procedure first started gaining traction in the 1970s.
Consequently, all those years of hip and knee replacements have boosted the success rate of those surgeries, with <a href="https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/treatment/joint-surgery/after-surgery/hip-replacement-success-rates">about 90 percent now deemed successful</a>. But are 90 percent of patients truly satisfied? While a new knee may technically work and be judged a success, many patients report varying levels of chronic pain connected to their procedure.
About 36 percent of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients say they experienced enough pain and complications afterward that they wouldn&#8217;t have undergone the surgery with the benefit of hindsight 10 years later. In another survey, 1 in 5 patients reported they weren&#8217;t happy with the results of their replacement.
According to experts, many of those complaints can be linked right back to the TKA process itself. Most surgeries are done using saws and jigs that prep the bone for generic implants that don&#8217;t always fit like a glove. Surgeons of all experience levels usually eyeball proper placement and alignment, making a quick judgment call about whether that placement is correct. If they guess wrong, the patient could be dealing with years, even decades of everything from discomfort and soreness all the way up to significant chronic pain.
<h3>Invest in robotics as the future of joint replacement surgeries</h3>
 With so many displeased with the results of the half-century old method, <a href="https://stck.media/r/monogramorthopedics-futurism-editorial-long">Monogram Orthopedics</a> is gaining some serious attention for its new joint replacement process. As the first company ready to market an active milling navigated robot arm with 3D-printed patient-optimized implants, Monogram is now <a href="https://stck.media/r/monogramorthopedics-futurism-editorial-long" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">seeking investors via SeedInvest</a> to get more doctors and hospitals onboard with this advancement in joint replacement.
The Monogram process brings 2021 technology to the old 20th century joint replacement procedure. Rather than basing this delicate operation on generic implants and estimates, Monogram&#8217;s approach starts with a CT scan to customize the procedure to the individual patient. Their 3D-printed implants are smaller, more stable, and conserve more natural bone for a custom-fitted new knee that&#8217;s designed to fit each patient. Crafted to the specific case, a Monogram implant generates up to 270 percent less micromotion than a generic implant, offering greater stability and less chance for pain from the new joint.
The process is also handled by one of Monogram&#8217;s robotic surgical arms, a navigated robot designed by a team of top surgeons and robotics experts. With an increased range of motion and ultra-precise calibrations, the implant can settle against the existing bone perfectly. That allows the bone to properly grow into the porous structure of the new knee and effectively bring the two together like tree roots into soil, all in a less invasive procedure.
Meanwhile, studies conducted with UCLA and the University of Nebraska Medical Center found the <a href="https://stck.media/r/monogramorthopedics-futurism-editorial-long" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monogram process was about 7 times more stable</a> than current knee replacement techniques.
<h3>Join Monogram and next-gen joint replacement</h3>
Already backed by more than $20 million in investment, Monogram is now opening up their rollout to bring on further Series B investment. They&#8217;re targeting science-savvy investors who see the growth potential of more accurate, more efficient, better-performing knee replacement surgeries. And with the $20 billion a year joint replacement market continuing to rocket up, Monogram is also poised to take this procedure from knees to other joint replacement surgeries like hips, ankles, shoulders, and spines.
 Right now, investors who back Monogram to the tune of <a href="https://stck.media/r/monogramorthopedics-futurism-editorial-long">$5,000 or more will also receive a 5 percent bonus on their investment</a>, while anyone backing by at least $10,000 will earn a 10 percent increase to their stake. 
This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. For more information about this offering, please view Monogram Orthopedics <a>offering circular</a> as well as the <a>risks</a> associated with this offering.
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The four space tourists on board SpaceX&#8217;s Crew Dragon spacecraft had very little footage to share while on their three day journey circling the Earth last week.
Apart from a brief, <a href="https://youtu.be/U7MNAKjtYzc">scheduled broadcast on Friday evening</a>, we heard almost nothing from any of the four civilians — leaving us with <a href="https://futurism.com/spacex-tourists-photos-spaceship">plenty of questions</a>, especially in the era of ubiquitous social media.
The unusual silence from the crew <a href="https://futurism.com/spacex-tourists-photos-spaceship">led many to believe</a> it was due to the private nature of the mission. Or was SpaceX&#8217;s leadership interfering? Or did a <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-tourists-struggled-with-space-toilet">toilet malfunction</a> render the interior of the craft too horrifying for public consumption?
&#8220;I’ve had several questions about why there are no photos of Inspiration4 after orbit,&#8221; Ars Technica senior space reporter Eric Berger <a class="underline hover:text-futurism hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out" href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1438538774305288204">wrote</a> in a tweet on Friday afternoon. &#8220;It’s a private mission, and their choice.&#8221;
Radio transmissions between SpaceX ground control and the crew were also not made publicly available, <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/09/17/inspiration4-crew-describes-incredible-perspective-from-space/">according to Spaceflight Now</a>.
But now, two days after the capsule <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-tourist-watches-movie">returned safely</a> back down to Earth, we may finally have an answer from the mission commander himself.
&#8220;The actual answer is that we only had so many ground station passes to transmit video,&#8221; commander and billionaire funder of the expedition Jared Isaacman <a href="https://twitter.com/rookisaacman/status/1439867393266929666">wrote in a early Monday morning tweet</a>, responding to Berger&#8217;s original comment.
The live video broadcast on Friday had to be relayed through the International Space Station.
&#8220;NASA and other government users are going to get priority,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I suspect a lot of footage will be released shortly. We had quite a few cameras on board.&#8221;
It&#8217;s a rather unusual limitation to the mission, given the fact that SpaceX has sent <a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-internet-satellites-lasers-launch">over 1,600 Starlink broadband-beaming satellites</a> into low-Earth orbit — and shows that even with near-infinite resources, space-Earth communication remains a tough nut to crack.
Over the weekend, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1439005647610290183">promised that </a>there will be &#8220;free wifi next time,&#8221; while also apologizing for pizza being served cold.
&#8220;We’d use our Ka parabolics or laser links for Dragon,&#8221; Musk explained, referring to the lasers Starlink satellites use to communicate with each other. &#8220;Starship or other spacecraft as soon as they got above cloud level.&#8221;
Internet access in space, needless to say, would probably do wonders for drumming up enthusiasm for more ultra-wealthy individuals to step forward and buy a ticket to space.
As Isaacman promised, it&#8217;s likely we will soon see a whole lot more pictures and videos recorded during the historic mission. But with internet having been commonplace since the 1990s, the lack of realtime footage still leaves something to be desired.
With private space competitors <a href="https://futurism.com/amazon-calls-out-spacex-fcc-rules">planning their own communication satellite networks</a> in Earth&#8217;s orbit, it&#8217;s not out of the question that space comm technologies could soon get a much-needed makeover — and the one-percenters vacationing in space will certainly appreciate it.
READ MORE: <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/09/17/inspiration4-crew-describes-incredible-perspective-from-space/">Inspiration4 crew describes “incredible perspective” from space</a> [Spaceflight Now] 

More on the flight: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-tourists-struggled-with-space-toilet">SpaceX Tourists Struggled With Space Toilet</a>

Space Radio Silence

It's not easy to broadcast from space.

Billionaire Space Tourist Tries to Explain Lack of Footage From Inside Spaceship

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for at least &#8220;some amount of cooperation&#8221; between NASA and China — despite legislation that restricts NASA from using any federal funds to engage with the Chinese government.
The Wolf Amendment, passed by Congress in 2011, <a href="https://futurism.com/congress-nasa-collaborating-china-mistake">severely restricts</a> any bilateral cooperation with the Chinese government — an effort to put a stop to espionage, effectively painting China as an adversary in space.
&#8220;The Chinese civilian space program is, in reality, their military space program,&#8221; NASA administrator Bill Nelson <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-the-u-s-and-china-cooperate-in-space/">told</a> Scientific American this summer. &#8220;That’s why I think we are going into a space race with China.&#8221;
China made massive strides in space in recent years, launching the <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/china-launches-first-module-space-station">first core module</a> of its Tiangong space station and <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/china-astronauts-space-station">sending a crew of three astronauts</a> there. The country even <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/china-obtained-moon-rocks">successfully returned a sample </a>of Moon rocks to Earth last year, becoming the first country to do so since 1976, as well as <a href="https://futurism.com/zhurong-chinese-mars-rover-landing">landing a functional Mars rover</a> early this past spring.
Those accomplishments have clearly caught Musk&#8217;s attention.
The CEO&#8217;s goal has long been to <a href="https://futurism.com/in-order-to-ensure-human-survival-we-must-become-a-multi-planetary-species">make humanity multiplanetary</a>, which he&#8217;s tackling head-on with his space company, SpaceX. But NASA, an important <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/blue-origin-lawsuit-could-be-massive-setback-to-starship-development">source of funds</a> for rocket development, has its hands tied when it comes to cooperating with China.
It&#8217;s unclear to what exactly Musk meant with &#8220;some amount of cooperation,&#8221; and it&#8217;s unclear what role China should play in his view.
But unlike Congress, Musk has had a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-13/china-loves-elon-musk-and-tesla-tsla-how-long-will-that-last?sref=YfHlo0rL">much more positive relationship</a> with China, especially when it comes to his car company Tesla, which has made substantial moves to expand its footprint in the country.
There&#8217;s certainly an argument that, given China&#8217;s advancements in space, sharing knowledge could benefit both the country&#8217;s space agency and SpaceX.
With NASA mulling plans to eventually <a href="https://futurism.com/nasa-trying-kill-international-space-station">dismantle and destroy the International Space Station</a>, China is racing ahead to establish its own orbital outpost. That means the country will soon have a permanent presence in space while NASA may no longer have one.
And, of course, launching cargo and astronauts to the ISS is a major revenue source for SpaceX.
In reality, political disagreements will likely get in the way of any cooperation moving forward. China-US relations <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53517439">have deteriorated</a>, especially during Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency.
Two world powers are each working on their own plans to populate outer space. Whether they will find common ground, and where that leaves SpaceX, is anybody&#8217;s guess.
&#8220;I think we’re going to see a mixture of cooperation and competition, probably between two blocs: one led by the US and one led by China,&#8221; John Logsdon, a professor at George Washington University, told Scientific American.
&#8220;After all, it was [US versus Soviet] competition that got us to the Moon,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There is competition between the US and China for global leadership.&#8221;
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-the-u-s-and-china-cooperate-in-space/">Can the U.S. and China Cooperate in Space?</a> [Scientific American] 

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China Cooperation

He says there should be at least "some amount of cooperation."

Defying Congress, Elon Musk Calls for Cooperation Between NASA and China

Back in the olden days, when you gave your kids <a href="https://futurism.com/kids-coding-toy-learn-with-mochi-no-screen">educational</a> toys that fostered literacy of science and engineering, you were giving them a leg up in life. Everybody thought kids who sat around writing computer programs and building robots were on the fast track to MIT. But that’s not the case anymore. Today every kid is supposed to have a working understanding of coding and computer engineering. STEM is part of standard elementary curriculums all across the country. Now parents worry that their kids are falling behind if they haven’t developed their own apps by the time they’re in middle school. Luckily, teaching your kids coding, science, and technology is easier than ever thanks to <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mBot build-your-own robot kits from Makeblock</a>.
<h2><a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Is STEM Such A Big Deal?</a></h2>
<figure id="attachment_229602" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-229602" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX"><img class="wp-image-229602 size-full" src="https://wordpress.futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coding-makeblock-mbot-build-your-own-robots.jpg" alt="mBot" width="1200" height="800" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-229602" class="wp-caption-text">Image via Makeblock</figcaption></figure>
Why do kids need to learn coding and engineering? Because computer technology dominates just about every aspect of our daily lives. We are completely surrounded by and dependent on it. If we want them to understand and navigate this world, coding literacy is absolutely essential. Studies have also shown that STEM education instills a number of life skills and educational habits, including problem solving, creativity, empathy, and resilience. And those are valuable regardless of the role technology plays in our lives.
The good news is that science, technology, and engineering can be fun and exciting, so it’s pretty easy to trick your kids into learning the stuff that’s good for them. All you need are the right tools. And the folks at <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Makeblock</a> have the right tools.
Makeblock was launched in 2013 with the goal of helping kids prepare for the digital age and learn STEM through play. Since then they’ve developed a number of amazing building and coding products and surpassed 16 million users on their mBlock coding platform. If you’re looking for a cool educational toy that can teach your kids (or yourself) how to code, you need to check out the two <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Makeblock build-your-own robot kits below</a>.
<h2><a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mBot STEM Education Kids Coding Robot Kit</a></h2>
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For total beginners, there’s no better way to jump into coding and engineering than the <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mBot STEM Education Coding Robot Kit</a>. After building your robot according to easy-to-follow instructions, you will learn to code using Makeblock’s online tutorials and mBlockly, a graphical programming app based on Scratch 2.0, the world’s most popular beginner programming language. Then, using the included sensor modules, you can teach your robot skills, like following complex line formations and avoiding obstacles in its path, or you can engage in imaginative play using your smartphone or tablet as a remote control.
<figure id="attachment_229603" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-229603" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="wp-image-229603 size-large" src="https://wordpress.futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/makeblot-mbot-robot-coding-kit-1200x772.jpeg" alt="Makeblock coding robot" width="1200" height="772" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-229603" class="wp-caption-text">Image via Makeblock</figcaption></figure>
Want to get more out of your mBot after you’ve mastered the basics? There are a number of different <a href="//makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ad-on packs</a> that let you expand your mBot’s capabilities by adding lights, speakers, arms, and various other modules and components. There’s also a Bluetooth expansion kit that lets you go completely wireless.
The best part about the mBot STEM Education Kids Coding Robot Kit is that it is incredibly affordable, starting at less than $80. <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/EaZLWX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to order</a>.
<h2><a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/WDGZ03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mBot Ranger 3-in-1 Kids Coding Robot Kit</a></h2>
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Need something for kids (or adults) who already have some coding experience? Then you need to check out the more advanced <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/WDGZ03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mBot Ranger 3-in-1 Kids Coding Robot Kit</a>. As the name implies, this kit features a robot that transforms into three different vehicles: a robot tank, a self-balancing robot, and a race car. With a powerful Arduino Mega 2560 CPU and 6 different types of sensors, including light sensors, a gyroscope, and a temperature sensor, the mBot Ranger can do almost anything your imagination cooks up, whether you control it with the MakeBlock app or program functions using Scratch 2.0 or Arduino C.
<figure id="attachment_229604" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-229604" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/WDGZ03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="wp-image-229604 size-full" src="https://wordpress.futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mbot-ranger-robot-coding-kit-build-your-own-robot.jpeg" alt="Makeblock" width="1200" height="800" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-229604" class="wp-caption-text">Image via Makeblock</figcaption></figure>
With its rugged all-terrain construction, the mBot Ranger is perfect for kids who like to take their imagination adventures outdoors. And when you’ve done all you can do with the basic kit, ad-on packs with <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/WDGZ03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">additional modules</a> are available so you can expand mBot Ranger’s capabilities even more.
Still, as with the more basic mBot STEM Education Coding Robot Kit, the best part about the mBot Ranger 3-in-1 Kids Coding Robot Kit might be the price. With this kit, you’re getting three different robot configurations for less than $140. <a href="https://makeblock.sjv.io/WDGZ03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to order</a> and kickstart your child’s STEM education TODAY. 
 
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