8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (4)
#23896874 at 2025-11-24 17:27:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #29118: Peace On The Table, Fuck EU, Party Lines? Edition
Starlab, developer of commercial space stations, secures strategic investment
November 23, 2025
Janus Henderson Group (NYSE: JHG; "Janus Henderson") and Voyager Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: VOYG) are reporting that the former will make a strategic investment in Starlab Space, which develops next generation commercial space stations.
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Houston, Starlab is a global joint venture led by Voyager Technologies with partners Airbus, Mitsubishi Corporation, MDA Space, Palantir Technologies, and Space Applications Services, with strategic partners including Northrop Grumman, Hilton, Journey, and The Ohio State University.
Starlab's AI-enabled commercial space station aims to ensure continuous human presence in LEO and a seamless transition of microgravity science and research with the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS).
Janus Henderson's heritage in small cap equity investing can be traced back to more than 40 years with the firm's experienced global equity teams managing more than $40 billion in active small and mid cap equities.
The firm's investment team leverages its global presence, extensive research capabilities, and deep sector knowledge to identify promising small cap investments across various geographies and sectors.
Janus Henderson's investment in Starlab builds on its recent investments in other compelling private companies including the firm's previously announced investment in Kardium Inc., the developer of the Globe® Pulsed Field System - an innovative treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF).
We are excited to announce our investment in Starlab, a leader in the development of a commercial space station to replace the ISS," said Jonathan Coleman, Small Cap Growth Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson.
"We have strong conviction that Starlab has the best design, lowest cost profile, and most compelling business model of any of the contenders vying to replace the ISS after its de-orbit in 2030.
The U.S.-led global partnership is a distinctive model that makes the business a more attractive partner to NASA and international space agencies.
As an investor in multiple strategic backers of Starlab, Janus Henderson looks forward to working closely with Starlab's joint venture partners and believes their combined expertise, track record, and scale in commercial space mean Starlab is exceptionally well positioned."
The investment from a global financial leader such as Janus Henderson is a strong market signal that the commercial space economy is entering a new phase of maturity," said Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO, Voyager Technologies.
"This partnership underscores the confidence from customers, partners and financial institutions that Starlab offers the right design, the right team, and the right business model for the post-ISS era.
We are building a commercially sustainable, transformative platform, and this investment reinforces that we're on the path to delivering it."
https://news.satnews.com/2025/11/23/starlab-developer-of-commercial-space-stations-secures-strategic-investment/
#21724969 at 2024-10-07 14:55:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #26603: [DS] Death Throes - Countdown Edition
Scientists discover that sand on Mars and the Moon can be turned into building blocks for space settlements
October 6, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to convert Martian and lunar sand into solid bricks, which should aid in building future settlements on other planets.
The team developed a method to bind regolith - the loose rocks, sand, and dust found on the surface of Mars and the Moon - using carbon nanotubes.
This process requires low temperatures and minimal energy, making it highly efficient for space applications.
Despite their relatively low density, these blocks display strength approaching that of granite.
In fact, the strongest bricks produced by this method have a compressive strength of 100 MPa, which is higher than some of the best terrestrial concretes.
One of the key advantages of these regolith-based bricks is their electrical conductivity.
This allows them to serve as internal sensors, monitoring the structural health of extraterrestrial buildings.
In simple terms, they can detect early warning signs of what was thought to be an airtight structure in space starting to fail.
The implications of this research extend beyond space exploration.
The scientists believe their findings could have practical applications for the construction industry on Earth.
By incorporating a similar nanomaterial called graphene into concrete, its strength could be increased by up to 40 percent.
This could lead to a significant reduction in the quantity of concrete needed for construction, potentially lowering pollution from the concrete manufacturing industry, which currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO2 emissions.
Previous research has also explored the possibility of using lunar regolith to create bricks for cosmic construction projects.
A few years ago, a team of University of Central Florida researchers found that bricks made of lunar regolith and saltwater could help NASA establish a long-term presence on the Moon by building a base camp that includes a modern lunar cabin, rover and mobile home.
Associate Professor Ranajay Ghosh of UCF's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, along with his research group, created 3D-printed bricks of lunar regolith that are able to withstand the extreme environments of space.
To create the bricks, Ghosh's team used a combination of 3D printing and binder jet technology (BJT), an additive manufacturing method that forces out a liquid binding agent - in this case saltwater - onto a bed of powder.
"Constructing a semi-permanent base on the moon or Mars will require maximal use of materials found in-situ and minimization of materials and equipment transported from Earth," said Jonathan Coleman, who leads the Trinity College project.
"This will mean a heavy reliance on regolith and water, supplemented by small quantities of additives fabricated on Earth."
https://www.techspot.com/news/105019-scientists-discover-sand-mars-moon-can-turned-building.html
#15458500 at 2022-01-25 17:55:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19553: Ukraine is Down The Drain Edition
University Drops Name of Paedophile Schr?dinger from Lecture Hall
A university in Ireland has dumped the name of physicist Erwin Schr?dinger from one of its lecture halls after it emerged that the Nobel Prize winner was a paedophile.
Trinity College Dublin, located in Ireland's capital city, has dropped the name of Erwin Schr?dinger from one of its lecture halls after it emerged that he was a paedophile.
The lecture hall had previously played host to the physicist - one of the world's best known for his easily-comprehended thought experiment featuring a cat of uncertain health sealed inside a box - with one of the famous 'What is Life' lectures given in the room in 1943.
According to a report by The Times, the name of the lecture hall will now revert simply to the original name of "Physics Lecture Theatre", after an Irish Times report revealed evidence that Schr?dinger was what the publication called "a serial abuser whose behaviour fitted the profile of a paedophile in the widely understood sense of that term".
"There was a diversity of opinion on how the school and college should react, but it was clear that a large majority of both staff and students now favour changing the name [of] the lecture theatre in the Fitzgerald Building that has borne his name since the 1990s," The Times reports the TCD School of Physics head, Jonathan Coleman, as saying.
Coleman went on to mention that a renaming of the lecture hall would not take place for the time being over the worry that Schr?dinger's legacy "would be seen as a tainted honour".
However, a notice commemorating the 'What is Life' lectures, at least one of which was held in the hall in question, may still end up being present within the room, according to the academic.
Although Austrian by birth, Schr?dinger came to Ireland by invite of Irish revolutionary ?amon de Valera to help found the nation's "Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies".
The physicist eventually become an Irish citizen in 1948.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/01/25/university-drops-name-of-paedophile-schrodinger-from-lecture-hall/
#754997 at 2018-03-22 15:37:20 (UTC+1)
Q General Research #935 Better Bread Edition
Resignations I found since yesterday:
- Htin Kyaw, Myanmar's President
- Raj Babbar, Uttar Pradesh Congress president
- Pedro Pablo , Peru's President
- Bilen Saliji, Macedonian justice minister
- Sylvi Listhaug, NORWAY'S Justice Minister
- Schalk-Willem Joubert, CEO of Rupert & Rothschild
- David Sternberg, CEO Rugby Int'l Marketing
- Randy Schatzman, CEO Alder BioPharmaceuticals
- Theo Spierings, CEO Fonterra
- Cecile Frot-Coutaz , CEO of FremantleMedia
- Johnson Joy, CIO Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
- Dottie Oakes, Mon Health interim COO
- Monsignor Vigano, Vatican communications chief
- Quentin Wheeler, President of SUNY college of environment and forestry
- Max Anderson, executive director Traverse City Chamber of Commerce
- JAMES PACKER, director of the casino empire, Crown Resorts
- Cathy Bekerman, Colombian Jewish TV News Anchor
- Christopher Knight, superintendent of schools for the Cleveland Catholic Diocese
- Jonathan Coleman, National MP and former Health Minister
- Richard Halsall, Bangladesh's assistant coach
- Patrick Hickey, A school board member in Ohio
And:
Nine of 10 board members at the provincial Crown corporation issued a written statement in which they cited an inability to work with Pallister and his Progressive Conservative government. The only remaining board member is Tory backbencher Cliff Graydon.