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july 29, 2018

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designboom sunday edition

once a week we compile a short list of a few of our favourite stories on designboom. today:

NASA

NASA plans to study earth like a giant fish tank in space to discover ocean's secret sea life the mission will help scientists get a better grip on how climate change is affecting the environment.

by kieron marchese

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10.000 sqm NASA space blanket to cover this year's burning man, by sasha shtanuk made of 3.350 reflective silver blankets held together with 40 km of reinforced tape, the ultralight polyester canvas will constantly change its shape into surreal silhouettes.

by maria erman

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NASA-awarded 'marsha', a 3D-printed vertical martian habitat by AI spaceFactory the project marks a radical departure from previous habitat schemes typified by low-lying domes or buried structures.

by Jeffrey Montes

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designboom takes its first step towards interstellar travel in collaboration with NASA, space nation navigator has developed an app to identify viable astronaut candidates worldwide.

by wes toshiro purpura

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IKEA hitches a ride to mars with NASA to create curious collection on space the RUMTID collection tackles four separate issues when it comes to urban, small space living: time, space, water and air. 

by kieron marchese

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NASA mars helicopter to be the first autonomous aircraft on the red planet NASA’s next rover mission to the red planet is scheduled to launch july 2020.

by zach andrews

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NASA's low-boom X-plane revolutionizes in supersonic silence NASA’s aeronautical innovators are ready to take things supersonic, but with a quiet twist.

by kieron marchese

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see last image of elon musk's spaceX starman before failing to reach asteroid belt as claimed onboard, a mannequin named starman wearing a spaceX suit, drove the car with an endless loop of david bowie’s song ‘life on mars’.

by juliana neira

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NASA tests in-flight foldable plane wings at supersonic speeds NASA is advancing technology at supersonic speeds.

by tim spears

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future of uber flying taxi is revealed in bell helicopter sneak peek bell helicopter has revealed the cabin for an electric, self-piloting air flying taxi during CES, designed for uber's scheduled 2020 aircraft taxi service.

by kieron marchese

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meet NASA's american girl doll, the space-inspired luciana vega NASA's collaboration with american girl encourages children to dream big and reach for the stars.

by kieron marchese

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NASA bigelow BEAM expandable activity module will stay on the international space station packed, the module has a volume of 1.4 m3 (50 ft). when expanded, 16m3 (565 ft).

by zach andrews

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NASA develops a viable alternative to the pneumatic tire created with future mars missions in mind and capable of undergoing significant reversible strain, the tire could be used also here on earth.

by juliana neira

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'thedotisblack' captures sound of the sun in coded audiovisual using NASA research in an audiovisual series that reflects on the aesthetics of celestial sounds, thedotisblack provides the viewer with a unique aural and unexpected visual experience.

by David Mrugala

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uber and NASA partner to bring 'flying taxis' to the skies in three cities by 2020 los angeles, dubai, and dallas have been named as the first three cities where 'uber elevate' will take off.

by lindsay duddy

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the alcove unfolds into your own personal mobile workstation $89 by Alcove from United States (US)