Garmin has announced the start of the development of a series of navigation and mapping the Moon Garmin mūni 2022.

Due to the ever-increasing level of technological development, as well as increased interest in the colonization of other planets and space tourism, heads of Garmin decided to become a pioneer and master previously unaffected Market Navigator for the moon. Garmin experts started to develop a gadget that will allow any space tourist to navigate a strange planet.

Orbital group Garmin, consisting of three satellites, will enable high-speed data transmission and triangulation. Individually designed software will be installed on all the latest models of navigators line Garmin mūni. They will be presented in two formats: a built-in suit helmet HUD-display and portable 6-inch gadget with a magnetic mount to the suit. In the first case, the image will be projected on the inside of the glass and have a wide survey on the perception of the relevant 20-inch screen at a distance of 1.5 meters. In the second – the navigator will be presented in the familiar format of us with a capacitive multi-touch color display, dual orientation, and the white backlight. Moreover, the touchscreen will respond to the data even after switching spacesuit gloves thanks to special conductors.

Smart-notification system will enable the exchange of data about the location, to display basic information about the health of tourists, the number of steps / miles remaining to the destination, reverse tracking, as well as the rules of being on a territory belonging to private individuals. Voice control with high sensitivity, location sharing with members of the tourist group, customizable icon, automatic recalculation of the route – and it’s only a small part has announced the technical characteristics of the new revolutionary novelties from Garmin!

The first expedition group will be sent to the moon as early as 2022 to test the line navigators Garmin mūni. Garmin is also considering the possibility of providing more places for journalists on the first shuttle. For accreditation must submit an application in a free form by the end of the week, and in the future – to prepare a cover letter in English, and undergo a medical examination, as well as a training course on the use of equipment and rules of conduct in emergency situations.

Source: Gumtree

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With more than 230 new towers, skyscrapers, planned for construction in London, the British capital could come up with some way to get rid of the shaded areas. Indeed, in broad daylight in London somewhere dark, if you do not like at night, like in the twilight. Although the shadows have always been a matter of concern for architects and planners, a significant increase in the number of construction of tall buildings in London will mean even more darkness than before, and it can theoretically appeal to those who dwell on the “street level”. In connection with this, the company has developed NBBJ bespoke algorithm that could mitigate this effect, and the company used it to design a pair of concepts “towers”, which, as promised, will be able to reduce the area of shading on the streets of about 60 percent, compared with buildings of similar size.

Bespoke computer algorithm NBBJ taking on issues such as the angle of incidence of the rays coming from the sun, the best distribution and even the use of aesthetic and probation for domestic purposes. And the company used the obtained during the experiments data to help build a couple of buildings that are likely to soon start building in Greenwich. They are built about 200 m in height (or will be closer to the British system of calculation – 656 ft) and have 50 floors each.

And let absolutely can not do without shadows, two skyscrapers would offer the opportunity to reduce their production by 60 percent.

“The algorithm is based on the law of reflection,” says David Kosdrui, designer No Shade Tower (which also involved James Pinkerton). “Sunlight reflected from the front, falls to a certain section of the street, thereby increasing the level of illumination.”

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From now on, China is the third country to which the spacecraft made a soft landing on the lunar surface. It happened on Saturday December 14, 2013 at 13:11 GMT.

Thus, the Chinese authorities have kept their word and, as previously expected , brought lunar lander vehicle “Chang’e-3”, and is in its cargo bay moonwalker “Yuytu” (Moon Hare), in an area called Rainbow Bay. Should clarify that the rover was launched on the moon’s surface in seven hours from the time of the landing, which needed to charge the batteries, placed on board “Yuytu.”

Resource Gizmag notes that the boarding process began after the “Chang’e-3” was released on the lowest point of its orbit (about 15 km above the lunar surface). In the process of reducing to around 2 km above the surface of the machine slowed to 1.7 km / s to zero. The control of “Chang’e-3” was transferred to the automated system, which carried out a landing in several stages. Initially, at an altitude of 100 m above the surface by means of lasers and cameras “Chang’e-3” was 3D-map of the intended landing site, examining all potential threats and landscape. Another small air hang apparatus for the purpose of additional cross-checking the landing was made at a height of 30 m above the surface. After this “Chang’e-3” down to a height of 4 m, disabled jet engines and landed on the lunar surface.

According to the plan the mission, moonwalker “Yuytu” which is powered by two solar panels, within three months will be to explore the lunar surface by the instruments installed on board. At the same time the lander “Chang’e-3” will conduct research for at least one year.

It should be noted that the procedure for landing “Chang’e-3” and drop “Yuytu” channel CCTV broadcast in real time, as the propagation delay of radio signals between the Moon and the Earth is less than 2 seconds.

As the resource Engadget , just one day after landing on the moon rover “Yuytu” sent to Earth more than 4.5 thousand pictures. Unfortunately, there were only released some of them.

By the way, past the moon landing was carried out in the framework of missions Apollo 17 in 1972, and Luna 24 in 1976.

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