#but the brotherhood that's developing between scott and isaac??

[kitkatwinchester]

HAVE I MENTIONED THAT I LOVE ISAAC?!

THE BABY WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!

AND HIS PROTECTIVENESS OVER SCOTT IS JUST...AHHHH I CAN'T!!!

That whole scene between the two of them, with the code of "going to eat". Scott so desperately wanted to protect Isaac and keep him out of it, but there was no way Isaac was gonna let Scott go in on his own, because he wants to protect Scott just as much as Scott wants to protect him.

And then, like, the fact that Stiles says that he told Isaac what was happening to Scott and Isaac just lost it, like....

He had kept his cool in relation to Derek (understandably so, to be perfectly frank) and was able to help control Boyd in order to help Scott.

But the second SCOTT was the one in danger, and the twins were indirectly at fault...he was DONE. Because NOT HIS BOY SCOTT! NOT ON HIS WATCH!!

And the fact that Scott is literally the only one who can pull him off of Ethan...and with his VOICE ALONE, because Scott is the only person Isaac will listen to.

And the way he instantly calms down and smiles when he sees that Scott is okay I just...

I CAN'T WITH THEM OKAY!!! THEIR BROMANCE IS TOO CUTE!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

(The way Isaac just looks at him like "it's funny that you really think I'm gonna let you do this alone". <3 <3 <3 <3 <3)

[thetiredbiwrites]

Goodbye Teen Wolf

Goes on instagram Sees Teen Wolf photos The cake Wrap on the 100th and last episode Cries I am not ready to say goodbye to this show that has done so much for me. I love it more than any other show. I watch it no matter how I'm feeling; sad, happy, stressed, upset, if I'm having a bad anxiety day... I watch teen wolf. I watch the bloopers. I was cast videos on youtube. It also made me cry so much it's ridiculous (happy and sad) but that's just how good the show is. It makes you connect to the characters and the show. I loved watching it-the characters, actors and story lines-grow. I absolutely love Scott and Stiles' brotherhood. Every characters growth and character development was amazing to see. I cried at every death. I had to get up and take a walk after Allison's and sobbed during Aiden's! I loved every character so much and they all taught me something and have a special place with me. I loved the introduction of Isaac, Erica, Malia, Liam, Parrish, the Twins, Mason, Corey and SO many others. I miss Jackson, Danny, Derek, Ethan, Kira and those who died. Stiles was always my favourite. Will always be my favourite. Well, the jeep is pretty great too ;) I've seen all the "old pack" "new pack" conflict. It is one pack and I love it. It just changed over time. I do miss the season 1 and 2 'cliche' of Scott, Stiles, Allison, Jackson, Lydia, Derek, Isaac... But loved the growth bringing in Kira, Malia, Liam, Mason, Corey because they are equally valid and amazing characters. I absolutely loved Malia. Acknowledging her time as a coyote and that she would need time to adjust and understand. Then seeing that change and growth happen. Even though I wasn't necessarily a shipper of stalia I find that a very important relationship for Stiles and Malia for where they were and what they needed. They were perfect for each other. I will always be conflicted between scallison and skira because they were equally important. I'll stick with Scisaac ;) But to be honest, my favourite 'ships' will always be the friendships. This show was about pack and friends and family. The brotherhood between Scott and Stiles. The parents (especially seen at the end of 3a). I always loved Scott and Melissa and the Sheriff and Stiles really pulled my heart strings. Bringing Cora in and seeing her and Derek and that sibling bond (loved Adelaide so much I watched Reign). Girl power ;) Allison and Lydia, Allison and Kira, Lydia and Malia... As much as I miss Allison, her death scene-while destroying me-was so perfectly written and just so Allison. I do have to ask, why Stiles?! Season 3b was torture for me. Then s6a as well? I love the bad guys as well. Peter was great and I, sadly, have a soft spot for the evil uncle and want to defend his evil-ness. The return of Deucalion, amazing. Theo, the little shit, but perfect. I will never like Gerard, though. He was truly the worst. I've said so much already and there is so much more I could say. I just love this show. I know it's not perfect, but what is? It's perfect enough for me. It's amazing and such a big part of my teenage years. The cast and crew just seem like such amazing and positive people. Thank you Jeff for giving us this and good luck to the cast and crew for future endeavours, you'll be amazing! I'm not ready to say goodbye...

[darrellkmartin]

PTScientists is democratising space, starting with flights to the moon

If you have seen Ridley Scott’s Alien Covenant, you have seen PTScientists‘ technology. Or at least part of it.

Their rover, the AUDI lunar quattro, made an appearance in one of the film’s early scenes.

According to Karsten Beckers, head of electronics at PTScientists, the film’s director “found [the rover] so cool,” that he contacted AUDI and asked if it could be used in the film.

“He wanted to have real space hardware in his movie,” Beckers tells the Heureka. “Of course, AUDI agreed immediately.”

PTScientists’ is building two AUDI lunar quattro rovers, that will visit the US moon landing site.

Beckers was even the one who drove the four-wheeled machine on set. “Many of our friends and fans were like: ‘Hey, wait! What?!’” he  says. “The rover is becoming a small celebrity.”

But outside of cameo appearances in Sci-Fi films and a co-working space in Marzahn whose motto, “we’ve got space,” is incredibly witty, PTScientists is on a mission – a mission to the moon.

If successful, the startup will become the first European entity to land on the moon, joining the US, China and Russia in lunar brotherhood.

A mission to the moon

Long inspired by the detailed and realistic visions presented in Isaac Asimov’s Sci-Fi novels, PTScientists’ CEO and founder Robert Böhme brought a team together in 2008 to participate in the Google Lunar Xprize. The first team to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, travel 500 meters and transmit high-def video and images to earth would receive 20 million USD.

“We identified many obstacles to tackle along the way but did not find a single reason why we should not do it,” Böhme tells the Heureka.

A small portion of the PTScientists team.

In 2015, they created PTScientists, a private space technology company. The PT, which stands for part-time, quickly lost its relevance, Beckers shares. Creating the technology and infrastructure to prove there is a business case for providing access to space and space exploration is a full-time job.

“The goal that drives me – and us – here at PTScientists is to further the private exploration of space,” PTScientists’ CEO says. “This seems to be amongst the most difficult endeavours as it takes the focus away from the well-established and lucrative Earth bound services, and forces you to find and prove new ways of generating a profit, while expanding the scope of humanity away from Earth.”

As time went on, the team found themselves unable to secure a launch slot for 2017 – the Xprize deadline – and they grew wary that participating was the best choice for the young company.

They delayed their launch until 2018, and now the team of more than 35 employees in Berlin is devoted entirely to proving that their technology will make space exploration profitable.

“The privatisation of space has opened a whole new world,” the CEO says. “Contrary to my previous – and the general – belief that space is for governments only, I was amazed to find many opportunities to participate.”

An out-of-this-world business model?

Their “economical solution” would allow people to “conduct novel research and bring space activity into new markets,” independent of governments and political groups. The payload options? “Small” deliveries run from .5 to .99 kilograms and cost 800,000 euros. Their “large” package, 2 kilograms or more, costs 700,000 euros per kilogram.

This is why their private spacecraft, the ALINA (Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module), and the rovers need to be as light as possible, Beckers explains. Many parts that make up the spacecraft and 80 per cent of the rover’s parts are 3D-printed from an alloy of aluminium, Beckers says, bouncing a lightweight rover wheel in his hands.

The ALINA will carry two AUDI lunar quattro rovers to the moon in 2018.

Experimenting with such technology is a luxury that government programmes, which are funded via tax payer money, cannot afford, Beckers explains: “When we visited the NASA Johnson Space Center and showed off our rover in their test-bed, engineers were sneaking by. One of them said to their colleague: ‘Hey, look! I told you that you can use 3D-printed Aluminium for rovers!‘”

According to the startup, the ALINA can deliver up to 100 kilograms of payload to the surface of the moon, which includes the two rovers. If all 100 kilograms were filled at the lowest price offering, the 7-year-old startup would earn a minimum of 70,000,000.00 euros. On this initial launch there will only be 30 kilograms available for sale.

And the cost of creating the technology? This question is “really hard to answer,” Beckers says, before sharing that the production value of a rover is “about a quarter million euros.” That estimate does not include the cost of assembly and research and development, “which is probably the most significant part.”

They also need to take into consideration the cost of launching. Beckers shares that since PTScientists is catching a ride on a rocket that is planned to enter Earth’s orbit, and because ALINA is so lightweight (230 kilograms), they can “significantly lower the costs of the launch.” But he will not release any numbers on the current mission. The startup estimates future launch costs for ALINA to fall between 20-30 million USD.

Mars is hard

Everyone is talking about Mars: NASA, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos. But it is not realistic in the near term, says Kate Arkless Gray, PTScientists’ head of communications.

“[The moon] is a perfect proving ground for all the technology that you need to become a multi-planetary species,” Beckers says. “[It] is much closer, it only takes a few days to get there and, in case something goes bad, it only takes a few days to return to Earth.”

That is one considerable advantage of private entities over government space programmes: They can experiment with different technologies, like 3D printing, and if something goes wrong, they just try again.

Plus they can streamline production faster without the messy politics of securing funding, which plagues NASA, ESA and DLR.

“Every agency we talked to knows that some of the stuff they do could essentially be done cheaper if it would be less political,” Beckers explains.

But PTScientists is about more than low costs and soaring revenues, it is about democratising access to space. “If we are successful this is most certainly a win-win for all of humanity,” the CEO says.

365 days and counting…

The launch is planned for 2018, but “an exact date hasn’t been agreed [upon] yet,” Arkless Gray says. “We have to take into account the needs of the other organizations who are sharing the rocket with us – it comes down to some pretty complex orbital mechanics.”

Not to mention, “launch dates tend to slip due to all sorts of reasons,” she explains. At the moment it looks like there will be two major launch partners, but PTScientists is not at liberty “to discuss who our shared-ride partners are.”

What they do know is that they will launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a Falcon, a rocket designed and manufactured by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

“The ideal scenario is of course a safe journey all the way down to the resting place of the Apollo rover at the Apollo 17 landing site,” says Böhme.

“The great thing about our low-cost approach to space exploration is that a failure is not as costly as with a traditional mission, thus making multiple re-runs and iterations possible,” the CEO says.

Photo credit: PTScientists

from Startup Tips By Darrel http://theheureka.com/ptscientists-democratising-space-starting-flights-moon