The End Of Knowledge - Vault 4/12 - AI For Good - 2018 - AI-Powered Moonshots

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Resume:

1.- Anousheh Ansari grew up in Iran dreaming of becoming an astronaut, despite there being no Iranian space program.

2.- Ansari believes imagination allows humans to create things that don't exist and she was inspired by science fiction.

3.- Ansari moved to the US at 16, became an electrical engineer and entrepreneur, eventually selling her company.

4.- Ansari met Peter Diamandis who had a vision for a space innovation competition called the X Prize.

5.- Ansari became the title sponsor of the $10M Ansari X Prize for reaching space twice in two weeks.

6.- 26 teams competed, spending over $100M. The X Prize helped launch the commercial spaceflight industry.

7.- The success led to more X Prizes. The Google Lunar X Prize for moon rovers is ongoing.

8.- X Prize is partnering with NASA on prizes around space resources development.

9.- The goal is to overcome fear of new technologies like AI and use them to create a positive future.

10.- Ansari wants to inspire more young girls to enter STEM fields and become astronauts and engineers.

11.- Ansari shares a video of her journey to space, which she risked her life to experience.

12.- Training included centrifuge, zero-G flights. The Soyuz rocket ride took 2 days to reach the space station.

13.- In space, the lack of gravity means no up or down orientation. Earth looks peaceful and borderless.

14.- Ansari believes if more people experienced this perspective, we would work harder to preserve Earth.

15.- Liu Yang, the first Chinese female astronaut, flew on the Shenzhou 9 mission to the Tiangong space station.

16.- Liu performed the first manual docking. Seeing Earth from space left her astonished by its beauty.

17.- Lack of gravity allowed Liu to float freely. She dreamt of flying like the Monkey King from Chinese mythology.

18.- Space exploration is risky but continues. AI astronauts may assist humans in future.

19.- More women are joining space exploration. China is building a new space station and seeking international cooperation.

20.- Samantha Cristoforetti, first Italian female astronaut, spent 200 days on the ISS.

21.- As a child, Cristoforetti was never told she couldn't become an astronaut. She studied engineering internationally.

22.- Cristoforetti joined the Italian Air Force, became a combat pilot, then an ESA astronaut in 2009.

23.- ISS astronaut training takes you all around the world for 2.5 years to partner space agencies.

24.- Cristoforetti launched on a Soyuz, stayed nearly 7 months doing 200 experiments, spacewalks, robotic arm control.

25.- The ISS will operate until at least 2024. Future plans include a station orbiting the moon.

26.- A moon-orbiting station could enable lunar surface missions, and eventually Mars missions.

27.- AI will be instrumental in space, from Earth observation data analysis to autonomous robots for exploration.

28.- Robotic precursor missions with AI for navigation and geological analysis will be key for moon/Mars missions.

29.- technology and AI can help make ambitious space exploration programs more affordable and likely to happen.

30.- Engaging more people, overcoming fear, and using AI for good can help create a positive future in space.

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