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A picture's worth a thousand (private) words: Hierarchical generation of coherent synthetic photo albums
Generative AI
Monday, 20 October 2025
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Handling Time-Variant DAGs with Constraints in Postgres
Managing dynamically changing directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) with constraints in Postgres enables robust tracking of relationships that evolve over time. At traconiq, this pattern is central to how we manage our vehicle fleet, where trucks and trailers attach and detach constantl...
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Spinning, spinning, spinning to Mars
In the 1980s, a group of scientists and engineers developed a Mars mission concept that had significant influence. Dwayne Day examines that concept and its staying power.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
EUROSPACE and the European spaceplane (part 1)
As the United States and the Soviet Union raced to the Moon in the 1960s, some in Europe contemplated a different path. Hans Dolfing explores studies by a European group in the 1960s of a spaceplane.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
New Zealand looks for its place in the global space industry
New Zealand's space industry has for years been synonymous with one company: Rocket Lab. Jeff Foust reports on how the industry is trying to grow beyond that, while overcoming various challenges.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Unleashing hell: the R-16 ICBM
In 1966, an American spy satellite captured images of a new Soviet ICBM. Dwayne Day and Harry Stranger recount what the images revealed about a missile with a tragic history.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
India's challenge: building a ready-to-launch space security system
India has made many advancements in launch systems and spacecraft. Payal Hora argues what is missing is the ability to rapidly launch space missions to meet civil or national security emergencies.