Not yet. But maybe this half of the century we will see the first steps taken to build something big in orbit.
3 Companies Developing Game Changing Technologies
This Company Wants to Build The First Hotel In Space By 2021
There are a lot of interesting small space startups that are popping up right now concentrating on the idea of inspace assembly. For example, NovaWurks (watch their video, itās pretty cool) is planning to launch multiple standard/rearrangable satellite buses and have them assemble into your desired spacecraft after the fact. Maybe thatās the best way maybe itās something else, but itās certainly tech that needs to be tried out to see what works and what doesnāt before we get to something so grand as orbital construction on a larger scale.
Thereās a lot of cool stuff happening right now that isnāt exactly reported on in the spacenews media just because theyāre small and pretty niche.
Another example is Caltech doing research on using hundreds of small nanosats to āassembleā a larger mirror to become a very large space telescope that couldnāt otherwise be launched.
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Yes please 
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Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASAās Next Red Planet Rover Mission - JPL
NASA is proposing sending a rotorcraft along with its next rover mission to the red planet, known as Mars 2020. This animation depicts how it would fly and record images of Martian terrain.
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A pretty cool gravity map showing ground water loss courtesy of Grace. I recommend to watch it at 2x.
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Scott Manley discusses.
If it all works, the visuals should be great and the data collected of great use. Most likely be some youutbe 360 and VR app you can watch with a VR headset.
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This is worth a watch from last year.
The 21st Century Race For Space - With Prof. Brian Cox
For those without access to BBC UK Iplayer
UK only BBC Iplayer (if you can view it)
Itās life Jim, but not as we know it!
Organic matter has been found on Mars in soil samples taken from 3 billion-year-old mudstone in the Gale crater by the Curiosity rover, NASA announced Thursday. The rover has also detected methane in the Martian atmosphere.
Letās Talk About Organic Chemistry on Mars - Scott Manley dicusses.
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Scott Manley - Martian Dust Storm Has Turned Day Into Night - Can Opportunity Survive?
Loneliness in Space Travel? - Offworld episode 9 - Tested dot com
Scotland Is Going To Host The UKās First Spaceport - Scott Manley discusses.
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Really hope that getās confirmed by another team.
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Martian Lakes? Maybe.- Scott Manley discusses.
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Just casual shitposting , please dont freak out ! act like everything is normal .
Please read comments as usual , i go back to the pub .
yeah , yeah this one could be in the rocketry section , yeah boi , honnestly nobody care
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Dragon 2 & Starliner Astronauts Named & Flights Schedules - Scott Manley discusses
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Science the SHlT Out of 3 Movies
The Martianās Orbital Mechanics Mistake (that nobody talks about) - Scott Manley discusses
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How Dangerous is Orbital Debris? - Offworld Episode 10: Gravity
* Featuring Scott Manley
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