Futures studies
Study of postulating possible
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| 2025 |
Roboexotica
Publication of 'Roboexotica: Beautiful Failure', an edited volume by Günther Friesinger, Johannes Grenzfurthner, and Franz Ablinger, published by edition mono/monochrom in Vienna.
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| 2024 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected thirteen innovative space exploration and technology projects in Phase I, covering diverse research areas including interstellar exploration, Mars missions, advanced propulsion, and space health technologies. |
| 2024 |
Future of space exploration
Proposed initial launch window for the Mangalyaan-2 Mars mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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| 2023 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected fourteen innovative projects for Phase I, covering a wide range of space exploration, scientific observation, and technological advancement concepts. |
| 2023 | NIAC also selected six projects for continuation into Phase II, including advanced concepts in quantum radar, propulsion, planetary defense, and space observation technologies. |
| May 26 2023 | The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against Gartner for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Gartner agreed to pay $2,456,764 and was ordered to stop violating the FCPA for a corrupt relationship with a South African company between December 2014 and August 2015. |
| 2022 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected twelve innovative projects for Phase I funding, including research proposals from scientists like Darmindra Arumugam, Steven Barrett, and Sara Seager covering diverse space and exploration technologies. |
| 2022 | Amber Dubill's Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for continuation into Phase III, marking a significant advancement in solar sail technology research. |
| 2022 | NIAC selected five projects to continue into Phase II, including Javid Bayandor's BREEZE project and Zac Manchester's Kilometer-Scale Space Structures initiative. |
| 2022 |
Future of space exploration
ISRO planned the launch of Gaganyaan, India's first Human Spaceflight Programme, with a 3-member crew mission using a GSLV Mk III launcher from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The mission aims to send a 5.3-tonne crew module into orbit 300-400 km above Earth for up to seven days.
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| 2022 |
Roboexotica
Roboexotica was invited to host the opening night party at Fantastic Fest.
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| 2021 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected sixteen innovative projects in Phase I, including groundbreaking space exploration and planetary research concepts from researchers like Sarbajit Banerjee, Sigrid Close, and Amelia Greig. |
| 2021 | Nickolas Solomey's Cube-Sat Space Flight Test of a Neutrino Detector was selected for continuation into Phase III, marking a significant milestone in space technology research. |
| 2021 | Six projects were selected for continuation into Phase II, including Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay's Lunar Crater Radio Telescope and Lynn Rothschild's Mycotecture Off Planet project. |
| 2021 |
Roboexotica
Roboexotica continued its delivery service format, maintaining the live-streamed videocast approach from the previous year.
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| December 2021 |
Future of space exploration
Boeing plans to launch the first operational crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft, using an Atlas V rocket with a crew of four astronauts (three NASA astronauts and one international partner). This will be the fourth US spaceflight with a female commander.
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| 2020 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected sixteen innovative space exploration projects in Phase I, including unique concepts like a Lunar Crater Radio Telescope, autonomous spacecraft navigation, and extreme metamaterial solar sails. |
| 2020 | NIAC continued six projects into Phase II, featuring advanced exploration technologies such as an innovative astronaut offloading system, a lightweight planetary probe, and a nuclear electric propulsion probe for deep space exploration. |
| 2020 | One project by Slava Turyshev was selected for continuation into Phase III, focusing on direct multipixel imaging and spectroscopy of an exoplanet using a solar gravitational lens mission. |
| 2020 |
Roboexotica
Due to pandemic conditions, Roboexotica was adapted into a delivery service, bringing cocktail robots to customers in the Vienna area via a van, with live-streaming hosted by Johannes Grenzfurthner.
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| July 2020 |
Future of space exploration
Original planned launch date for the Rosalind Franklin rover, which was subsequently delayed due to testing issues with the landing mechanism.
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| 2019 | Six projects were selected for continuation into Phase II, including proposals by Tom Ditto, John Kendra, Chris Limbach, Nickolas Solomey, Grover Swartzlander, and Doug Willard, focusing on advanced space exploration and research technologies. |
| 2019 | Two projects were selected for Phase III: William Whittaker's Robotic Technologies for Lunar Pit Exploration and Joel Sercel's Mini Bee Prototype for demonstrating Apis Mission Architecture and Optical Mining Technology. |
| 2019 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected twelve innovative projects for Phase I, including research proposals from Javid Bayandor, Erik Brandon, Ana Diaz Artiles, Tom Ditto, Yu Gu, Troy Howe, Noam Izenberg, Geoffrey Landis, Joel Sercel, John Slough, George Sowers, and Robert Staehle, covering diverse space exploration technologies and mission concepts. |
| October 2019 |
Future of space exploration
VSSC director indicates potential inclusion of a lander and rover in the Mangalyaan-2 (Mars Orbiter Mission 2) mission, expanding the original orbiter-only concept.
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| 2018 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected sixteen innovative Phase I projects spanning diverse space exploration and technological research domains, including concepts like Marsbees, Shapeshifters, and interstellar propulsion technologies. |
| 2018 | Gartner reached a client base of over 12,000 organizations across more than 100 countries, demonstrating significant global expansion and market penetration in technological research and consulting. |
| 2018 |
Roboexotica
Festival production transitioned to being solely managed by art collective monochrom, ending previous cooperation with Shifz and the 'Bureau for Philosophy' from the University of Vienna.
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| September 2018 |
Future of space exploration
NASA signed a collaboration agreement with Breakthrough to jointly develop a mission concept for exploring Enceladus, which would potentially become the first privately funded deep space mission to study the moon's ocean plumes and ice crust.
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| 2017 | Gartner acquired CEB, an Arlington-based talent management and operations consulting firm, for $2.6 billion, including $700 million in CEB debt. |
| March 7 2017 | Announced acquisition of L2 Inc, a New York-based company specializing in digital brand performance benchmarking. |
| January 5 2017 | Announced acquisition of CEB, Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth about US$2.6 billion. |
| 2016 |
Future of space exploration
Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) launched, which will serve as a data-relay satellite for the Rosalind Franklin rover mission.
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| June 2016 | Acquired SCM World, headquartered in London, U.K. |
| September 2015 | Acquired the peer review site Capterra. |
| July 2015 | Acquired Nubera, which owns business app discovery platforms like GetApp, AppStorm, AppAppeal, and CloudWork. |
| March 2014 | Gartner acquired the privately held company Software Advice for an undisclosed amount. |
| March 2014 | Acquired Software Advice. Also coined the term 'Digital BizOps'. |
| 2012 | Acquired Ideas International. |
| 2010 | Acquired AMR Research and Burton Group. |
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