Which are the most important events to take place in 2018? Nasa expeditions, sport events, a trip to the moon for civilians and more ...!
Only a few days are left until 2018 arrives and hopefully it will bring peace in humanity, health and love to everyone.
I think that it is an appropriate moment to learn about some important events that will take place in the new year, so bring your calendar and get ready to take notes!
Sport events, outer space news, a trip to the moon, women will finally be able to drive in Saudi Arabia and lots of interesting things for the new year.
Block chain news may not be included in the list, but I am sure that we will see block chain technology in many aspects of our life that we had till now never thought!
Block chain technology is getting ready to be used in pharmacy supply chain, or according to a start up (INS) it can even replace intermediates & supermarkets in the future, bringing suppliers directly in contact with the consumers
So, while we wait for the big news regarding block chains, digital currencies, icos etc, lets learn some important events of 2018
FEBRUARY 2018 - WINTER OLYMPICS IN SOUTH KOREA
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For the time frame February 9 - 25 the Winter Olympics will be held in South Korea
More info can be found here & here
MARCH 2018 - NASA LAUNCHES THE EXOPLANET
Nasa plans to launch the exoplanet - seeking tess mission
More info at: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/events/ & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoplanet
MAY 5 2018 - NASA WILL SCHEDULE THE 'INSIGHT'
Nasa plans to schedule the Insight. It will be realized in November of the same year, in order to conduct geological science in planet Mars.
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MAY 19 2018 - ROYAL WEDDING
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have scheduled their wedding for May 19.
Read more at wikipedia
MAY 25 2018 - REGULATION OF GENERAL DATA PROTECTION
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a regulation aiming to unify and protect data of all individuals within the European Eunion.
It is regulated by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.
More info from wikipedia
JUNE 2018 - FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP
June 14 - July 15, for all Football lovers (and not only) the Fifa World Cup is planned to be held in Russia.
Visit their official site for more information.
JUNE 2018 - WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE
Saudi Arabia has announced that they plan to start issuing driving licenses for female applicants.
This will allow women to drive. That was not possible before and many women had lost their jobs if arrested to drive.
You can read more by nytimes & theweek.co.uk
JULY 2018 - PLANET MARS WILL MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO EARTH
The closest approach of Mars to earth was in May 2016, when Mars reached its closest distance to Earth of 46.8 million miles (or 75.3 kilometers)
If you have missed seeing the bright Mars in the sky, the summer of 2018 you will have this chance again, as the next Mars close approach will be 31 of July 2018!
Read more by Nasa
OCTOBER 2018 - UNMANNED SPACECRAFT WILL BE LAUNCHED TO MERCURY
The least explored planet in the inner Sollar System is considered to be Mercury. Bepicolombo's mission will be to study the planet's geophysics, atmosphere and history. The only spacecrafts visiting Mars were Nasa's Mariner 10 & Messenger many decades ago. The Bepicolombo is scheduled to lift off October 2018 and will reach Mercury after a 7.2 years of flight, in December 2025.
ISRAEL will start releasing classified information
The documents in question stem from the first two decades of Israel's existence, and relate to such seminal events as the 1956 Sinai Campaign, the failed intelligence operation two years prior known as the Lavon Affair and the 1967 Six-Day War. Netanyahu's new directive means the first of them will be unveiled to the public only in 2018.
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TWO CITIZENS WILL FLY AROUND THE MOON
Spacex, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company based in California, has stated that two passengers have approached them and paid them a deposit for the first ever private tickets in order to fly them to the moon. Of course full training and reparation will be followed, as well as al physical tests that need to be held for the mission to be successful. The travelers will not actually land on the moon, but rather fly around it. The trip will last approximately one week.
If this really takes place, it will signify a giant step for deep space tourism (!)
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Some of the above information has been retrieved in wikipedia but has been further researched by me for their validity & additional sources.
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