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Merhabah passengers, this is your captain speaking.

Welcome aboard the inaugural episode of the Wideen Your World podcast, part of the Turkish Airlines series.

Thank you. podcast, part of the Turkish airline series. Just 62 miles above our heads, Earth's atmosphere ends, and outer space begins.

When you think about it, it's really not that far.

But as close as it is, we've only started to explore it in the last 60 years thanks to some revolutionary technological developments.

With that said, how exactly do we take pictures of galaxies more than 146 quadrillion miles away?

How do we plan to live on Mars?

And will we soon be able to take weekend trips among the stars?

So it's time to discover some game-changing space tech and future innovations. Out in space, menial tasks can take up a lot of time, which is why NASA has invented the perfect human helper that can also work in zero gravity.

Astrobees. These 12.5 inch wide 22-pound cube bots assist astronauts in space with tasks such as transporting

cargo, documenting experiments, and finding lost items. They can even identify when something's wrong,

like a carbon dioxide leak, and let the whole crew know before disaster unfolds.

Each astrobi uses electric fans to fly through the air in microgravity, using cameras and sensors to help them navigate their way without bumping into anything.

Their design also includes perching arms to grasp and carry objects.

Very handy. Currently, each one is controlled manually,

but scientists are working on making them autonomous so that stations can soon be left entirely

under the care of robots. And that day might not be too far away. As of April 2022,

the aptly named Bumble, Honey, and Queen BeeBots have completed

over 100 activities and are beginning to take on more complicated tasks. Bumble, for example,

has managed to create 3D maps of the space station's interior on its own, which has huge implications

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