The Trump administration wants to get back to the moon—but Beijing's single-minded focus could outpace a NASA with competing priorities. Shortly after New Year’s Day, a boxy gold-toned spacecraft made a soft landing on a corner of the solar system never before visited from Earth: …
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have each spoken at length about their visions for humanity's future in space.Musk, the founder of SpaceX, wants to launch people to Mars, establish a self-sustaining city there, and use the red planet as a base from which to further explore the solar system.Bezos, …
Elon Musk says SpaceX may land cargo on the moon in two years, then people a year or two after that, using the company's forthcoming Starship rocket system.Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants NASA to land astronauts on the lunar surface in 2024 with its Artemis program.Jeff DeWit, NASA's chief financial officer, told Business …
Musk promises roller-coaster feel to rocket flights around the world Elon Musk, no stranger to outlandish pledges, just teased around-the-world flights aboard one of his rockets. The chief executive of Tesla Inc. TSLA, +1.83% and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. was tweeting about SpaceX’s latest mission when he veered toward the …
The billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX likes the idea of an agency that provides “defense in space,” noting that the world might follow US President Donald Trump’s example and introduce their own space military departments as well. Musk gave his comments as a part of an interview …
Oh, to have a good night’s sleep! Indeed, many of us are sleep deprived; trudging around the workplace, lumbering the kids to-and-from school, like zombies auto piloted by coffee. In fact, according to the American Sleep Association, sleep deprivation is a significant issue. 35 percent of adults surveyed …
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson called her office’s proposal for the new branch “a bold idea to dominate in space” in a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Morgan Brennan.Wilson’s office estimated in a leaked memo it would cost about $13 billion for the first five years of …
Today, NASA executives announced that the space agency will open up parts of the International Space Station to more commercial opportunities, allowing companies unprecedented use of the space station’s facilities, including filming commercials or movies against the backdrop of space. NASA is also calling on …
NASA has released a promotional video promising that the space agency will re-open their exploration of the moon. The video that was released included a fitting voice over from William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk from Star Trek. The video was simply called We …
Humanity has been fascinated by Mars since long before we stepped foot on the Moon. Our planetary neighbor has been the subject of innumerable works of sci-fi and inspired countless dreams of adventure and exploration. Now, after decades of determination, research, and scientific breakthroughs, we’re finally …
Despite the increasing role of private companies in space exploration, most believe NASA’s role is still vital for future Sixty years after the founding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), most Americans believe the United States should be at the forefront of global leadership …
Featured Image: From left: Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom, Christopher Craft of the Mercury Operations Division, Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, and Alan Shepard.KEYSTONE/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES In 1958, NASA launched Project Mercury, its first manned space program. To have a manned space program, of …
The South African-born billionaire businessman and engineer Elon Musk is one of the world’s leading innovators in space travel. His company SpaceX works on the creation of low-cost and energy-efficient spacecraft. It’s possible that those spacecrafts will bring the first humans to Mars in the following decade. …
