NASA’s Historic Kennedy Space Center Is Reborn As a Commercial Spaceport
What it’s like to cover a SpaceX launch in the age of commercial space travel. Continue reading NASA’s Historic Kennedy Space Center Is Reborn As a Commercial Spaceport
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Inside NASA’s Space Farming Labs
If astronauts are going to make it on long duration space missions, they’re going to need some veggies. Continue reading Inside NASA’s Space Farming Labs
SpaceX’s Latest Rocket Landing Video Is Stunning
The drone’s-eye view of the latest Falcon 9 rocket booster coming back from space is awe-inspiring. Continue reading SpaceX’s Latest Rocket Landing Video Is Stunning
SpaceX Is Finally on Its Way Back to the ISS After Historic Launch
Sunday’s CRS-10 resupply mission to the International Space Station was the first time the Apollo-era launch pad had been used since 2011. Continue reading SpaceX Is Finally on Its Way Back to the ISS After Historic Launch
The SmallSat Launcher War
Over the last decade or so the definition of what a ‘small satellite’ is has ballooned beyond the original cubesat design specification to satellites of 50 or 100 kg. Today a ‘smallsat’ is defined far more around the cost, and sometimes the technologies used, than the size and shape of the box that goes into orbit.
There are now more than fifty companies working on launch vehicles dedicated to lifting these small satellites into orbit, and while nobody really expects all of those to survive the next few years, it’s going to be an interesting time in the launcher market. …read more
This Is What It Feels Like to Ride In a Hyperloop
Take A Look At The Hyperloop Competition Entries
If you are a follower of futuristic high-speed transport systems you’ll have had your fill of high-speed trains, you’ll mourn the passing of Concorde and be looking forward to future supersonic passenger aircraft. Unless you have a small fortune to pay for a spaceplane tourist flight at an unspecified time in the future, life is going to feel a little slow.
There is one spark of light in this relative gloom though, in the form of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop. A partially evacuated tube in which vehicles, or “pods” can accelerate to very high speeds. SpaceX may not be pursuing it …read more
Continue reading Take A Look At The Hyperloop Competition Entries
Peter Thiel Helped Land His Private Space Bros on Trump’s NASA Transition Team
As with the rest of Trump’s transition team, however, possible conflicts of interest abound. Continue reading Peter Thiel Helped Land His Private Space Bros on Trump’s NASA Transition Team
Elon Musk Follows Zero Women on Twitter (Updated)
Now with one more woman. Continue reading Elon Musk Follows Zero Women on Twitter (Updated)