JBflipped into Space UnitesInside a mission to send private astronauts to the space stationverified_publisherAxios - Miriam KramerIf all goes according to plan, in about a year, former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría will board a SpaceX capsule and command a flight to orbit …
H3AdhuNTrflipped into SCIENCE | SPACEPrivate space industrialization is hereverified_publisherTechCrunch - Mikhail KokorichThe universal glee that surrounded the launch of the crewed Dragon spacecraft made it easy to overlook that the Falcon rocket’s red glare marked the advent of a new era — that of private space industrialization. For the first time in human history, we are not merely exploring a new landmass. We, as …
Samflipped into Science n TechnologyNASA selects four companies for moon material collection as it seeks to set precedent on private sector outer space miningverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonNASA has selected the winning candidates that they’ve decided to tap to collect lunar resources for eventual Earth return. The four companies all have rides booked on future commercial lunar lander missions, and the agency is using this as a demonstration of what kinds of efficiencies it can …
BBC Science Focus Magazineflipped into SCIENCEFOCUS.COMHow will private space travel change the way we explore the Solar System?sciencefocus.com - Stuart ClarkGary Martin is the Vice President for North American operations for the International Space University, but before that he was a senior advisor to …
Spockflipped into SpaceBBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Private rocket rides into spacebbc.co.ukPrivateer Elon Musk has launched his budget rocket, Falcon-1, from the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific. The 21m-long vehicle lifted off at 1810 California time (0110 GMT) and rose to an altitude of 320km (200 miles). Mr Musk, who co-founded the internet financial system PayPal, wants to lower …
Samuel Petersonflipped into New Space EconomySpace tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flightsspace.com - Sara M. LangstonOn May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This …
Slashgearflipped into HealthFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNASA Will Announce New Space Technology Private Partnershipsslashgear.com - Shane McGlaunNASA has announced that administrator Jim Bridenstine will deliver a keynote address at the virtual fall Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium meeting …
