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What Happened During Ispace’s Moon Landing Attempt - The New York Times
The Japanese company aimed to complete the first moon landing by a private company, but its M1 lander joined numerous spacecraft that have crashed ... (2023)
Who owns our orbit: How many satellites are operating in space?
Satellites are a vital part of our infrastructure, helping us to use GPS, access the internet and support studies of the Earth. There were 2,666 op... (2020)
India’s Going to the Moon, and the Country Is Pumped - The New York Times
India will launch an unmanned rover into space on Monday. If successful, India will join a select group of nations capable of reaching the moon. (2019)
Uber will bring you flying taxis, if you can help build a magical battery
By 2023, the world's most valued startup aims to make small aircraft rides an affordable option for daily commuters. (2018)
America’s Fastest Spy Plane May Be Back—and Hypersonic - Bloomberg
A successor to the iconic SR-71 Blackbird could cruise at speeds near Mach 6—but is it a real plane or a pipe dream? (2018)
Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production - The New York Times
The world’s largest passenger aircraft may no longer be manufactured if its only major customer, Emirates, does not order any more. (2018)
Steep Slopes on Mars Reveal Structure of Buried Ice
Researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars' surface are exposed in ... (2018)
How Elon Musk’s SpaceX disrupted Boeing, leapfrog NASA, and became a serious space company
The Space Exploration Technology rocket factory is a large, white hangar-like building near Los Angeles international airport, with a parking lot f... (2017)
Space Startup Raises $90 Million to Start Moon Ads by 2020 - Bloomberg
Japanese companies are planning to kick-start the lunar economy by backing a local startup’s mission to land on the moon by 2020. (2017)
NASA to test prototype Kilopower reactor
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will this month start testing uranium-fuelled Stirling engines for use in possible future ... (2017)
Armed with tough computer chips, scientists are ready to return to the hell of Venus
Silicon carbide transistors could let landers survive for months rather than hours (2017)
Observable Universe contains ten times more galaxies than previously thought | ESA/Hubble
Astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescopes and other telescopes have performed an accurate census of the number of galaxies i... (2018)
Pivotal kicks off U.S. sales of its lightweight electric personal Helix aircraft | TechCrunch
Pivotal, the Palo Alto, California-based company backed by Larry Page, kicked off online sales Monday night at CES 2024 for Helix, a lightweight el... (2024)
Pivotal: Flying cars. No license necessary
A flying car that anyone can use will soon go on sale. No pilot’s licence will be necessary to fly the Helix | Science & technology (2023)
Why China fears Starlink. China in space
And why it wants to build its own satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit | China (2023)
Starlink’s performance in Ukraine has ignited a new space race | The Economist
Never mind the moon; look to low-Earth orbit | Leaders (2023)
NASA is supporting some seriously risky missions to the Moon—it’s about time | Ars Technica
"The entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of the core strengths of the United States." For more than three years, NASA has been intensely focused on... (2022)
Software engineers are the backbone of space tech — this is what they do
When we think about space exploration, we tend to ignore the people who write the software that keeps the satellites orbiting and the rockets on tr... (2022)
NASA’s next lunar rover will run open-source software | MIT Technology Review
The VIPER mission could turn the space industry on to less expensive, more accessible technologies. (2021)
Space Debris Has Hit And Damaged The International Space Station
The inevitable has occurred. A piece of space debris too small to be tracked has hit and damaged part of the International Space Station - namely, ... (2021)
Here’s what China wants from its next space station | MIT Technology Review
The project is all about prestige and international clout—and maybe even a neat science experiment or two. (2021)
Amazon buys nine ULA rocket launches for its space internet satellites - The Verge
Amazon announced a deal with United Launch Alliance on Monday to launch nine batches of Kuiper satellites into orbit, marking the company’s first l... (2021)
SpaceX wins NASA contract to develop human landing system for returning to the moon – TechCrunch
The winner of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) contract award is SpaceX, which bid $2.9 billion for the privilege of developing the means by which... (2021)
OneWeb has now raised $1.4B, with $400M from SoftBank and Hughes, to help fund its first satellite fleet
After a troubled year that saw broadband satellite operator OneWeb file for bankruptcy, get rescue finance from the UK government and Bharti, and t... (2021)
Relativity Space is raising a massive $500M round at $2.3B valuation
Rocket printer Relativity Space is raising a $500 million D round, valuing the launch provider at $2.3 billion, as reported by CNBC and confirmed t... (2020)
SpaceX prices Starlink satellite internet service at $99 per month, according to e-mail
SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service according to emails seen by CNBC, with service priced at $99 a month. (2020)
Not boxing clever - A subsidies scrap between Boeing and Airbus comes to an end (maybe)
Both aerospace heavyweights emerge battered from the 16-year bout (2020)
Netflix's 'Challenger' Is a Gripping Look at NASA in Crisis
A new four-part documentary about the ill-fated Challenger mission highlights the risk of putting bureaucracy before science in human spaceflight (2020)
SpaceX is looking to raise about $250 million, valuing Elon Musk's space company at $36 billion
SpaceX is seeking about a quarter billion dollars in new funds, people familiar told CNBC, raising the valuation of Elon Musk's company. (2020)
3D Printed Rockets are Genius, Here's Why (Relativity Space)
3D Printed Rockets are Genius, Here's Why (Relativity Space) (2024)
Why The World Is Rushing Back To The Moon
During the Cold War, competition between the the United States and the former USSR was fierce, as the two countries rallied for the chance to make ... (2024)
New technology aims to put a whole new spin on space travel
A new form of technology is trying to send items into space with an innovative new method. The SpinLaunch aims to reduce the carbon footprint of sp... (2023)
Why India and Russia Were Racing to the Moon’s South Pole | WSJ
India became the first country to successfully land on the moon's south pole with its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, just days after Russia’s Luna-25 cr... (2023)
How Space Factories Are Becoming A Reality
Space offers a unique environment for research and development because its higher levels of radiation, microgravity and near vacuum-less state allo... (2023)
How SpaceX & NASA Plan To Establish The First Moon Base!
How SpaceX & NASA Plan To Establish The First Moon Base! (2023)
To win the race to Mars, NASA is prepared to go nuclear
Tom Costello reports from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where NASA is developing nuclear rockets to take humans to the M... (2023)
How To Visit STARBASE // A Complete Guide To Seeing SpaceX Starship!
Today we'll do a full rundown on how exactly to visit Starbase, what and where Starbase is, tips on how to visit like where you can and can’t go, w... (2023)
Partnership Series: Blackshark.ai - Microsoft Flight Simulator
Learn about our partnership with Blackshark.ai to showcase groundbreaking technology. (2023)
Why Rocket Lab Will Be The Next SpaceX!
Why Rocket Lab Will Be The Next SpaceX! Today we're covering Rocket Lab, a company that is doing really cool inovated space design. Today, we're c... (2022)
Why Elon Musk is really building Starlink
Your internet isn't in space. It's in the ocean. But that might change, and here's why.Subscribe to learn: https://www.youtube.com/cleoabram?sub_co... (2022)
Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming
Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming (2021)
Why the Hype Around Hypersonics?
Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here:https://try.magellantv.com/sabinehossenfelder. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free ... (2021)
Former Air Force Pilot Breaks Down UFO Footage | WIRED
Andrea Themely, current commercial pilot and former Air Force colonel, dissects some famous UFO footage released by the U.S. government. Andrea exp... (2021)
How SpaceX, Blue Origin, And Virgin Galactic Plan On Taking You To Space
Tech Insider 2.81M subscribers Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson all want to send private citizens to space. Their respect... (2019)
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Debunks Space Myths | WIRED
WIRED Published on Apr 23, 2018 Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in... (2019)
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on 13 Moments That Changed His Life | WIRED
WIRED Published on Feb 27, 2019 Astronaut Chris Hadfield reflects on 13 important moments from his life and career, from learning to fly to be... (2019)
What I learned from going blind in space - TED talk - Chris Hadfield
TED Published on Mar 19, 2014 There's an astronaut saying: In space, "there is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse." So how do you dea... (2019)
What It Takes To Become A Pilot — inside United's Simulator - CNBC
CNBC got an inside look at United Airlines Flight Training Center in Denver. At nearly half a million square feet, this facility is one of the larg... (2018)
Hindenburg disaster
This is the original reel about the famous Hindenburg disaster in 1937, Lakehurst. For more information, please go to airships. net (2018)
How Does A Wing Actually Work?
Lift is an important concept, not only in flying but also in sailing. This week I'm talking to Olympic Sailor, Hunter Lowden. But before I get to t... (2018)
Flying cars: (podcast) “Free as a bird”, an episode from The Economist on Spotify
Travellers have long dreamed of soaring above traffic jams. Those dreams may come true, in the form of passenger-carrying drones. We look at the co... (2018)
The Evolution of the Satellite Economy | Andreessen Horowitz
The cost of launching payloads to orbit has dramatically dropped, igniting a space renaissance. In 2022, a record 186 rocket launches (41 more than... (2023)
Airships and the Future that Never Was - 99% Invisible
They are hulking, but graceful — human-made whales that float in the air. For over a century, lighter-than-air vehicles have captured the public im... (2018)
Fatal Flight: The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship by Bill Hammack
Fatal Flight brings vividly to life the year of operation of R.101, the last great British airship—a luxury liner three and a half times the length... (2018)
Microsoft Flight Simulator - The next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises
Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. (2023)