by Michael Belfiore | May 7, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
Obama with SpaceX managers Neil G. Hicks, Florence Li, Brian Mosdell, Leslie Woods Jr., and CEO Elon Musk. Credit: Getty ImagesThe Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon 9 is almost ready for launch. The team at Cape Canaveral is waiting on final testing...
by Michael Belfiore | Apr 27, 2010 | Articles
Researchers create an all-liquid-metal battery that could allow alternative power schemes to flourish. Plus, three more breakthrough technologies that the U.S. Department of Energy is funding now. By Michael Belfiore. Popular Mechanics, April 27, 2010. Plans to add...
by Michael Belfiore | Apr 15, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
NASA hasn’t had a clear mission for manned spaceflight since landing on the moon 40 years ago. With his speech today at the Kennedy Space Center, President Obama made the boldest move to get it back on on track since President Kennedy sent us to the moon in the...
by Michael Belfiore | Apr 15, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
President Obama is set to address the nation on his new direction for space exploration any minute now. Meanwhile, this just in from Space Exploration Technologies CEO Elon Musk on what it could mean. Heady stuff, and I think he’s got it exactly right.At Long...
by Michael Belfiore | Apr 1, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
The Google Lunar XPRIZE team Astrobotic has been busy. President David Gump has tipped me off that with the details of its lunar-rover-in-progress being finalized, the team is now soliciting ideas for commercial payloads.A total of 240 pounds of payload is up for...
