by Michael Belfiore | Dec 10, 2013 | Articles, Blog
Today in Washington, Mars One, the Dutch nonprofit that wants to send the first humans to Mars, held a press conference to announce its latest project: a unmanned Mars mission. This one is a lot less ambitious than the proposed $6b manned mission, and since it...
by Michael Belfiore | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog
On a conference call yesterday, DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) program manager Gill Pratt updated reporters on the ins and outs of the event later this month. The DRC is set to take place December 20-21 at the Homestead Speedway outside of Miami. There will be 17...
by Michael Belfiore | Dec 3, 2013 | Blog
SpaceX has just successfully launched its first geosynchronous satellite, a communications sat for SES. After attempts on four separate days, SpaceX finally achieved liftoff this afternoon at 5:41pm ET from Cape Canaveral. After the launch, SpaceX cofounder, CEO and...
