by Michael Belfiore | Dec 2, 2013 | Blog
Today’s third attempt by SpaceX to launch a communications satellite to geosynchronous orbit is important for not just the upstart space launch company but also to the future of human spaceflight. SpaceX is the first (and so far the only) private company to send...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog
…or at least posted on YouTube. The DARPA Robotics Challenge, DARPA’s attempt to do for humanoid robots what it did for self-driving cars, is set to take place outside of Miami next month. It’s happening December 18-21 at the Homestead Speedway in...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 22, 2013 | Articles, Blog
It’s one of those it’s-so-crazy-it-just-might-work kind of deals. Inspiration Mars, the non-profit organization planning a manned Mars flyby conceived by first space tourist Dennis Tito, has revealed the working details the mission. I wrote about the...
