by Michael Belfiore | Dec 13, 2013 | Articles, Blog
The December issue of Foreign Policy, the so-called Global Thinkers issue, has my commentary on Elon Musk and why he’s a bigger deal than Steve Jobs. You can read the story, “The Rocketeer,” at http://atfp.co/1bvOQIA. Meanwhile, over at Fortune...
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...
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...
