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...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 18, 2013 | Blog
Well, yes, actually, I did. Last weekend I spoke at the Arizona Science & Astronomy Expo in Tucson, where I had a chance to meet a truly mind-blowing group of astronomers, explorers and fellow journalists. A major highlight of the event for me was acquiring my...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 13, 2013 | Blog
Zach Kaplan, CEO of Inventables tells me he sees the day coming when the world will go from perhaps 2,000 major manufactures to 2 million. Actually, the whole idea of “major manufacturer” will change completely. Instead of just a few big players dominating...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 7, 2013 | Articles, Blog
The November issue of Air & Space Smithsonian has my feature story on XCOR Aerospace and its Lynx suborbital spaceship in the making. I’d been angling for a feature on XCOR, somewhere, for years. The company is one of the unsung success stories of the...
by Michael Belfiore | Sep 30, 2013 | Articles, Blog
Yesterday was an amazing day in commercial spaceflight. First, in the early morning hours, a robotic Orbital Science Cygnus spacecraft rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station. This makes the second operational vehicle to deliver supplies to the...
by Michael Belfiore | Sep 16, 2013 | Blog
For a very good overview of the way connected machines will both enhance and bring more risk into our lives, check out “Rise of the Machines,” an hour-long special airing on CNBC Wednesday, September 18th at 9PM ET/PT. I’ve been helping to cover this...
