SpaceX

Elon Musk to unveil Mars plans this year, wants to go to space by 2020

Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Rumors have been swirling about how SpaceX will soon unveil an ambitious architecture that will allow it to begin human missions to Mars within a decade.

Chris Hadfield: Moon colonisation is 'obvious' next step

Posted in Science on 23rd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The European Space Agency has announced its intent to put humans back on the Moon "by the end of the next decade".

NASA's Plan For The Future Of Space Means Partnering With Companies Like SpaceX

Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

NASA intends to bring manned launches back to the US rather than relying on its fractious relationship with Russia.

SpaceX Launch: satellite mission success, booster landing failed

Posted in Hardware on 17th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Today's mission was successful in sending NASA's Jason-3 ocean monitoring satellite into orbit. However, SpaceX failed to land its rocket stage on the autonomous drone ship.

The orbital internet: Could fleets of CubeSats bring global web access?

Posted in Online on 17th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Accessing the web may be simple in urban areas of the globe, but for the other four billion people on the planet it's much more difficult.