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Space
It may not have a cantina, but this Virginia spaceport is firing up its local economy
Jul 13, 2023
Last year, the world set a Space Age record by launching more than 180 rockets into orbit. And every launch pumps money into local coffers.
How the "new guys" of NASA's Group 8 opened up space travel to the rest of us
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Feb 7, 2023
In the 1970s, NASA welcomed women and minority astronauts for the first time. Meredith Bagby's new book explores the impact that they made in the world of space travel.
The new moon mission
Nov 27, 2019
This week in Spain, European research ministers are discussing how to allocate as much as $14 billion over three years to the European Space Agency.
Amazon wants to deliver broadband from orbit
by
Justin Ho
Apr 8, 2019
Amazon recently confirmed plans to provide internet connectivity from orbit.
GPS glitch could confuse navigation devices on April 6
by
Jack Stewart
Mar 18, 2019
Older equipment may lose its grip on space and time when its clocks roll over.
U.S. space economy set to blast off in 2019
by
Molly Wood
Jan 2, 2019
Will America be leading the way?
At SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell's job is to solve the problems that others can't
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 12, 2018
"If there were no issues, then you don't need me," Shotwell says.
For public good, not for profit.
How much would it cost to create a military Space Force?
by
Molly Wood
Nov 27, 2018
The answer depends on who you ask.
When Hollywood producers need to get the future right, they call a futurist
by
Molly Wood
Sep 13, 2018
Hulu releases "The First" tomorrow, a series set in the 2030s about the first human mission to Mars.
What "Armageddon" got right about space drilling, and what it (mostly) didn't
by
Molly Wood
Aug 16, 2018
Little about the 1998 blockbuster is true to life, but mining asteroids and comets is "humanity’s future, I’m pretty convinced of that," one expert says.