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Original Source: http://on.inc.com/2oki4Wt Last week, SpaceX made history. Then, Elon Musk showed us what great communication looks like.  Founder, Insight@JustinJBariso Elon Musk. CREDIT: Getty Images Last week, SpaceX successfully launched and recovered its first recycled rocket, Falcon 9. As CNN reported, this is “the first time in the history of spaceflight that the same rocket hasRead more

Original Source: http://wapo.st/2lhWwrj By Christian Davenport and Joel Achenbach February 27 at 6:15 PM SpaceX said Monday it plans to fly two private citizens on a mission around the moon by late 2018 as part of a lunar journey that would last about a week and travel deeper into space than any human has ventured before.Read more

Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/2b52NaG Posted Aug 17, 2016 by Darrell Etherington (@etherington)   Ford might be looking to put self-driving cars into service for on-demand taxi scenarios by 2021, but that’s thinking small by Airbus standards – the aircraft manufacturer wants to make autonomous flying taxis a real thing for dense urban areas where traffic congestion isRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1S2p5CR Author:  Janine E. Mooney   Editorial Content Director Why The Internet of Things (IoT) Won’t Survive Without Satellite 2 weeks 4 days ago by Janine E. Mooney  It’s been a topic of conversation for a while now, the expected transformation in order to support, and in some cases compliment, the Internet of Things (IoT). FromRead more

Original Source: http://cnn.it/1okJTgo By Sarah Cruddas, for CNN Updated 4:12 AM ET, Fri March 6, 2015 Two companies are racing to take passengers to near space using helium balloons. Pictured, a rendering of a World View balloon. Hide Caption Tomorrow Transformed explores innovative approaches and opportunities available in business and society through technology. (CNN)Instead of rocket-poweredRead more

Original Source: https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ Orbital Speed What if a spacecraft slowed down on re-entry to just a few miles per hour using rocket boosters like the Mars-sky-crane? Would it negate the need for a heat shield? —Brian Is it possible for a spacecraft to control its reentry in such a way that it avoids the atmospheric compressionRead more

 Emily Calandrelli is a producer and the host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space. Posted Nov 29, 2015 by Emily Calandrelli (@TheSpaceGal) Last week the space tourism company Blue Origin became the first company to launch a rocket into space and land it safely back down on the ground. The concept seems simple enough. Yet, to theRead more