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Virgin Galactic’s second commercial tourism spaceship hits key construction milestone
Virgin Galactic’s fleet is expanding, and its second commercial spacecraft just achieved a key milestone in its build process — much faster than the first of its SpaceShipTwo vehicles did.
This autonomous security drone is designed to guard your home
One of the new products unveiled at CES this year is a new kind of home security system — one that includes drones to patrol your property, along with sensors designed to mimic garden light and
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule returns from the Space Station loaded with science experiments
SpaceX has successfully completed its 19th commercial resupply (CRS) mission for the International Space Station, with the Dragon cargo spacecraft used for the mission splashing down in the Pacific Oc
Satellogic will launch two new Earth observation satellites as it expands operations
Earth observation New Space company Satellogic is expanding its orbital fleet with two new satellites set to launch on January 15 on board a Chinese Long March 2D rocket. The company, which was founde
Quibi lands a stop-motion series from ‘Rick and Morty’ creator Justin Roiland
Forthcoming streaming service Quibi has been announcing a steady stream of star-studded shows, and its latest is no exception: Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland will be co-creating a show called &
Blue Origin officially opens its new HQ and R&D center
Jeff Bezos -founded space technology company Blue Origin officially cut the ribbon to open its new HQ and R&D facility, located in Kent, Wash. — close by to Amazon’s own headquarters.
SpaceX sets key Crew Dragon in-flight abort test for January 18
SpaceX and NASA have shared an official target launch date for the all-important in-flight abort test of Crew Dragon, their commercial crew spacecraft. The in-flight abort test is a required component
SpaceX successfully launches 60 more satellites for its Starlink broadband internet constellation
SpaceX successfully launched its third batch of 60 Starlink satellites — the second designated “production” hardware, after launching an initial group of 60 early in 2019 to test the
FPV Robotics debuts Waver drone to inspect infrastructure on land, on water and in the air
Japanese startup FPV Robotics is leveraging drone technology to address a growing global need: inspecting aging infrastructure in an effort to avoid major issues like unexpected bridge collapses. FPV
Weber’s new Smart Grilling Hub uses June tech to make everyone a grillmaster
Weber is deepening its partnership with smart cooking startup June, with a new product debuting at CES 2020 today that can turn any grill into a smart grill — and providing expert guidance and g
Watch SpaceX launch a new batch of Starlink satellites and become the largest private satellite operator
SpaceX is launching another set of Starlink satellites for its growing constellation, as it prepares to launch broadband internet services for customers on the ground as early as later this year. The
Nvidia’s new 360Hz G-Sync displays are tailor-made for esports
Nvidia has developed new technology that enables 360Hz refresh rates on PC displays, achieving unprecedented responsiveness that’s perfectly suited to esports, where any advances in terms of ref
Original Content podcast: We choose our favorite streaming shows from 2019
For our first episode of 2020, the hosts of the Original Content podcast look back at the past year in streaming and each rank our five favorite titles. While our week-to-week reviews haven’t b
Oceans of opportunity: surveying 2020’s seafaring startup potential
Space attracts a lot of attention as an area of frontier tech investment and entrepreneurship, but there’s another vast expanse that could actually be more addressable by the innovation economy
This new wireless charger from Zens nearly fulfills the promise of Apple’s AirPower
Apple’s cancellation of its AirPower wireless charging mat was one of the company’s few big public flubs, but the concept behind the cancelled product remains attractive: A wireless chargi
Commercial space is going mainstream in 2020
2019 was a packed year for commercial space and space startups, but 2020 isn’t likely to see any kind of slowdown. In fact, it’s going to get a lot busier in a few key ways that could have
Maxar is selling space robotics company MDA for around $765 million
Satellite industry giant Maxar is selling MDA, its subsidiary focused on space robotics, for $1 billion CAD (around $765.23 million USD), Reuter reports. The purchasing entity is a consortium of compa
Elon Musk details SpaceX progress on latest Starship spacecraft build and flight timelines
The holidays might be a time of slowed activity for most companies in the tech sector, but for SpaceX, it was a time to ramp production efforts on the latest Starship prototype — “Starship
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Witcher’ shows off big muscles and bigger monsters
It’s easy to see “The Witcher” as Netflix’s answer to “Game of Thrones,” thanks to its impressive special effects and its big movie star lead (Henry Cavill, previously best known as Superm
‘The Mandalorian’ returns for Season 2 on Disney+ in fall 2020
The last episode of the first season of Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ is available to stream on Disney+ today, and showrunner Jon Favreau wasted very little time confirming when we can