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Contestants will compete for a SpaceX trip to the International Space Station in new reality TV show
There’s a reality TV competition show in the works that will feature a 2023 trip to the International Space Station as the grand prize, Deadline reports. The production company behind the show,
Watch SpaceX launch 60 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet service live
UPDATE: The launch has been scrubbed for today. SpaceX is evaluating whether to attempt tomorrow during its backup window, given weather conditions. SpaceX is set to launch the latest batch of its Sta
Incredible Health updates its healthcare career platform to help nurse hiring cope with COVID
The healthcare industry, even prior to the current pandemic, has never looked much like other industries when it comes to hiring and career management. That was the impetus behind Incredible Health, a
European Space Agency awards $153 million contract for its first planetary defense mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) is doing its part to help protect the Earth from any errant asteroids that may threaten terrestrial life, awarding a €129.4 million ($153 million) contract to an indu
Watch the first official trailer for The Mandalorian Season 2, premiering October 30 on Disney+
Disney has released the first trailer for the second season of The Mandalorian, and it actually provides a lot of plot detail via voice-over of a conversation behind main character Mando and someone d
Dynetics has built a full-scale test version of its lunar human lander for NASA
One of the three companies chosen by NASA to create a Human Landing System (HLS) for NASA has completed a key step by building a full-scale test article of its lander for its team and NASA to evaluate
Researchers ready world-first vision restoration device for human clinical trials
Over a decade’s worth of work by scientists working at Melbourne, Australia’s Monash University has produced a first-of-its-kind device that can restore vision to the blind, using a combin
Firehawk Aerospace aims to revolutionize rocketry with safe, cost-effective hybrid engines
While SpaceX and its ilk in the commercial rocket launch market have changed the economics of space and ushered in an era of small satellite entrepreneurship, the actual rocket engine technology they
Blue Origin’s human lunar lander all-star space team completes first key milestone for moon mission
Blue Origin, along with it partners Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper, was one of three companies to be awarded contracts by NASA to develop human lunar landers for future moon missions. Bl
Scientists detect a gas that typically indicates the presence of biological life in the atmosphere of Venus
In a press briefing today, scientists rom the Royal Astronomical Society announced a potentially revolutionary scientific discovery: They’ve detected the presence of phosphine in the atmosphere
Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater data center experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage
Microsoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The company
Google claims net zero carbon footprint over its entire lifetime, aims to only use carbon-free energy by 2030
Google was at the leading edge of large technology companies seeking to go completely carbon neutral, having declared that status in 2007, and subsequently matching all of its global electricity consu
Elon Musk says Starship SN8 prototype will have a nosecone and attempt a 60,000-foot return flight
Elon Musk has shared some details about future testing of Starship, the SpaceX launch vehicle currently being developed by the company at its Boca Chica, Texas, facility. Recently, SpaceX has complete
Rocket startup Astra’s first orbital launch attempt ends early due to first-stage burn failure
Alameda-based rocket launch startup Astra finally got the chance to launch its first orbital test mission from its Alaska-based facility on Saturday, after the attempt had been delayed multiple times
Wing’s Margaret Nagle will join us at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 to discuss the future of urban air transportation
Alphabet’s Wing is among the companies leading the way for building a sustainable and scalable way for drones and other aircraft to share the skies and build a capable and safe aerial transporta
Elon Musk says Tesla will ‘one day’ produce ‘super efficient home HVAC’ with HEPA filtering
Elon Musk has previously touted the “Bioweapon Defense Mode” boasted by Tesla’s vehicles, which are designed to provide excellent air quality inside the car even in the face of disas
NASA is looking to buy moon dirt from private companies — no return shipping required
NASA wants to procure samples of lunar soil from private contractors, the agency announced today in a blog post by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. This is part of the agency’s overall ambiti
Carbon Health to launch 100 pop-up COVID-19 testing clinics across the US
Primary care health tech startup Carbon Health has added a new element to its “omnichannel” healthcare approach with the launch of a new pop-up clinic model that is already live in San Fra
Microsoft confirms $499 Xbox Series X arrives November 10, pre-orders begin September 22
The flagship Xbox Series X is arriving on November 10, and will carry a retail price tag of $499, Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday. The console will also be available for pre-orders beginning on Septe
NASA issues new call for lunar payload deliveries from its commercial moon lander partners
NASA wants its private commercial space company partners to make more moon deliveries on its behalf: The agency just issued another request for scientific and experimental payloads that need lunar del