As this week saw the first flight of a commercial spacecraft to the ISS, I can’t help but think about how important a step this is in finally freeing up trade here on Earth and promoting innovation. Space holds resources that are scarce on Earth, and I believe that private travel is the first step in getting us there to …Continue Reading
By KENNETH CHANG of The New York Times Now that the last space shuttle has landed, a new generation of space entrepreneurs would like to whip up excitement about the prospect of returning to the moon. Spurred by a $30 million purse put up by Google, 29 teams — including one co-founded by Naveen Jain, a well-known figure in the …Continue Reading
What’s new with Moon Express? Right now, building robotic rovers alongside scientists at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Read article here: MoonEx Aims to Scour Moon For Rare Materials Tweet This Post
Here’s a glimpse at a new press release about Moon Express: Naveen Jain shared with colleagues at the annual Explorers Club Awards Dinner in New York that he is Co-Founder and Chairman of Moon Express, Inc., winner of a $10M NASA commercial lunar contract and a leading contender for the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE. Why is Naveen reaching for the …Continue Reading
This year, countless film lovers were entranced with James Cameron’s alien world in his award-winning film, Avatar. Now, the director will put his camera skills to use to help NASA shoot Mars in 3D. According to DVice.com, Cameron met with NASA administrator Charles Bolden to pitch the idea of including a 3D camera on the space agency’s rover, Curiosity. Curiosity …Continue Reading
The next time you take a swim in the Pacific Ocean or turn on your tap water, you may take a moment to consider how that water got to Earth. It may have come from an asteroid. NASA’s recent compilation of data accumulated during six years of observing the asteroid 24 Themis through a telescope reveals evidence of ice and …Continue Reading
<img src=”http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/Space+Shuttle+Columbia_3297_19746291_0_0_7050554_300.jpg” alt=”Japan will send a high-tech yacht to space.” align=”right”/>Soon, Japan will send the first yacht into space – sounds like party, and it probably will be. But this is not just any yacht. It is a solar-powered space yacht propelled by particles that bounce off its kite-like sails.<br /><br />The Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation, Ikaros, has flexible …Continue Reading