In 2019, Space Investment reached $5.8 billion. 2019 set a record for Space investment. In total from 2009-2019, $25.7 billion was invested into 535 unique space companies since 2009.
• https://news.yahoo.com, Andy Serwer with Max Zahn
With a presidential election, the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and yes, Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday celebration, 2020 promises to be a humdinger of a year.
A Chinese engineer reveals how he grew the FIRST EVER plant on the MOON using a mini-biosphere, which kept it alive for 9 days as its roots spread out sideways instead of downwards
Head of Iran's Space Research Center (ISRC) Hossein Samimi said on Saturday that his country has acquired the technology needed for designing and manufacturing space engines, which is a major breakthrough for Tehran which is under the US unilateral s
Researchers have known for decades that Venus' surface is mottled with volcanoes, but determining whether those volcanoes are dormant or active from a distance is tricky. Using data collected from the European Space Agency's now-dead orbiter, Ven
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Ravi Kumar Kopparapu
A few months ago a group of NASA exoplanet astronomers, who are in the business of discovering planets around other stars, called me into a secret meeting to tell me about a planet that had captured their interest.
$100 million has been put into the Breakthrough Starshot project to push a sail up to 20% the speed of light and send an unmanned probe to Alpha Centauri in about 20 years.
The first of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) deep space exploration rockets is on the move as it rolled out of the space agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on January 8, 2020.
All major structural elements have been assembled and the rocket plane is standing on its own landing gear at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, Virgin Galactic said in a statement.
In the middle of the New Mexico desert lies Spaceport America, a glittering, alien structure advertised as the very first purpose-built commercial spaceport.
The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday as they unveiled the vehicle.
"What's the difference between NASA ... and a REAL space program?" Answer: The scientific understanding ... and ultimate control of-- Gravity! As we're going to explore -- in-depth tonight -- with eminent aerospace historian, Michael Schratt. Michael
Update (0900ET): NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has officially reported (via Twitter) that the Boeing Starliner will be unable to reach the Space Station.
He describes the processes for stamping the metal body of the cybertruck and the tougher glass. The 301 stainless metal is common to both the Cybertruck and the SpaceX Super Heavy Starship.