Dava Newman on Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars

Dava Newman on Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars

Dava Newman is the Apollo Program professor of AeroAstro at MIT and the former Deputy Administrator of NASA and has been a principal investigator on... Details
Factories in Space

Factories in Space

Microgravity can be used to unlock old materials and make new ones in ways that can’t be replicated on Earth. Private companies know this, and... Details
Welcome To Your Home in Space

Welcome To Your Home in Space

Bloomberg takes a look at the future of non-terrestrial real estate. Over the past few decades, the International Space Station has allowed astronauts to live,... Details
Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire?

Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire?

Bloomberg describes how the first trillionaires will come to be. There are millions of asteroids in our solar system. Because some are full of materials... Details
Microsoft Partners NASA to Get Kids Interested in Space

Microsoft Partners with NASA to Get Kids Interested in Space

Here's a great idea for powering the next generation of innovators on this planet and a few others. Microsoft's education arm and NASA have come... Details
How to Cope With Living on Mars Q&A

How to Cope With Living on Mars Q&A

Here’s a lively panel discussion from the Royal Institute covering the ethics of space travel, life on mars, and more. Details
Can SpaceX Make Point-To-Point Space Travel Profitable?

Can SpaceX Make Point-To-Point Space Travel Profitable?

SpaceX and Blue Origin think point-to-point space travel will replace flights as the preferred means of passenger travel. A plane ride from New York City... Details
Robotic Dogs Go Into Production and Robots on Mars

Robotic Dogs Go Into Production and Robots on Mars

In this episode of What the Future, check out what Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs have been up to and see how robots can help colonize... Details
When Will Humans Get to Mars?

When Will Humans Get to Mars?

The Economist ponders when humans will get to Mars. Details
What Would It Take to Build a Mars Base?

What Would It Take to Build a Mars Base?

KurzGesagt has a great video explaining the specific challenges around building a permanent base on Mars. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth... Details