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8 Out-of-This-World Technologies That NASA Has Invested In
The space agency has backed a wide range of fascinating innovations.
By Nina Zipkin
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Tech
Could This Inflatable Habitat Be the Future of Space Tourism?
Bigelow Aerospace's space habitat is set to be delivered to the ISS next week.
By Nina Zipkin
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Uber Will Pay Hackers Up to $10,000 to Find Bugs in Its Technology– Start Up Your Day Roundup
Plus: For the first time in the U.S., streaming music is bringing in more revenue than downloads.
Building a Business
NASA Turns to Small Businesses for Advances in Space Travel
More than a 100 proposals worth over $100 million were chosen through the agency's Small Business Innovation Research program.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
Check Out the First Email Sent From Space
The message was sent from an old MAC computer in 1991.
Business News
International Space Station Crew Returns Home Today. See Photos of Their Year in Space
A look back at astronaut Scott Kelly's time spent living on the International Space Station.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
NASA Challenges High Schoolers to Make a Meal Fit for an Astronaut
The second annual HUNCH Culinary Challenge asks teen chefs to cook up a dish to be served on the International Space Station.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
NASA Building Telescope 100 Times More Powerful Than Hubble
The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope will be used to find far flung planets and to better understand dark energy.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
Look Hard, Stargazers: There May Be a 9th Planet in Our Solar System
'It was probably the runt of the family,' astronomer says of the mysterious Planet Nine.
Tech
Boldly Growing Where No Flower Has Grown Before
ISS Astronaut Scott Kelly takes to Twitter to showcase the first flower grown in space.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
3 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From NASA About Organizational Design
How to transform a disconnected pack of competitive employees into a single, unified team to accomplish the extraordinary.
By Zach Ferres
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NASA’s New Office Will Try to Protect Us From Death by Asteroid
Phew.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
A Former SpaceX Employee Is Launching a New Generation of Footwear
Will astronaut-designed shoe be a small step or a giant leap for woman-kind?
Business News
Do You Have the Right Stuff? NASA Is Looking for Astronaut Candidates.
The application process is opening up for the first time since 2012.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Remembering George Mueller, the ‘Father of the Space Shuttle’
The trailblazing electrical engineer who played a pivotal role in landing men on the moon died last week. He was 97.
Business News
NASA Scientists Have Found Evidence of ‘Flowing Liquid Water’ on Mars
Life on the Red Planet 'would be possible,' a NASA employee announced today.
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For the First Time Ever, NASA Astronauts Eat Vegetables Grown in Space
Space gardens mean more delicious meals aboard the International Space Station, and they are also a critical development for the march towards life on Mars.
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Not Your Average Business Trip: Buzz Aldrin Shares His Apollo 11 Expense Report
Your business trips will never be that cool.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
The New Horizons Pluto Mission Is Mind Blowing, and a Great Inspiration for Entrepreneurs
In an amazing feat of precise planning and dedication, the small spacecraft traveled 3 billion miles over nine and a half years to reach our most distant celestial neighbor.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
The Power of Planning: NASA’s Pluto Flyby Was Epic and Amazing
The mission, which is still underway but looking ever more promising, marks an unparalleled display of patience and coordination.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
How Microsoft’s HoloLens Could Boost the Race to Colonize Mars
Virtual reality + holograms + Mars = out of this world.
Business News
Virgin Galactic Lands in Long Beach, Unveils Plan to Launch Small Satellites Into Space
Richard Branson's commercial spaceflight venture moved into the Southern California city to build a craft that will rocket satellites, not people, into space. We caught up with Virgin Galactic's CEO for the latest details.
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A Startup Founded by Former NASA Scientists Just Landed $95 Million
The San Francisco-based private company's list of investors include SpaceX backer Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner.
By Reuters
Tech
NASA Takes a Step Toward Mars With Test Launch
The Orion spacecraft launched this morning. Watch the take off and have a look at images of Earth taken from orbit.
Tech
What You Need to Know About the Comet Probe Landing Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the culmination of a decade-long project to land a probe on a comet in deep space.
By Carly Okyle
Building a Business
Google Rents NASA’s Historic Silicon Valley Airfield
The tech giant plans to use the facility to develop new space and robot technology.
Thought Leaders
Accidents Happen and Space Is Hard
Ignore the criticism over the private sector's role in the Antares rocket failure.