SpaceX: We could send people to Mars as early as 2024
Humans on Mars as early as 2024: That is the timeline that CEO and Founder Elon Musk believes is achievable if everything goes according to plan with the ambitions that he has set for his NewSpace company, SpaceX.
Musk and Bezos on Conquering the Final Frontier of Space
Musk: We intend to launch people to Mars in 2024 … Elon Musk will send a mission to Mars without people on it -- on the Flying Dragon version 2 rocket -- starting in 2018 and launch a rocket headed there every 26 months. - CNBC
India's reusable space shuttle tested successfully
The RLV technology was developed in an attempt to cut costs of launching satellites into space. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spent roughly rupees 1 billion ($19.5 million) to develop this technology.
Orbital ATK proposes lunar orbit habitat
Orbital ATK unveiled a proposal this week for the creation of a four-person lunar orbit habitat which could be sent to the Moon as early as 2020. The outpost would utilize a modified version of the company's Cygnus cargo ship as well as NASA's Or
China reveals design for planned Tiangong 3 space station
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) presented several slides of the design of its future space station, called Tiangong 3--meaning "Heavenly Palace" in Chinese. The station is expected to be built between 2018 and 2022.
SkyRunner MK 3.2 flying buggy launches in the sky and dirt
Believe it or not, the world plays host to more than one off-road buggy that can tear up the dirt, then go airborne to fly from point to point. There's the Maverick flying car, and now there's the SkyRunner MK 3.2, itself an independently designed an
The Age of the Hyperloop Has Arrived. (VIDEOS)
With a deep hum, linear induction motors spun up a powerful magnetic field along 200 feet of track in the Nevada desert. A shiny sled whizzed forward in a blur. Fifteen hundred pounds of aluminum reached 120 mph in just 1.5 seconds
Is this the future of private jets?
Is this the future of private jets? The world's first electric vertical take-off and landing plane that you can fly out of your back garden
Falcon 9 beats the odds with nighttime barge landing
SpaceX has nailed a night landing of its Falcon 9 booster. Against all expectations, the rocket not only achieved its second landing on the unmanned "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship, but did so in the dark, at high speed and with little fuel.
Next James Bond Car Could Be An Electric Aston Martin
Perhaps Aston Martin CEO, Andy Palmer has been listening to Bill Nye (y'know, the science guy) in that James Bond needs get with the times, and upgrade to a plug-in ride, as Palmer told CNBC that indeed 007 may soon be sporting an electric Aston Ma