Mars

SpaceX lobbies NASA to foster competitive deep space exploration

Tim Hughes, the senior VP of SpaceX's global business and government affairs, testified earlier this morning before the Senate Subcommittee on…

Elon Musk teases an update to SpaceX’s Mars architecture later this year

Elon Musk and SpaceX are aiming to provide a second update on the company's Mars architecture plans in late September of…

Elon Musk may build a colony on Mars, but will there be people left to live there?

Elon Musk joined a doomsday discussion yesterday saying Earth’s population problems could push us to our ultimate demise. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/882939670895755264 Musk…

Elon Musk lays out bold vision for humanity as a spacefaring civilization

Elon Musk has published a lengthy dissertation detailing his vision for making humans a multi-planetary species in the online publishing house…

What SpaceX’s successful reuse of Dragon Spacecraft really means

Following Saturday's auspicious launch and and first stage recovery, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft has successfully rendezvoused and docked with the International Space…

Dreams of Mars in the age of commercial spaceflight

If you had asked me five years ago what my ultimate goal in life was, I would have undoubtedly stated…

SpaceX will help funeral startup launch people’s ashes into space aboard a Falcon 9

San Francisco based startup Elysium Space is offering packages to memorialize the remains of your loved one by sending a…

Does Elon Musk hold the moral high ground in the commercial space race? Jeff Bezos might disagree.

In the minds of technology-aware people around the globe, Elon Musk holds unique positions in the world of commercial spaceflight:…

Why Trump could be interested in Elon Musk’s Mars mission

Of all the speculations being made about the plans Donald Trump has for the United States, this one may really…

Elon Musk and SpaceX featured in Nat Geo MARS mini-series

National Geographic ("NatGeo") has launched their MARS mini-series to be aired every Monday evening for a total of six weeks.…

Yes, we deserve to colonize Mars and keep our “light of consciousness”

Elon Musk has spoken previously about having a duty to maintain the “light of consciousness” of humanity as the main…

Elon Musk’s Reddit AMA: Mars mission, upgrades to Falcon 9 and more

Yesterday, Elon Musk oh-so-kindly reached out on reddit to curious minds in an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session as a…

Imagining “Fun” on a SpaceX Mars Trip in the Interplanetary Transport System

In Elon’s recent announcement about SpaceX’s Interplanetary Transport System, he spoke about the long journey to Mars being fun and…

Obama joins Musk’s call for humanity to become a multi-planetary species

President Obama joined the call for humanity to become a multi-planetary species. “We have set a clear goal vital to…

Elon Musk has already “won” Mars by changing Boeing’s conversation

Boeing vs. SpaceX? Hmm. In the Mel Brooks film, "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", there's an amusing scene wherein the…