A New Wave of Space Companies Is Coming. Can It Help Life on Earth?
The bottleneck nature of space launches is beginning to change.In the last several years, the unprecedented growth of public-private partnerships has transformed space travel into an irresistible investment opportunity. “Since July last year we’ve had...
Elon Musk’s Greatest Challengers Are Building a New Space Economy
A model of the Dream Chaser vehicle, displayed at CES 2022. Interesting Engineering The time to invest in space ventures is now.Everyone knows that Elon Musk’s SpaceX occupies the center of the second space race. But in its wake, other companies have the chance...
Could Space Explorers Turn Into Cannibals if Food Was Scarce?
We have all heard of the plans to colonize Mars with SpaceX declaring it is preparing for a mission as early as 2026. But living there is a whole other story with scientists trying to come up with all kinds of ways to make the Red Planet inhabitable including...