Reaching Mars in record time: Japan plans space elevator by 2050
Imagine a world where travelling to space is as simple as taking an elevator. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the vision behind Japan’s ambitious plan to build a space elevator. With…
Explainer – How Boeing’s Starliner can bring its astronauts back to Earth
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for its return of its two…
Musk’s outrageous salary forces thinking on how to curb the gold rush
Musk’s outrageous salary forces: Tesla shareholders voted in favour of Elon Musk‘s compensation package, which originally amounted to $56 billion. A monstrous figure that caused tension and complications inside and…
NASA selects 7 companies to bring back samples from Mars
Nasa recently announced the awarding of contracts to seven companies, including industry giants such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, to investigate cheaper methods of returning rock samples from Mars to…
Meet the talent: Alexa Shkuratova, Leader of DFC Cyprus
Place of Residence: Limassol, Cyprus Position: Leader of DFC Cyprus Please describe a day in your life I start my day early with an occasional morning run, which helps me…
Private flights into space, the Italian government prepares the ‘Musk law’
Private flights into space: A bill to regulate private space expeditions is ready to be presented to the Council of Ministers. The measure, nicknamed the ‘Musk law’ in homage to…
NASA calls off astronauts’ ISS spacewalk over ‘spacesuit discomfort’
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA said a “spacesuit discomfort issue” forced the cancellation of a planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) by two U.S. astronauts on…
NASA, Boeing push back Starliner’s crewed return to June 18
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA and Boeing said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sends first astronaut crew to orbit
By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Boeing’s new Starliner capsule flew its first crew of astronauts to orbit on Wednesday from Florida in a much-delayed test mission to…
Tesla shareholder sues Musk for alleged $7.5 billion insider trading
By Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – A Tesla shareholder filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing CEO Elon Musk of insider trading when he sold over $7.5 billion of shares of the…