The mission to colonize Mars has captured the imagination of scientists and enthusiasts alike. With NASA and SpaceX leading the charge, the once distant dream of establishing a human settlement on the ...
There are substantial technical, political, and financial obstacles to starting the colonization of Mars within the next few decades. SpaceX is farther along than most toward this ambitious goal. Are ...
At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy declared the United States has a "manifest destiny to the stars," linking this to the need to win the "space race." ...
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There's an asymmetry there though—it's cheaper coming down than going up. If you're after raw materials, then in principle you don't need to put that much mass in space to bring a lot of mass back to ...
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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA ...