When the e-scooter company he once worked for, Matt Gialich, was forced to pause production due to a shortage of platinum, a key component of the microprocessor that transfers commands from the controls to the motor, he fell down the rabbit hole of researching metals. Gialich, whose childhood love of space led him to engineering… Read More »
When the e-scooter company he once worked for, Matt Gialich, was forced to pause production due to a shortage of platinum, a key component of the microprocessor that transfers commands from the controls to the motor, he fell down the rabbit hole of researching metals. Gialich, whose childhood love of space led him to engineering… Read More »
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos each have big plans for the moon and beyond through their respective companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin.NASA/JPL/USGS; Lisa O’Connor/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images; Business Content Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and their space businesses are racing to the moon. Several agreements have set norms for space exploration among countries, but… Read More »
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander at the company’s facility in Houston on February 1, 2023. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times) For generations, Western space missions have been conducted largely offshore. We knew where they were going, why they were going there, what they were planning to do. But the world is on the verge of… Read More »
For generations, Western space missions have been conducted largely offshore. We knew where they were going, why they were going there, what they were planning to do. But the world is on the verge of a new era where big money is potentially at stake, where private interests prevail over such openness. Next year, a… Read More »