Bezos and Musk Push AI Rivalry Into Orbit With Space Data Centers
“Taking resource-intensive infrastructure off Earth has been an idea for years, but it has required launch and satellite costs to…
Aerospace & Spaceflight
Musk–Bezos Rivalry Accelerates Toward Orbital AI Data Centers
The rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, which has already lasted for two decades and included rocket and satellite…
AIAA Volunteer Leaders Drive Grassroots Aerospace Growth and Strategic Vision
“Dynamic local communities are the core of AIAA member engagement.” With that, AIAA Executive Vice President Angelo Iasiello framed a…
NASA JPL Launches AI?Powered Rover Operations Hub for Moon and Mars
This new home for NASA’s Mars rover mission was characterized by Jennifer Trosper, the ROC program manager, in the following…
Segmented Warp Nacelles Redefine Faster-Than-Light Bubble Design
The replacement of the continuous ring by discrete “nacelles” of exotic energy may be the most serious rethinking of warp-drive…
AFRL’s 711 HPW Centrifuge Advances Astronaut Readiness Through Realistic G?Force Simulation
Could the difference between mission success and failure come down to how well an astronaut can endure the crushing forces…
SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch Starlink from Vandenberg Friday Afternoon
For a fourth time this month, SpaceX is poised to send a Falcon 9 rocket roaring into California’s skies, carrying…
Stranded Chinese Astronauts Expose Escalating Orbital Debris Threat
Would humanity risk its own astronauts to keep crowding low Earth orbit with satellites? That question has taken on new…
Jupiter’s Gravitational Edge and the Razor-Thin Path of 3I/ATLAS
One recent orbital analysis commented, “The distance of the comet 3I from Jupiter is very close to the Hill radius…