Commercial Space
A Q&A With the Porn Stars Who Hope to Have Sex in Space
Pornhub is crowdfunding the world's first ever space porn.
SpaceX Has Quietly Opened a New Office to Work on Internet-Providing Satellites
SpaceX Redmond already has about 60 employees, according to a Washington government official.
Alabama Wants to Build a Spaceport
The state is considering legislation that would make it one of a handful of states with a functioning spaceport.
Elon Musk and Craig Venter Want to Print Life on Mars
Musk and the genetics pioneer have discussed how printed life could help terraform Mars.
The US Mulls Breaking an International Treaty So Americans Can Mine Asteroids
"We're taking the right to regulate interstate commerce and have taken it to mean the right to regulate interplanetary commerce."
How Elon Musk Willed SpaceX Into Making the Cheapest Rockets Ever Created
Musk's obsession with cost cutting and in-house manufacturing at times seems ludicrous.
Look Out, Elon: Jeff Bezos's Space Company Just Launched a Rocket
Blue Origin, a SpaceX competitor, finally launched its first test rocket.
America's Newly Announced Rocket Will Be Recaptured in Midair With a Helicopter
The reusable rocket space race is on.
SpaceX Won't Win the Government's Launch Contracts Without a Fight
President Gwynne Shotwell went toe-to-toe with SpaceX's biggest competitor on Capitol Hill today.
Everything We Know About Beaming Solar Power to Earth From Space
Can a common science fiction dream ever become a reality?
New Startups Are Allowing Satellites to 'Rideshare' All the Way to Space
What happens when you try to launch 1,000 satellites at once?
Mind the Dolphins: A Shortlist of Locations for Europe's First Spaceport
The UK is planning to get a spaceport up and running by 2018.