On a Mission to Mars
Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz founded Ad Astra Rocket Company with a dream of the first manned flight to Mars.
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Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz founded Ad Astra Rocket Company with a dream of the first manned flight to Mars.
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With NASA's plans to privatize the launch of manned flights, companies -- including SpaceX -- are starting their engines.
Read moreThe owner of Hurley Travel Experts explains why outer space is the next exclusive destination – and why she's one of a select few who can send you there. Read more
March 8, 2005 -- Steve Fossett became the first solo pilot to complete a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world last week, cloc... Read more
In the entrepreneurial achievement of 2004, Burt Rutan became the first private businessman to launch human beings into space. His ultimate goal: to make spa... Read more
Inc. cover lad Richard Branson was in Manhattan this morning looking strikingly ... Read more
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Businessmen can't get enough of the International Space Station. Read more
When I was a kid I watched men land on the moon. Like every kid I wanted to be an astronaut. Now China is getting in on the act. After a Read more
August 8, 2005 --As the space shuttle Discovery prepared to re-enter the earth's orbit Tuesday morning at Edwards Air Force Base,... Read more
Get the most out of your CFO: Encourage him or her to explore beyond the bean counting to identify profit growth opportunities for the business. Read more
The space shuttle Discovery sits on launch pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center, ready for its date with space, scheduled for 3:51 pm this aft... Read more
Jan. 8, 2007 -- The Personal Spaceflight Federation, a Los Angeles-based company formed to promote commercial human spaceflight, announce... Read more
With all of the hype about Discovery 's safe return, it seems like now would be an opportune time to look to outer space for business opportunitie... Read more
The men and women who run America's fastest growing companies recently gathered in Tucson to celebrate a lot (and commiserate a little). Read more
40 years ago today, 600 million people worldwide were huddled around their black and white television sets sharing in one of humankind's most glorious acc... Read more
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration charges $20 million to $30 million to launch a satellite these days, but those prices will probably rise... Read more
There's a lot of insanity in Forbes's new Read more
New business manufactures dime-size microphone/receiver to replace the traditional phone handset. Read more
A big test for Elon Musk and SpaceX . Sometime today, SpaceX, the privately held rocket company started by Elon Musk, will Read more
Today's Inc. 500 theme: applause. What was everyone so enthusiastic about? It wasn't the weather... Read more
PRESIDENT REAGAN IS FORCED INTO MAKING INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR COMPETING GROUPS OF SPACE ENTREPRENEURS. Read more
It's a long way from the depths of space to a tennis court, but Larry Kuznetz has started a business that bridges those miles. Drawing on 15 years o... Read more
In a decision that could significantly affect the legal relationship between inventors and the companies they work for, a California jury recently awarded... Read more
Deep space probes beyond Jupiter can't use solar power because they're too far from the sun. So they rely on a certain type of plutonium, plutonium-238. I... Read more
A growth company in Topeka prepares to make its cosmic debut. Read more
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read more
How an incubator helped doom a start-up. Valleywag has the disheartening story... Read more
Turning an annual company party into a motivation-building bash. Read more
All of these entrepreneurs are making our lives healthier, saner, richer, or just more fun. Read more
Last night, SpaceX, a private rocket company based in Southern California, propelled a mass of aluminum to a speed of nearly 12,000 miles per hour, far ab... Read more
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