apple Apple AI Plans, Nvidia Stock Split, and SpaceX Mars Goals Highlight Tech Week The tech world focuses on Apple's anticipated artificial intelligence reveal at WWDC alongside Nvidia's massive stock split. Meanwhile, Elon Musk continues to push SpaceX's ambitious Mars colonization timeline forward.
spacex SpaceX Starship Aims to Redefine Space Travel and Reach Mars SpaceX's massive Starship rocket stands as the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, designed for full reusability to drastically cut mission costs. The ambitious program accelerates toward orbit as it pursues the ultimate goal of putting humans on Mars.
spacex SpaceX Veterans Pivot Mars Tech to Earth-Based Carbon Fuel Production General Galactic, founded by SpaceX alumni, applies Mars-ready CO2-to-methane technology to replace underground natural gas. The startup raises $8 million to deploy its first commercial modules by 2025.
nasa NASA Awards ICON $57 Million for Lunar Construction Project NASA awards a $57.2 million contract to ICON for Project Olympus, a system designed to build structures on the moon and Mars. Meanwhile, Astra restructures its management team following the resignation of chief engineer Benjamin Lyon.
icon Austin 3D-Printing Firm ICON Wins $57.2M NASA Moon Construction Contract Construction tech startup ICON secures a $57.2 million NASA contract to advance its Project Olympus, aiming to build lunar infrastructure using local resources.
nasa MIT's MOXIE Instrument Aims to Produce Oxygen on Mars NASA's Perseverance rover carries an MIT-designed instrument called MOXIE that generates oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. This technology demonstration supports future human exploration while the rover searches for signs of ancient life.
nasa NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Achieves Historic First Flight on Mars NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter successfully completes its first powered flight, marking a major milestone in interplanetary exploration. The small rotorcraft rises above the Martian surface to demonstrate controlled flight in the planet's thin atmosphere.
nasa NASA Achieves First Powered Flight on Mars With Ingenuity Helicopter NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully completes the first controlled, powered flight on another planet, hovering three meters above the Martian surface for nearly 40 seconds.
nasa NASA Achieves First Powered Controlled Flight on Mars With Ingenuity Helicopter NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully completes the first powered, controlled flight on another planet, hovering above the Martian surface for 39 seconds.
nasa NASA Achieves First Powered Flight on Mars With Ingenuity Helicopter NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully completes the first powered, controlled flight on another planet, marking a historic milestone in space exploration.
nasa NASA Releases Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Footage Ahead of 50th Flight NASA shares a new video reel showcasing the historic flights of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. The footage captures key milestones as the aircraft approaches its 50th successful mission on the Red Planet.
nasa NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Redefines Future of Planetary Exploration NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully proves powered flight on Mars is possible after completing 72 flights over three years. Its groundbreaking mission establishes aerial scouting as a vital tool for future interplanetary exploration.
nasa NASA Helicopter Achieves First Powered Flight on Mars NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully completes the first powered flight on another planet, rising 10 feet above the Martian surface. This historic 40-second milestone paves the way for future aerial exploration of the Red Planet.
nasa NASA Releases Altimeter Data From Historic Ingenuity Helicopter Flight NASA shares an altimeter chart detailing the first powered flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. This milestone supports the broader goals of the Perseverance rover's mission to search for ancient microbial life.
nasa NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures First Ever Mars Helicopter Flight NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completes the first powered, controlled flight on another planet while the Perseverance rover records the historic event from a distance.