Jun 18, 2013 | Forbes
Star Trek, “Errand of Mercy” At the Global Future 2045 conference (GF2045) in New York City on June 15-16, 2013, emcee Philippe van Nedervelde said, “It used to be that the only sure things are death and taxes. Soon, it will just be taxes. And if we...
Sep 19, 2012 | Forbes
Richard Branson, CBS News. Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Group, recently told CBS News, “In my lifetime, I’m determined to being a part of starting a population on Mars. I think it is absolutely realistic. It will happen.” As it happens, the goal of...
Aug 17, 2012 | Forbes
What will NASA be doing in the upcoming years? That’s a question that Congress wants answered. So the National Research Council is conducting an independent study of NASA’s strategy direction, “the steps NASA needs to take over time to accomplish its...
Aug 6, 2012 | Forbes
Gale crater, Mars. Image via jpl.nasa.gov Some fans of space are so dedicated that they can tell you the names of the astronauts for all seventeen Apollo missions–as well as the names of every cosmonaut who went to Mir. But the public remains...
Jul 24, 2012 | Forbes
Image: NASA Space has been much in the news lately, particularly with the death of astronaut Sally Ride. But how much do you really know about the “final (some would say “next) frontier?” Take this quiz and find out. Space enthusiasts will find this rather basic, but...
