Space Industry

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Space suits cost billions of dollars to develop and NASA’s old suits have needed a redesign for a long time….

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Aerospike engines are almost science fiction like, enabling aircraft and drones to reach orbit like a conventional aircraft with just…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There is a technology innovation arms race between the US and the West and China and others, and right now…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Deep space comms are notoriously incredibly slow, but now they’re faster than your fastest home internet.   Love the Exponential…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Using natural language to talk to the machines around us will revolutionise human-machine communications.   Love the Exponential Future? Join…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Lunar dust clogs up everything so researchers are trying to find ways to get rid of it or minimise it…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bone loss in space is a major problem, but a new synthetic molecule might just solve it, as well as…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The cost of accessing space is falling by multiples, and that means space tourism is getting cheaper and more realistic….

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are certain products that when in made in space are much higher quality than on Earth where gravity affects…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As satellite systems are increasingly used to blanket the Earth in connectivity fast connections will be crucial.   Love the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In education circles we increasingly talk about neuro diversity and neuro training, and now NASA is tapping into the potential…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF What if you could just beam energy from space to anywhere on Earth? It would change global energy generation ……