You’d think six lunar landing sites 238,900 miles away from Earth wouldn’t need to be protected. Admired on a warm, summer night? Yes. Written about in poetry? Sure. But not protected. Wouldn’t the distance alone keep curious Earthlings from ever disturbing those sacrosanct stretches of...
Steven Melendez from Fast Company writes about Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates wanting "their piece of pie in the sky." We think both nations are well on their way to getting very generous pieces of that pie! We encourage you to read Mr. Melendez's...
In March, for the first time in its history, the Fire Department of New York employed a drone to help put out a fire. The drone, equipped with infrared and hi-definition cameras, was used to pinpoint hot spots in a building in the Bronx. Using drones to...
Last winter, the House Subcommittee on Space held a hearing entitled “Regulating Space: Innovation, Liberty, and International Obligations.” Five witnesses spoke eloquently and reverently about space, while a number of other individuals and organizations submitted written testimony. The prevailing sentiment was that less is more. Over-regulation, the argument goes, is...