BLACKPINK Rosé and Bruno Mars‘ “awkward” moment when receiving their award has sparked laughter, BLACKPINK Rosé and Bruno Mars It was announced that Rosé and Bruno Mars would appear at the 2024 MAMA Awards in Japan. On November 22, Rosé made a huge impact after making her debut at the 2024 MAMA Awards with Bruno Mars. BLACKPINK […]
NASA and Rocket Lab aim to prove we can go to Mars for 1/10 the price
A pair of Rocket Lab-made spacecraft are about to embark on a two-step journey. The first step is the 55-hour, 2,500-mile stretch from California to the launch site at Cape Canaveral. The second step? Just 11 months and 230 million miles to Mars. The objective of the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) […]
NASA puts $10M down on Mars sample return proposals from Blue Origin, SpaceX and others
It turns out the space industry has a lot of ideas on how to improve NASA’s $ 11 billion, 15-year plan to collect and return samples from Mars. Seven of these proposals have caught the agency’s attention. Announced today, NASA has awarded $ 1.5 million contracts to seven companies to further develop their plans for […]
MARS doubles down on India’s Infra.Market with new $50M investment
Infra.Market, an Indian startup that helps construction and real estate firms procure materials, has raised $ 50 million from MARS Unicorn Fund as it looks to expand operations overseas, the companies told TechCrunch on Tuesday. MARS Unicorn Fund, a joint venture between science and climate-driven Liquidity Group and Japanese bank MUFG, is an existing backer […]
Intuitive Machines wants to help NASA return samples from Mars
Intuitive Machines is looking to help reshape the Mars Sample Return mission architecture with its own technology, based on architecture it has been developing for the moon, executives told investors during a quarterly earnings call Tuesday. “Intuitive Machines has engaged the agency and intends to provide a solution set based on technology architecture we have […]