“When the Heavens Went on Sale”
Biographer Ashlee Vance on his relationship with Elon Musk and his new book “When the Heavens Went on Sale”
Moon? Mars? Moon?
Different presidents mean new goals for NASA. Makena Young on how changing targets frustrate scientists
(Tiny) Rocketman
SpaceX alum Jim Cantrell launches Vector Space Systems to lob small satellites into orbit.
SETI Finds an Angel
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence gets $100m from a Russian billionaire. Astronomer Seth Shostak.
Mars Rover Driver
Scott Maxwell’s other car is a $1 billion nuclear-powered, laser-armed space probe.