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NASA to film an Estée Lauder ad in space as the ISS opens for business

NASA to film an Estée Lauder ad in space as the ISS opens for business

16 September 2020

NASA is trying to turn the ageing International Space Station into a hub for commerce and has partnered with the likes of Estée Lauder and Adidas


Pete Bitar and his Verticycle flying machine

Flying cars remain science fiction as 24 teams fail to claim $1m prize

2 March 2020

Flying car hopefuls were meant to take off at a competition on a NASA airbase, but no team claimed the prize after a string of crashes and no-shows


SpaceX satellites stacked for launch

SpaceX plans to put more than 40,000 satellites in space

17 October 2019

Documents show Elon Musk's firm SpaceX wants to launch another 30,000 satellites – more than triple the total amount humans have ever launched


internet in space artwork

The race to build a space internet available to anyone, anywhere

1 May 2019

Tech billionaires are building a wireless, orbiting internet accessible in even the deepest jungle. The first satellites are already up - but do we really want it?


The rescue submarine designed by Elon Musk's engineers

Elon Musk’s submarine plan to rescue Thai cave boys deserves respect

11 July 2018

It's easy to mock Elon Musk's very public brand of techno-utopianism but the world needs engineering icons like him, says Mark Harris


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stage, talking about his vision for the company

Zuckerberg vs US Congress – here's how he can address data fears

9 April 2018

When Mark Zuckerberg faces US politicians this week, he should admit his network is a global behavioural experiment that needs oversight to match, says Mark Harris


Close-up of one of Uber's cars

Self-driving Uber death should halt tech's race to the bottom

20 March 2018

A pedestrian has become the first to die after being hit by a self-driving car. The autonomous vehicle regulatory free-for-all must end, says Mark Harris


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