Spacetech – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:17:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Space Tomatoes and Air-Based Meat: Startups Looking to Conquer Agriculture Off Earth /space-tomatoes-and-air-based-meat-startups-looking-to-conquer-agriculture-off-earth/ /space-tomatoes-and-air-based-meat-startups-looking-to-conquer-agriculture-off-earth/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:46:31 +0000 /?p=14301 A growing number of startups are working on developing agriculture technology that may feed people in space while helping protect the environment.  If you’re having a flashback of Matt Damon fertilizing soil and growing potatoes in his garden on Mars as he does in the 2015 film The Martian, the emerging technologies and business plans […]

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]]> /space-tomatoes-and-air-based-meat-startups-looking-to-conquer-agriculture-off-earth/feed/ 0 U.S. Government Looks to Back Cutting-Edge Space Tech as Funding Gaps Remain /u-s-government-looks-to-back-cutting-edge-space-tech-as-funding-gaps-remain/ /u-s-government-looks-to-back-cutting-edge-space-tech-as-funding-gaps-remain/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:39:35 +0000 /?p=14261 The U.S. government has shifted its priorities toward supporting private space companies, minimizing its own risks and saving billions on a bet that a single administration can accomplish anything in a short amount of time. This move beyond the old national space race with the former Soviet Union has benefited high-profile private companies like SpaceX […]

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]]> /u-s-government-looks-to-back-cutting-edge-space-tech-as-funding-gaps-remain/feed/ 0 Space Tourism Calling: Thousands Are Ready to Board Virgin Galactic /space-tourism-calling-thousands-are-ready-to-board-virgin-galactic/ /space-tourism-calling-thousands-are-ready-to-board-virgin-galactic/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:44:25 +0000 /?p=13734 Virgin Galactic, the first and still the only space tech company to go public, disclosed results for the third quarter this week. It reported $80 million in deposits and $120 million in potential revenue, and founder Richard Branson promised investors to be profitable by 2021.  Virgin Galactic needed 15 years since its founding to get to […]

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