Space.com is featuring an article about space settlement and evolution of planetary bodies and the seriousness of impacts that a planetarium is showing that seems very interesting.

Hey look, it’s a tricorder. Really.

Elon Musk, former PayPal creator/owner, has the space web abuzz with his latest announcement.
Dragon, a SpaceX designed spacecraft that will be able to ride on top of the Falcon 9 rocket Musk plans to build. It can dock with the ISS, and a prototype does exist, though the prototype does not have a heat shield.

Slashdot links to an article about China’s plans to launch it’s own internet, complete with alternate root system, a blow to the idea of the global internet.

Space.com is reporting that Rocketplane’s owner has just purchased Kistler Aerospace, a reusable orbital vehicle company. Seeing as that Rocketplane is looking more in the sub-orbital adventure tourism market, adding Kistler is an interesting twist.