In the 60s and 70s, America spent £67 billion on getting rocks from the Moon back to Earth*. In 2012, America spent a couple of billions on moving an Earth's rock to Mars**. Moving rocks is a lot of fun! Read More >>
Featured comment by Rieger.Dan:
"Everybody's got to remember that, or else there's going to be crazy theories in the future about Earth and Mars" More »
Across the pond in America, over £620 million is being pumped into a new town complete with all sorts of different roads, houses and commercial properties, but the catch is that nobody is home. Read More >>
Featured comment by tro11:
"Seeing as it's in New Mexico, they could just allocate some space next to the border and a town would build itself at no cost before they swoop in wit..." More »
Richard Branson has officially declared the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space (previously known as the Spaceport America) is open for business in the New Mexico desert. Spacemen, rev your engines. Read More >>