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NASA Funds Moon Base With Real Contracts for Transport, Tech, and Science

NASA has awarded Moon Base contracts to Blue Origin, Impulse Space, and Arrow Science and Technology, shifting permanent lunar settlement from concept art to a functioning logistics and science infrastructure. Samwise Shore - November 8, 2026

NASA X-70 Fractal: A Reconfigurable Crewed Research Plane Due in 2 Years

NASA has announced the X-70 Fractal, a rapidly reconfigurable crewed research aircraft targeting Mach 0.75 and 45,000 feet, with a first flight expected within two years of its November 2026 unveiling. Samwise Shore - November 6, 2026

NASA’s X-70 Fractal Aircraft Puts Nature’s Wing Geometry to the Test

On November 4, 2026, NASA announced the X-70 Fractal — a crewed, modular X-plane designed to test whether fractal wing geometry borrowed from nature can reduce drag and redefine how aircraft fly. Samwise Shore - November 5, 2026

How Astronauts Vote From Space: Anil Menon’s Encrypted ISS Ballot

NASA astronaut Anil Menon cast a legally binding vote from the International Space Station, thanks to a 1997 Texas law and an encrypted ballot system routed through relay satellites to a Harris County clerk's office. Samwise Shore - November 3, 2026

Stanford’s Digital Brain Project Is Training AI on How Neurons Think

Stanford's Digital Brain Project is building large-scale computational models of human brain function using wearable neural sensors and AI — aiming to predict how cognition breaks down in disease and how it might be repaired. Samwise Shore - November 3, 2026

AI Is Mapping Pre-Inca Andean Empires No One Could Study Before

A $10 million AI-powered initiative co-led by a Brown University archaeologist is building the first comprehensive record of imperial architecture across three successive Andean empires — the Wari, the Inca, and Spanish colonial rule — revealing patterns no conventional fieldwork could uncover. Samwise Shore - November 2, 2026

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