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Thomas Black

The Japan Times

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Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?

Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?

The world witnessed the preamble to a changing of the guard in space as four astronauts climbed aboard the Orion spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin...

03.04.2026 60

The Japan Times

Thomas Black

The era of humanoid robots is here: Governments must seize the moment

For an industry that’s only just getting started, there’s a lot of hype around humanoid robots. You can thank Elon Musk and his bold...

18.03.2026 80

The Japan Times

Thomas Black

The future of drones is policing, not delivering packages

07.11.2025 80

The Japan Times

Thomas Black

The AI building boom is bound to bust

18.08.2025 100

The Japan Times

Thomas Black

Washington divorcing SpaceX just isn’t possible right now

18.06.2025 40

The Japan Times

Thomas Black

NASA nominee should resist Musk’s pull toward Mars

13.04.2025 40

The Japan Times

Thomas Black