Downs explores why battery makers are choosing sites away from the Great Lakes. Illustration: George DownsGeorge Downs explores the evolution of transportation, from electric vehicles to commercial aviation and the future of spaceflight.The rise of SpaceX as the dominant force for U.S. rocket launches has meant that NASA’s role is now evolving. To find out what this means for the future of the space agency, WSJ’s George Downs sat down with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.
Photo Illustration: George DownsStartups like Destinus and Hermeus have ambitions to ferry passengers hypersonically through the stratosphere at 5 times the speed of sound, allowing you to travel from Sydney to Frankfurt in 4 hours as opposed to 20. Photo illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street JournalAir-taxi startup Volocopter announced that it hopes to carry passengers with its VoloCity aircraft during the Paris Olympics.