Explosion rocks Elon Musk’s SpaceX base during Starship fire testing, halts launch preparations

Explosion rocks Elon Musk’s SpaceX base during Starship fire testing, halts launch preparations

A powerful explosion shook Elon Musk’s SpaceX testing facility at Messy Thursday, bringing a dramatic halt to preparations for the company’s upcoming Starship launch. The blast occurred during a routine static fire test of Starship 36 — a critical procedure in which the respective vehicle is partially fuelled and at least one engine is ignited […]

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Musk threatens to withdraw Dragon spacecraft, a key space station link for NASA

Musk threatens to withdraw Dragon spacecraft, a key space station link for NASA

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. After Trump threatened to cut government contracts given to Musk’s SpaceX rocket company and his Starlink internet satellite services, Musk responded […]

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Musk aiming to send uncrewed Starship to Mars by end of 2026

Musk aiming to send uncrewed Starship to Mars by end of 2026

Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said on Thursday he foresees the futuristic vehicle making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year. Musk presented a detailed Starship development timeline in a video posted online […]

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SpaceX whizzes past annual launch record with Starlink mission

SpaceX whizzes past annual launch record with Starlink mission

Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Friday broke its record for the number of rockets launched in a calendar year, topping last year’s slate of 31 missions amid a whirlwind campaign to launch its own internet satellites into orbit. SpaceX’s 32nd launch of 2022 using its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket comes as the company races to build […]

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Two companies aim to beat SpaceX to Mars with ‘audacious’ landing

Two companies aim to beat SpaceX to Mars with ‘audacious’ landing

SpaceX could lose the race to send the first private space mission to Mars. Maybe. For years, Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, has talked of making humanity an interplanetary species by someday sending colonists to Mars. The company is building a giant spacecraft, Starship, with that goal in mind. But a newer […]

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Musk says ‘Tesla on my mind 24/7’ amid concerns about Twitter distraction

Musk says ‘Tesla on my mind 24/7’ amid concerns about Twitter distraction

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that “Tesla is on my mind 24/7,” trying to soothe investor worries about him being distracted by a Twitter deal that has depressed stocks at the electric car company. Posting a picture tweet showing a woman (Tesla) who is upset by her boyfriend (Elon) checking out another woman […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is poised to become the most valuable U.S. startup

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is poised to become the most valuable U.S. startup

Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX is poised to become the most valuable U.S. startup as its valuation rose to over $125 billion in an ongoing share sale in the secondary market, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The shares, which are marketed at about $72, jumped in valuation from last October, when SpaceX’s shares were […]

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