SpaceX

Boeing's spacecraft set to carry crew to ISS reveals propellant leak during testing

If Boeing and SpaceX do not get their spacecraft certified before NASA runs out of seats it purchased aboard Russian rockets, the American presence in the ISS till the 2020s could be in question.

Jul 22, 2018

After scrapping drone project, Facebook looks at satellites to boost internet connectivity

The social media giant filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission under the name PointView Tech LLC to provide broadband access through a satellite named Athena.

Jul 21, 2018

SpaceX's rocket fairing-catching boat Mr. Steven just got a major upgrade

The new net is about 4 times the size of the previous one and is nearly an acre in size. The ship is classified as a "fast supply vessel" one that is rated to carry about 400 tonnes of cargo at speeds that exceed 43 kmh.

Jul 18, 2018

How big are SpaceX rockets? This visual helps you see just how massive these machines are

One of the reasons why it is not easy to visualise the size and magnitude of these machines is because of the way they are presented. Launch pads are isolated, normally near the coast, and there is nothing near them except for the sky and a launch tower for scale comparison.

Jul 11, 2018

Israel is going to the Moon – SpaceX to launch lunar lander by year end

If it goes according to plan, Israel will be the third nation to successfully manage a soft touchdown on the Moon. Only the USA and China have managed to leave their mark on the Moon so far.

Jul 11, 2018

SpaceX planning a Falcon 9 rocket booster landing in California for the first time

This would be the first time ever that a Falcon 9 rocket will land on a new onshore recovery pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Jul 9, 2018

Thailand cave rescue: Elon Musk team working on escape pod design

The Tesla founder tweeted on Saturday that teams at SpaceX and The Boring Company are working on solutions to help rescue the boys trapped in Tham Luang cave.

Jul 7, 2018

SpaceX Falcon Heavy gets USAF approval, first launch order for 2020

September 2020 will see SpaceX launch a massive military satellite using the Falcon Heavy- the first government project comes after just one test flight.

Jun 22, 2018

Free money to everyone (UBI) will become necessity if robots snatch away all human jobs: Elon Musk

Universal basic income (UBI) is essentially a cash handout that a state or region distributes among its people; irrespective of their employment status

Jun 19, 2018

Elon Musk-owned The Boring Company to bring high-speed transit tunnels to Chicago

The SpaceX owner's infrastructure and tunnel construction firm, The Boring Company gets the green signal to operate a high-speed underground transportation system from O'Hare airport to downtown Chicago.

Jun 15, 2018

SpaceX wants to build new facility in Florida to support over 60 rocket launches per year

SpaceX has asked for a 67-acre land to help facilitate their ambitious launch plans of approximately 64 launches per year.

Jun 10, 2018

After NASA, now SpaceX delays manned moon mission fearing extraterrestrial aliens, say conspiracy theorists

As SpaceX has delayed its moon mission, with NASA dragging its feet for more than 3 decades, conspiracy theorists have started alleging that the mission has been delayed due to the alleged alien presence in lunar surface

Jun 10, 2018

SpaceX launches NASA's twin GRACE-FO satellites to track Earth's ice, gravity and water

SpaceX used the same Falcon 9 they used to launch the Zuma payload for the USAF last year. While the team did not attempt to land the core stage, they did try to catch the fairing. But Mr.Steven, the giant net aboard a ship, was unable to stick.

May 23, 2018

NASA's budget kicks out human exploration of Mars, focus stays on Moon

NASA's current budget is unlikely to support the burden of Mars missions. With the space agency focusing on the Moon, it might be up to Elon Musk to finally take people to the red planet and start a colony there.

Apr 27, 2018

SpaceX launches NASA's TESS to hunt for alien worlds and habitable planets

TESS will look for exoplanets for the next two years, covering 85 percent of the sky and filtering out planets between 30 and 300 light years away.

Apr 19, 2018

Elon Musk could earn more than $50 billion from Tesla pay package

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk will net $50 billion if he meets several key performance milestones over the next decade, according to a filing published by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 21.

Mar 22, 2018

AI a bigger threat to civilization than nuclear weapons, says Elon Musk

The technology entrepreneur questioned why no public body had been set up to oversee research into AI.

Mar 12, 2018

Elon Musk says Mars spaceship test flights could happen in 2019

The announcement comes a little over a month after SpaceX successfully tested its most powerful reusable rocket, the Falcon Heavy.

Mar 12, 2018

Chinas Tiangong-1 space station to crash land into Earth

Chinas first manned space station Tiangong-1 may crash land into the Earth. After launching in 2011, contact was lost with the module and a controlled re-entry is no longer possible. 

Mar 8, 2018

SpaceX launches largest satellite on Falcon 9s 50th flight

SpaceX launches a satellite as big as a bus using Falcon 9, the rocket that marks its 50th flight milestone.

Mar 7, 2018