SpaceX launches GPS satellite aboard reused rocket for US Space Force
SpaceX has successfully launched the fifth GPS satellite for the U.S. military.
SpaceX threatened with arrests in Texas over obstructing roadways
Authorities in Cameron County, Texas have reportedly accused local SpaceX staff of violating state law by prohibiting access to public roads.
SpaceX ignored multiple FAA warnings about December Starship launch: report
Elon Musk's SpaceX ignored several warnings from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding safety regulations for its Starship SN8 launch in December 2020.
Relativity Space looks to challenge SpaceX, Blue Origin with first 3D-printed rockets
Relativity Space announced on Tuesday that it has raised $650 million in Series E funding. The fresh capital brings the company's estimated valuation to about $4.2 billion, the second most valuable private equity space company behind SpaceX, with total funding of $1.3 billion to date.
Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin again over Human Landing System
The competition between commercial space giants Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos continued on Friday.
Hawley, Sanders decry $10B 'bailout' to Jeff Bezos tucked into bill to rebuff China
Sens. Josh Hawley and Bernie Sanders are speaking out against a $10 billion corporate “bailout” to Blue Origin, a space flight company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.
Phantom Space startup announces world's first 100% US-based satellite supply chain after acquiring StratSpace
The race is on to democratize the rocket-launch industry, and Phantom Space Corp., a roughly two-year-old startup, continued its warp-speed flight toward that goal Tuesday, announcing the acquisition of StratSpace, a major U.S. aerospace firm.
First phase of Blue Origin rocket auction closes; highest bid at $2.6M
Blue Origin's first phase of bidding for a seat onboard the company's reusable suborbital rocket New Shepard closed on Wednesday and the company reported its highest bid at $2.6 million dollars and rising.
SpaceX sued for $20M after fatal Texas auto accident
SpaceX is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by a Texas family following the death of a family member after a car crash near the company's launch facility.
From geeks to freaks – the not-so-secret sex lives of the world’s richest and most powerful
They’re among the world’s wealthiest men, they run the world’s most influential tech companies – and nerdy backgrounds haven’t hampered their nightlives.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans first Starship orbital flight
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has revealed its plans for the first orbital test flight of its 160-foot Starship rocket in a filing to the Federal Communications Commission made public on Thursday.
Bezos, Musk had ‘friendly’ meetings about space before Blue Origin, SpaceX ‘budding rivalry’: new book
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk had “friendly” meetings discussing space exploration before a rivalry formed.
SpaceX to launch 'DOGE-1' lunar mission next year
SpaceX vice president of commercial sales Tom Ochinero said that the mission will "demonstrate the application of cryptocurrency beyond Earth orbit and set the foundation for interplanetary commerce."
Elon Musk's 'SNL' hosting gig is not the first time business leaders have appeared
Elon Musk’s controversial hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live" is not the first time a business leader has taken the stage.
Piscopo on Elon Musk ‘SNL’ debut: Cast complained because it 'went against what’s woke’
Joe Piscopo discussed "SNL" cast members' strong reactions to Tesla CEO Elon Musk hosting the iconic sketch show on May 8.
'Elon’ would lead humans on Mars, legendary rocket scientist Wernher von Braun predicted in 1953 book
Dr. Wernher von Braun, the German rocket scientist who went from developing Nazi weapons to helping get NASA off the ground for the U.S., wrote a novel in the years after World War II speculating about life on Mars – and how human society there would be led by “Elon.”
Virgin Orbit plans first commercial launch for June, will put 6 satellites into orbit
Virgin Orbit, the sister company of Virgin Galactic, is gearing up for its next space launch in June when it will put six satellites in orbit.
SpaceX successfully lands Starship prototype for first time
During the six-minute flight, the spacecraft rocketed upward, conducted a “belly flop” maneuver and finally righted itself before landing vertically.
60th anniversary of first American in space: Bezos, Musk, Branson are new liftoff leaders
Sixty years to the day that NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 rocket, U.S. business leaders are continuing to help the country make major strides in space exploration.
Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders, Musk says
SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand, founder Elon Musk said on Tuesday.