Elon Musk was sleeping at the office. He dismissed employees and executives at will. And he lamented his company was on the verge of bankruptcy.That was back in 2018 and […]
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Back to news homeElon Musk Foments More Geopolitical Controversy With Ukraine Internet Dispute
The world’s richest man, whose Starlink internet service is critical to the Ukrainian Army, said he could not “indefinitely” fund the system’s use in Ukraine. Read More
Meet the ex-Amazon satellite engineers wanting to disrupt hardware workflow
Imagine building some of the most sophisticated hardware-driven technologies in the world – spacecraft, drones or autonomous vehicles. Then imagine being unable to easily share your data to different teams, […]
Skyrora completes second stage static fire test of its flagship rocket
U.K.-based launch company Skyrora hit a new milestone in the development of its Skyrora XL rocket with the completion of a static fire test of the second stage. The single […]
How Elon Musk Winged It With Twitter, and Everything Else
Kimbal Musk and Mr. Gracias, who left Tesla’s board last year and serves as a SpaceX director, declined to comment for this article.Today, Mr. Musk oversees or is associated with […]
Max Q: All eyes on Astra
Hi folks, welcome back to Max Q. This week we have news on rockets both small (Astra’s Rocket 3.3) and very, very large (NASA’s Space Launch System). Plus further fallout […]
Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27
Astra’s last test launch went better than expected, nearly achieving orbit — kind of a stretch goal for that specific mission. The company at the time said that it would […]
La era del espacio como negocio ha comenzado
El aniversario del alunizaje del Apolo 11 marcó un pequeño paso para los viajes espaciales, pero un gran salto para los multimillonarios con empresas espaciales.Este mes, Jeff Bezos y Richard […]
The Amazonification of Space Begins in Earnest
The anniversary of the Apollo moon landing marked one small step for space travel but a giant leap for space billionaires.Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson vividly demonstrated this month that […]
Thales Alenia Space to develop pressurized modules for Axiom’s private space station
More details are beginning to emerge on Houston-based Axiom Space’s ambitious project to build and operate the world’s first commercial space station. Thales Alenia Space, a European aerospace manufacturer, will […]