Trump could attend SpaceX launch with Elon Musk today—What to know about Starship test flight
The Starship rocket will be launched for a sixth time Tuesday and its booster will attempt to re-land on its launch tower near Brownsville, Texas.
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Musk’s SpaceX has a message for Trump administration: regulation slows technology down
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell echoed CEO Elon Musk’s past criticisms of government regulation, calling for faster launch approvals as the company ramps up test flights for its Starship rocket.
SpaceX launches ship to bring back astronauts stranded on International Space Station
The ship will return with its crew and the two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station early next year.
SpaceX completes first private Spacewalk with billionaire Jared Isaacman
The mission is the furthest crewed space mission since NASA’s Apollo moon missions.
Astronauts stuck in space: Planned 8-day visit extends into 2025 after Boeing problems
Two astronauts have been stuck on the International Space Station for two months longer than planned won’t return home until at least February.
Meet the billionaire about to become the first private citizen to space-walk
Payment company Shift4’s founder and billionaire Jared Isaacman is headed off on the Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to take place from August 26. And, he’ll be one of the first private citizen’s to take a walk in outer space.
Australia’s first state gov-funded satellite, Kanyini, launched via SpaceX
The South Australian government’s ‘Kanyini’ satellite is now in orbit, having launched on a SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Elon Musk says X and SpaceX are moving headquarters from California to Texas
Musk said the decision was made because of a bill signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that prevents school districts from requiring employees to notify parents if a student wants to use different pronouns.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX developing $1.8 billion spy satellite network for the US, reports
A contract between SpaceX and the U.S. is worth $1.8 billion, Reuters reported.
100 trillion: Meet the Aussies on a mission to clean up space junk
Space Machines Company launched in 2019 with a mission to clean up space junk and service the some-7,000 satellites orbiting in the sky. After two-and-a-half-years in design-mode, its orbital servicing vehicle, Optimus, is ready for take-off, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch in March 2024.