Indonesia, rich with nickel, pitches EV battery plant plan to Elon Musk
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top investment official said Monday that the government has proposed to Tesla CEO Elon Musk the construction of an electric vehicle battery plant in the...
View ArticleBiden's stalled rural internet program ignites debate about exclusion of...
President Biden’s slow rollout of a $42.5 billion rural internet program has increased criticism of the administration’s decision to yank federal funding from Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband service,...
View ArticleElon Musk moving SpaceX, X headquarters to Texas from California, he says
SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire Elon Musk says he's moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California.Musk posted on X Tuesday that he plans on moving SpaceX from...
View ArticleElon Musk, X owner, agrees to fight Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
Billionaire Elon Musk has accepted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's challenge to a fight, saying he would "carry him to Gitmo on a donkey."Mr. Musk, owner of X and SpaceX, said he was coming for...
View ArticleX to leave flagship office in San Francisco
Elon Musk’s X is moving out of its San Francisco headquarters, citing disagreement with local laws. Mr. Musk on Monday said he had “no choice” but to move his employees out of the office.“It is...
View ArticlePolaris Dawn civilian spacewalk mission delayed after FAA demands probe into...
The Polaris Dawn mission aiming for the first commercial spacewalk is now delayed indefinitely after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the entire SpaceX fleet of Falcon 9 rockets.The initial...
View ArticleHarris' stranded astronauts
On June 5, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams went to the International Space Station for an eight-day visit. They now face an eight-month stay.This debacle has brought long-overdue attention...
View ArticleNASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at...
NASA on Friday cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station.NASA's Nick Hague and Russian Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch in...
View ArticleTwo NASA astronauts will stay behind when Boeing will fly its empty capsule...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats.NASA said Wednesday that everything is on track...
View ArticleMusk's ability to game the system may pay off for Trump's efficiency panel
In a speech in New York, former President Donald Trump announced last week that he would create a government efficiency commission if elected. He also announced, unironically (I think), that Elon Musk...
View ArticleBoeing's beleaguered space capsule returning to Earth without two NASA...
After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew.NASA’s two test pilots will stay behind at the space...
View ArticleBoeing's Starliner astronaut capsule leaves International Space Station,...
After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station on Friday without its crew and headed back to Earth.NASA’s two test pilots stayed behind...
View ArticleTwo astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns...
Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.Six hours...
View ArticleSpaceX blasts rocket regulations: 'Starships need to fly'
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX said this week that federal regulations stymie innovation and hurt U.S. dominance in space exploration.In a lengthy statement Tuesday, the company said federal red...
View ArticleTech billionaire Jared Isaacman kicks off first private spacewalk from SpaceX...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now.Tech...
View ArticleElon Musk says SpaceX will sue FAA over regulatory overreach
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that his rocket company will sue the Federal Aviation Administration for "regulatory overreach" after the agency fined the company $630,000 for violating launch...
View ArticleSpaceX 'forcefully' refutes FAA allegations of launch violations
SpaceX lashed out at the Federal Aviation Administration, denying reports of federal offenses.In a letter to Congress released Thursday, SpaceX “forcefully” rejected allegations brought by the FAA this...
View ArticleCards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk's SpaceX over alleged trespassing...
The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the company owns in Texas.In a lawsuit filed this week at...
View ArticleSpaceX launches rescue mission for NASA astronauts stuck in space until next...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next...
View ArticleNASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule.SpaceX launched the rescue mission...
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