Stuck NASA astronauts greet SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year
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View ArticleFalcon 9 booster rocket probe forces delay of Polaris Dawn mission
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 ArticleElon Musk scheduled for SEC questions over Twitter purchase after missing...
The financial world is waiting to see if Elon Musk will show up Thursday for an interview with Securities and Exchange Commission investigators after missing a session last month.Last month, Mr. Musk’s...
View ArticleTrump's Butler return hits celebratory note as supporters eschew safety worries
BUTLER, Pa. — Mary Ann Haugh celebrated her 66th birthday and another personal milestone Saturday by turning out to see Donald Trump at the same rally site where the Republican standard-bearer was...
View ArticleAfter the deluge, the lies: Hoaxes and misinformation about Hurricane Helene...
WASHINGTON — The facts emerging from Hurricane Helene's destruction are heartrending: Businesses and homes destroyed, whole communities nearly wiped out, hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of people...
View ArticleBillionaire Elon Musk makes his first appearance at Donald Trump rally, casts...
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to...
View ArticleMechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.Towering almost 400 feet, the empty...
View ArticleBiden-Harris bureaucracy nags Musk
When former President Donald Trump returned to the stage Oct. 5 in Butler, Pennsylvania, he knew that the Biden administration had made him public enemy No. 1.On the stage next to him, in a black...
View ArticleElon Musk's SpaceX sues California Coastal Commission over alleged political...
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX filed a lawsuit against a California commission Tuesday, alleging the body is restricting the company’s launch capabilities over political disagreements.SpaceX's suit...
View ArticleNo one in America should be afraid to express an opinion
In 1791, when Rep. James Madison was drafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution — which would become known as the Bill of Rights — he insisted that the most prominent amendment among them...
View ArticleInside the Beltway: Babydog hits the campaign trail -- accompanied by Gov....
Here's a campaign event of note, set for Monday in the great state of Pennsylvania and featuring a lovely and personable pooch."Join West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Babydog for food and fellowship...
View ArticleAstronauts back on Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble and...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.A SpaceX capsule carrying the...
View ArticleHere's a look at Elon Musk's contact with Putin and why it matters
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and a key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President...
View ArticleNASA astronaut remains at hospital after returning from an extended stay in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and...
View ArticleNASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space
A NASA astronaut who was briefly hospitalized after returning from space has been released, the space agency said Saturday.NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s...
View ArticleElon Musk at MSG rally says $2 trillion of waste could be eliminated from...
NEW YORK — Billionaire executive Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, said he thinks that $2 trillion could be eliminated from the federal budget after being introduced at former President Donald...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Trump has a plan to restore American exceptionalism
Inspirational leaders know how to make the impossible possible. Elon Musk demonstrated that recently when his SpaceX engineers sent a Starship rocket into the heavens and then landed it upright on the...
View ArticleElon Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar...
WASHINGTON — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American...
View ArticleWhy did Elon Musk back Donald Trump? Ro Khanna points to political abandonment
Rep. Ro Khanna says billionaire Elon Musk drifted away from the Democratic Party partially because he felt neglected.“I think it’s both personal and, to some extent now, ideological,” the California...
View ArticleDonald Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' Texas launch...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk's influence in the...
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