Watch SpaceX Pad abortAugust 12, 2017 – 10:12 am
(Photo : YouTube Screenshot) SpaceX s Dragon capsule floats back down into the ocean after ejection test. As SpaceX gets closer to putting astronauts on their spacecraft, they are fine-tuning their equipment with the best possible security measures. According to CBS News, SpaceX performed a successful test of their astronaut ejection system earlier this month. The feature is designed to propel the astronaut from the spacecraft if something goes awry…
SpaceX Elon Musk interviewAugust 11, 2017 – 10:07 am
SpaceX s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, has a plan for putting humanity on Mars, and he s helping usher in a new age of SolarCity electricity and Tesla electric cars — but even he is worried about the potential for a Terminator -style robot apocalypse. There are some scary outcomes, and we should try to make sure the outcomes are good, not bad,Musk said on Tuesday during a CNBC interview. SpaceX s Elon Musk worries that not even the new Dragon…
SpaceX News TwitterAugust 6, 2017 – 09:53 am
The Falcon 9 trying to right itself by firing its engines before landing. SpaceX When you own a private space-exploration company and something goes wrong with a rocket s landing, what do you do? Tweet out the images, of course. And post a Vine, natch. That s what SpaceX founder Elon Musk and his company did following last weekend s failed landing of a Falcon 9 rocket on a platform bobbing in the Atlantic Ocean. The video and the four tweets with…
Tesla SpaceX CBSAugust 3, 2017 – 09:41 am
Elon Musk testifies before U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on National Security Space Launch Programs, March 5, 2014. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) Matt Bigler KCBS s Matt Bigler started as a reporter/anchor in 2004, and is now Read More WASHINGTON (KCBS) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that the U.S. should stop relying on Russia for its space rocket technology, and instead, support his…
Elon Musk VS New York TimesJuly 31, 2017 – 09:35 am
© Michael Graham Richard He never quits! I thought the Tesla vs New York Times saga was over, with both sides having exhausted their ammo and now moved on, but apparently not. Elon Musk, Tesla s CEO, still has a few things to add. He spoke at South by Southwest this weekend, calling the NYT s review of the Tesla Model S electric car an ethics violation. © Tesla Musk seems to think that enough damage was done that Tesla might need to convince potential…
Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon MuskJuly 27, 2017 – 09:27 am
Source: Author. The biggest takeaway from technology journalist Ashlee Vance s new biography, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, is clear: The South African-born self-made billionaire s ambition will stop at nothing. But what really makes this tale of drive so interesting is Musk s track record to date. He s the man behind PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity . Vance s take on Musk gives readers an unbiased glimpse…
Elon Musk SolarCity IPOJuly 25, 2017 – 09:24 am
As Bloomberg pointed out, Musk’s stock purchase came at a time when SolarCity’s shares had fallen to a 22-month low, and a couple of days after hedge fund manager Jim Chanos said he was short on the company. Chanos, whose bet meant he would profit if SolarCity’s shares fell in value, called it a “ n >subprime financing company.” SolarCity is by far the largest U.S. installer and financier of solar panels. According to data from research firm…
G SpaceXJuly 20, 2017 – 09:13 am
Share This article Early Sunday morning, SpaceX mission CRS-4 lifted off from Cape Canaveral towards the International Space Station, carrying with it the first 3D printer that will operate in zero gravity. When the astronauts aboard the ISS use the 3D printer, they will become the first humans to carry out off-world manufacturing. It’s not quite the Moon- or Mars-based factory that we’ve always dreamed of, but it’s a very important first step towards…
Is Space x a Good Company to Work forJuly 19, 2017 – 09:08 am
SpaceX launched more than two tons of cargo to the International Space Station — and also conducted an experiment in rocket recovery. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off into the cloudy skies over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:25 p.m. ET, sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule into orbit. The Dragon held nearly 5, pounds (2, 200 kilograms) of supplies and equipment for the station, ranging from the legs for a space robot to a lettuce-growing…
SpaceX 5 Launch ScheduleJuly 18, 2017 – 09:08 am
The next Falcon 9 v1.1 set to launch out of Florida’s Cape Canaveral has been rescheduled for January 6. The original plan was to launch the rocket on Friday, before an issue with the Static Fire test earlier in the week resulted in a technical and schedule discussion, with numerous considerations – such as the ISS’ high beta angle constraint – ultimately moving the launch date to the first week of the new year. Static Fire: This latest mission –…
