Huge piece of space junk from Elon Musk’s SpaceX torpedoes into an Aussie farmer’s property – but it could end up being a VERY lucrative find Three-metre piece of space junk lands on farm in the Snowy Mountains, NSW Mick Miners located the object after his daughters heard a loud bang ANU space expert Brad … Read more
As the Sun reaches its peak solar activity, it is scary to imagine the destruction a powerful solar storm can do to the Earth. Notably, it can even destroy communication systems by shifting satellites out of their orbit. The first half of 2022 was packed with solar storms that struck the Earth. Some of them … Read more
The rocket company SpaceX is due to break its own record for the most rocket launches in a calendar year this week. Elon Musk’s company conducted 31 successful launches in 2021, and has already matched that record this year with its most recent launch last Sunday. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to deliver another … Read more
SpaceX’s massive Super Heavy booster stage is now standing (very) tall on the company’s launch pad in south Texas, as it awaits a series of tests and final checks. The company is eager to launch the fully stacked Starship rocket for a flight test as early as July, but a number of regulatory hurdles still … Read more
Elon Musk wants to share some good news. The Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report CEO has been facing some challenges lately, including layoffs, lawsuits as a result of the layoffs and, according to the world’s richest man himself, concerns about bankruptcy. Musk said the electric vehicle maker faces billions of dollars in losses … Read more
SpaceX is building a towering new gantry at the Kennedy Space Center’s complex 39A to launch its 394-foot-tall Super Heavy-Starship rocket, but NASA said Thursday it will not grant permission to fly until it assesses the possible threats to a nearby pad used to send astronauts to the space station. The new gantry and launch … Read more
Space oddity: Exhaust plume from one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets leaves an eerie blue spiral in the night sky over New Zealand Fuel dump from one of Elon Musk’s space rockets lit up the sky over New Zealand When rocket spun to vent its fuel it caused vapor trail that reflected the sunlight Created … Read more
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaking about the Starlink project at MWC hybrid Keynote during the second day of Mobile World Congress on June 29, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Tuesday ramped up a battle over broadband regulations with Dish Network and an affiliate of … Read more
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Germany’s SARah 1 military imaging satellite into orbit on June 18.Photo: SpaceX It was a busy weekend for SpaceX, with the private space company launching three of its Falcon 9 rockets into orbit over a period of three days. SpaceX’s final launch may even have been carrying a classified government … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk’s transgender daughter has petitioned a California court to change her name and gender, according to reports. Vivian, 18, who was born Xavier, announced her decision to change her gender and famous surname in order to lose any association with the Tesla and SpaceX founder. The official reason stated by Vivian in the … Read more