Injury rates at Elon Musk’s rocket firm SpaceX continue to be abnormally high by industry standards, according to a @Reuters review of safety data reported to ... Show more www.reuters.com/technology/injury-rates-musks-spacex-exceed-industry-average-second-year-2024-04-22/
Quick Glance: Injury Rates at SpaceX Exceed Industry Average
- Injury rates at SpaceX facilities surpassed industry average in 2023.
- Injuries at SpaceX locations worsened compared to 2022.
- Experts raise concerns about the quality of work at SpaceX.
- SpaceX and Musk have not publicly addressed safety record in detail.
If Starship is real, we’re going to need big cargo movers on the Moon and Mars: "I left SpaceX knowing the width of the Starship door."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/astrolab-tacks-toward-a-future-where-100s-of-tons-of-cargo-are-shipped-to-the-moon/
EXCLUSIVE: SpaceX reported 5.9 injuries per 100 workers in 2023 at its Brownsville, Texas, manufacturing-and-launch facility, surpassing its rate of 4 ...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX could spinoff Starlink in a big IPO this year, investment adviser says
qz.com/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-spinoff-ipo-investment-advise-1851433211
How Elon Musk Leaned on Starlink to Achieve Profitability at SpaceX: Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink helped grow SpaceX's revenue ...
inc.com/chloe-aiello/how-elon-musk-leaned-on-starlink-to-achieve-profitability-at-spacex.html
SpaceX to Light Up Starlink on Upcoming Private Space Station: Vast's Haven-1 will tap into the satellite constellation's laser link technology ...
pcmag.com/news/spacex-to-light-up-starlink-on-upcoming-private-space-station
Quick Glance: Starlink in Russia: Musk's Technology in Warfare
- Elon Musk expresses concern over Starlink's use in Russia's war.
- Russia employs Starlink for military purposes contrary to its original intent.
- Illicit networks smuggle banned Starlink terminals into Russia.
- Starlink aids Russia in overcoming communication issues and controlling drones.
Elon Musk says he 'would know' if there are aliens out there: Musk's rocket company, SpaceX operates a satellite internet system called Starlink ...
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-he-would-know-if-aliens-out-there-2024-4
Quick Glance: Elon Musk Casts Doubt on Alien Existence
- Elon Musk expressed his skepticism about the existence of aliens, emphasizing that he had not seen any evidence.
- The billionaire responded to a recent interview where Tucker Carlson shared his views on aliens.
- Musk has previously publicly pondered the topic of aliens and highlighted the importance of space exploration.
- His involvement in SpaceX and the Starlink project has positioned Musk as a significant player in the aerospace industry.
Russian space chief says new rocket will put Falcon 9 reuse to shame: There's just one catch...
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/russian-space-chief-says-new-rocket-will-put-falcon-9-reuse-to-shame/
Constellation of Starlink satellites grows with latest SpaceX launch from Florida - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/18/spacex-satellite-launch-cape-canaveral/4921713484017/
NASA confirms nuclear powered Dragonfly drone is going to Titan: Whew! Relief for boffins as rotorcraft slated to arrive at Saturn moon in 2034
theregister.com/2024/04/17/nasa_confirms_dragonfly_mission/
Is Elon Musk's Starlink Profitable? SpaceX Satellites Are Money Losers: SpaceX celebrates the satellite business as a money-making venture fueling a quest ...
bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-10/is-elon-musk-s-starlink-profitable-spacex-satellites-are-money-losers
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Northrop Grumman working with Musk's SpaceX on U.S. spy satellite system: Aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is working with SpaceX ...
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Elon Musk's wealth crashes $160 billion from peak amid Tesla troubles: Tesla stock has tanked by more than 60% since late 2021, slashing Elon Musk's fortune from ...
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-net-worth-tesla-stock-ev-billionaires-wealth-layoffs-2024-4
SpaceX Adds 500,000 New Starlink Users in 4 Months: The global user base for Starlink is now at 2.7 million, up from 2.2 million in December.
pcmag.com/news/spacex-adds-500000-new-starlink-users-in-4-months
Quick Glance: SpaceX Spending on Moonshot Bets
- Confidential SpaceX financial reports for 2018 and 2019 reveal the company's reliance on Starlink for profitability.
- The pivotal years of 2018 and 2019 saw significant events like the Falcon Heavy rocket launch and Crew Dragon capsule test.
- The company reported revenues of $1.98 billion in 2018 and $1.45 billion in 2019, but also faced losses due to high costs.
- The financials indicated NASA contracts played a significant role in SpaceX's revenue, while the introduction of the Starship rocket may change the game.
NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit: If it were to happen, a revised Artemis III mission could echo Apollo 9.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-may-alter-artemis-iii-to-have-starship-and-orion-dock-in-low-earth-orbit/
The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches: "It looked like a giant smoke monster."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/the-hidden-story-behind-one-of-spacexs-wettest-and-wildest-launches/
Former top SpaceX exec Tom Ochinero sets up new VC firm, filings reveal: Former senior SpaceX executive Tom Ochinero is teaming up with SpaceX alum-turned-VC ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/former-top-spacex-exec-tom-ochinero-sets-up-new-vc-firm-filings-reveal/
TechCrunch Space: Engineering the future: Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Don't worry – we'll be diving into the Mars Sample Return news ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/techcrunch-space-engineering-the-future/
SpaceX loses latest bid to keep lawsuit against NLRB in Texas: A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected rocket maker SpaceX's latest bid to keep a ...
reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/nlrb-attorneys-cleared-wrongdoing-spacex-case-transfer-fight-2024-04-17/
SpaceX Preps for Global Tests of Cellular Starlink System: The company asks the FCC for clearance to test the cellular Starlink technology in several other ...
pcmag.com/news/spacex-preps-for-global-tests-of-cellular-starlink-system
SpaceX launch this evening would mark 300th booster landing if successful: SpaceX is set to send up the 30th launch on the Space Coast this year targeting an ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/23/spacex-launch-this-evening-would-mark-300th-booster-landing-if-successful/
Elon Musk’s Latest Mars Pitch Has Potential: SpaceX has made significant progress toward what once seemed an unattainable goal.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/elon-musk-just-gave-another-mars-speech-this-time-the-vision-seems-tangible/
Elon Musk rejects Tucker Carlson’s viral alien conspiracy theory: Elon Musk tightens his stance on whether or not aliens exist.
thestreet.com/media/elon-musk-rejects-tucker-carlsons-viral-alien-conspiracy-theory
LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches US Space Force mission: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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SpaceX Is Everything Tesla Is Not—Dominant, Growing, and Cheap
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SpaceX to Launch Second Batch of Cellular Starlink Satellites Tonight: The launch window opens at 7:31 pm PT and comes after the FCC recently cleared SpaceX to ...
uk.pcmag.com/networking/151735/spacex-to-launch-second-batch-of-cellular-starlink-satellites-tonight
Quick Glance: SpaceX Prepares for Launch of Additional Cellular Starlink Satellites
- SpaceX is gearing up to enhance its cellular Starlink system with an additional group of "direct to cell" Starlink satellites following successful tests.
- A Falcon 9 rocket will carry the six satellites into orbit, along with 15 other Starlink satellites. The launch is scheduled for 7:31 pm PT, with backup options until 11:25 pm PT, if necessary, as indicated by SpaceX on the website.
- The company obtained FCC approval to test the cellular Starlink system in multiple US locations, including statewide in California, Washington, Texas, and Hawaii.
- SpaceX plans to introduce the service for T-Mobile customers later this year, initially focusing on enabling text messages before introducing voice and data support. However, full FCC approval for commercial operation of the service is required before progressing beyond testing purposes.
South Korea Launches Second Homegrown Spy Satellite from US: South Korea launched its second domestically made spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-07/south-kore-launches-second-homegrown-spy-satellite-from-us
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Quick Glance: Successful Launch of South Korea's Second Military Spy Satellite
- South Korea achieved orbital insertion for its second military spy satellite following North Korea's announcement of launching multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.
- The South Korean Defense Minister anticipates North Korea proceeding with its second spy satellite launch to commemorate the April 15 birthday of state founder Kim Il Sung.
- Following two unsuccessful attempts in early 2023, North Korea successfully deployed its Malligyong-1 spy satellite on Nov. 21, transmitting space imagery of significant locations in the U.S. and South Korea.
China’s space station was hit by space junk: China's space agency says it has successfully repaired damage to its space station after it was struck by space ...
digitaltrends.com/space/china-space-station-was-hit-by-space-junk/
SpaceX’s Starship Could Save NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission: Facing budgetary pressure for its Mars Sample Return program, NASA has turned to ...
scientificamerican.com/article/spacexs-starship-could-save-nasas-beleaguered-mars-sample-return-mission/
This Fund Owns SpaceX and Other Unicorns. It Soared From $9 to $100 in 2 Weeks.: Investors appear to be snapping up the Destiny Tech100 fund as a backdoor way to ...
barrons.com/articles/destiny-tech100-funds-dxyz-stock-spacex-astera-openai-4e6598a1
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SpaceX could finally face competition. It may be too late.: Elon Musk’s space venture may finally be facing a space industry that is poised to challenge SpaceX ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/15/spacex-competition-nasa-pentagon/
Cathie Wood, Ark Invest Announce Stake In OpenAI: Here's How You Can Get Exposure To ChatGPT Parent, X (Twitter), SpaceX, Discord ... Show more
When Did Katy Perry Become Elon Musk and Tesla’s PR Shill?: Can we think of anything more “Katy Perry” than posing with a Cybertruck days after Tesla recalled ...
thedailybeast.com/obsessed/when-did-katy-perry-become-elon-musk-and-teslas-pr-shill
Perhaps more than any other moment in NASA’s history, the Columbia shuttle disaster reshaped the US space agency’s approach to innovation ... Show more edition.cnn.com/2024/04/13/world/columbia-space-shuttle-disaster-nasa-scn/index.html
TechCrunch Space: True Anomaly and Rocket Lab will make big moves on orbit (literally)
techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/techcrunch-space-true-anomaly-and-rocket-lab-will-make-big-moves-on-orbit-literally/
China set to send a new crew to its space station this week - TWIRL #161: We have several launches coming up this week but the most notable is the Long March ...
neowin.net/news/china-set-to-send-a-new-crew-to-its-space-station-this-week---twirl-161/
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket just completed a milestone mission: SpaceX achieved its 300th successful touchdown of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster on Tuesday ...
digitaltrends.com/space/spacexs-falcon-9-rocket-just-completed-a-milestone-mission/
US building spy network with SpaceX?
China and USA accuse each other of militarising space
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See incredible time lapses of two of space’s most famous objects: Two striking time lapses from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory show how two famous objects ...
digitaltrends.com/space/time-lapses-cassiopeia-a-crab-nebula/
Environmental concerns raised by rocket flights over California: Conservationists say the noise disturbs native wildlife such as red-legged frogs ...
courant.com/2024/04/18/environmental-concerns-raised-by-rocket-flights-over-california/
South Texas groups sue to block state land swap with SpaceX: A group of South Texas advocacy organizations sued the state to block a proposed land swap with ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4586130-south-texas-groups-sue-to-block-state-land-swap-with-spacex/
Serra High School space teams tests two experiments: The Serra High School space team's second out-of-earth experiment was launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-25/serra-high-school-team-vaults-into-space
Elon Musk waging war on multiple fronts, Australia now in firing line: Elon Musk is no stranger to spats with public figures, but he's also been going into ...
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-waging-war-x-starlink-australia-brazil-ireland-ukraine-2024-4
Elon Musk hopes 'fate smiles' on latest Starship rocket test flight: After mixed results with the previous flight, the spacecraft intended to one day carry ...
thenationalnews.com/future/space/2024/04/15/elon-musk-hopes-fate-smiles-on-latest-starship-rocket-test-flight/
Musk plans 1,000-ship fleets to colonize Mars: Elon Musk has given an update on Mars colonization plans, noting how the advances in SpaceX's Starship ...
newatlas.com/space/musk-mars-colony-plan-update/
AI-generated Elon Musk videos flood YouTube with fake eclipse streams to promote crypto scams
mashable.com/article/fake-spacex-elon-musk-solar-eclipse-youtube-livestreams-crypto-scam
Elon Musk's 10 worst predictions and broken promises: "I feel very confident predicting autonomous robotaxis for Tesla next year," Musk said... in 2019
qz.com/elon-musks-worst-predictions-promises-1851410720
Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX: a bad start: The SpaceX company is testing rockets in Texas that are supposed to take mankind to Mars - and is already leaving ...
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SpaceX slow-motion video shows powerful Raptor rocket engine shutting down: SpaceX has shared dramatic slow-motion footage showing a Starship spacecraft Raptor ...
digitaltrends.com/space/spacex-slow-motion-video-shows-raptor-engine-shutting-down/
Elon Musk doesn't believe in aliens - he would know about them: Elon Musk says he found no evidence of alien existence with his Starlink satellites.
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/international-business/elon-musk-glaubt-nicht-an-ausserirdische-er-wuerde-von-ihnen-wissen/
Watch SpaceX blast its megarocket engines in spectacular test: SpaceX has performed a spectacular static fire test of its Super Heavy booster ...
digitaltrends.com/space/spacex-blasts-engines-of-its-megarocket-in-spectacular-test/
Destiny Tech100 fund's top 10 holdings after 1,110% surge include SpaceX: DXYZ has seen volatile trades recently, with the closed-end fund rising 69% on Monday ...
markets.businessinsider.com/news/funds/destiny-tech100-stock-price-top-10-holdings-dxyz-spacex-openai-2024-4
NASA, SpaceX, and others are sharing spectacular views of the April 8 eclipse taken by a fleet of Earth-orbiting spacecraft ... Show more
The beautiful nebula holds a starry mystery at its heart: A gorgeous nebula turns out to hold a surprise at its center: a pair of stars that don't match as ...
digitaltrends.com/space/nebula-star-pair/
Watch how NASA plans to land a car-sized drone on Titan: Watch the cool way in which NASA is aiming to land its car-sized Dragonfly drone on Titan ...
digitaltrends.com/space/watch-how-nasa-plans-to-land-a-car-sized-drone-on-titan/
SpaceX's launch of the Falcon 9 rocket has left onlookers scratching their heads after what appeared to be a "jellyfish-like" being was seen soaring ... Show more #9News
Galactic Game Changer: NASA’s New Strategy For A Sustainable Future In Space: As space becomes more crowded, NASA is determined to keep not only low-Earth orbit ...
hothardware.com/news/nasa-strategy-for-sustainable-space
This is how the world ends: swallowed or shredded by a dying sun: Researchers recently studied the status of dead stars called white dwarfs ...
digitaltrends.com/space/earth-fate-white-dwarf/
Biden wants to tax firms like SpaceX and Blue Origin that launch in US: His budget proposal suggests rewriting the aviation excise tax structure so space ...
businessinsider.com/biden-tax-companies-spacex-blue-origin-launch-us-musk-bezos-2024-4
SpaceX rocket launch sends advanced satellite into low orbit, brings booster back to Earth
latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-11/bright-light-sonic-boom-space-x-launch-california
Flight safety: Biden wants to make SpaceX & Co. pay with launch fees: The US government wants to impose levies on companies that use US airspace for rocket ...
heise.de/news/Flugsicherheit-Biden-will-SpaceX-Co-mit-Startgebuehren-zur-Kasse-bitten-9677211.html
Elon Musk is cutting jobs at Tesla - also in Germany in Grünheide near Berlin: With persistence, Elon Musk has climbed into the club of the super-rich ...
augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/elon-musk-streicht-bei-tesla-kraeftig-arbeitsplaetze-auch-in-deutschland-in-gruenheide-bei-berlin-id70347196.html
Quick Glance: Tesla: Prices Reduced in Germany - Musk's Strategies
- Tesla lowers prices in Germany to increase inventory and sales.
- Elon Musk addresses price complaints and emphasizes the need for flexible pricing.
- Buyers of Tesla vehicles during expensive phases may face depreciation.
- Tesla implements additional measures to boost sales, such as price cuts in the USA and adjustments in the Supercharger network.
US risks losing space and military tech dominance without commercial sector support, Space Force commander warns
techspot.com/news/102603-us-risks-losing-space-military-tech-dominance-without.html
SpaceX Selling $399 Refurbished Starlink Dishes to US Users: The company finally expands sales of refurbished Starlink kits to select US states after opening ...
uk.pcmag.com/networking/151871/spacex-selling-399-refurbished-starlink-dishes-to-us-users
Wheelhouse And UK Theme Park Firm Merlin Entertainments Building Unscripted Slate Around London Eye And Other Iconic Attractions
deadline.com/2024/04/wheelhouse-merlin-entertainments-unscripted-slate-1235894637/
Filtronic's shares surge 50% on deepening supply deal with Musk's SpaceX: Filtronic's shares surged 50% to a decade-high on Wednesday after the British ...
reuters.com/world/uk/filtronics-shares-soar-partnering-with-musks-spacex-2024-04-24/
SpaceX has now landed more boosters than most other rockets ever launch: Can the Falcon 9 eventually challenge Soyuz for launch totals?
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/spacex-has-now-landed-more-boosters-than-most-other-rockets-ever-launch/
Explore NASA's Best Photos of the Year: It was a wild year for NASA, and the space agency has the pictures to prove it.
gizmodo.com/explore-nasas-best-photos-of-the-year-1851429649
London Eye set to become permanent fixture on capital's skyline for decades to come
standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-eye-lambeth-council-permanent-plans-south-bank-b1153662.html
SpaceX building Starbase sushi restaurant, recreation center: SpaceX is building a Starbase sushi restaurant and a recreation center, according to filings with ...
expressnews.com/business/article/spacex-starbase-sushi-restaurant-recreation-center-19406418.php
Injury Rates at SpaceX Soar Above Industry Norms: At SpaceX's manufacturing facility in Brownsville, Texas, the injury rate is more than seven times the industry ...
gizmodo.com/spacex-worker-injuries-workplace-safety-1851432112
Ex-Nasa engineer develops propulsion system that would contradict the laws of physics
t3n.de/news/ex-nasa-ingenieur-entwickelt-antrieb-der-den-gesetzen-der-physik-widersprechen-wuerde-1620855/
Elon Musk and SpaceX set to hit rocket milestone with Starlink satellite launch: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has pioneered reusable rocket technology
marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-and-spacex-set-to-hit-rocket-milestone-with-starlink-satellite-launch-69f0a8ab
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