Elon Musk trolled his fellow multibillionaire Jeff Bezos on Monday, joking that he ‘can’t get it up (to orbit)’ after the Amazon founder’s space company filed a protest against NASA for picking rival SpaceX to build a lunar lander. Blue Origin, the Bezos’-owned space exploration company, filed a protest with the federal Government Accountability Office … Read more
The four astronauts on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft were told that they could possibly be on a collision course with an ‘unknown’ object before docking at the International Space Station, NASA has revealed. The space junk encounter, known as a conjunction, was reported at 1:43pm ET Friday while the crew was preparing to … Read more
NASA has shared a remarkable nine-second timelapse video of the successful SpaceX Crew-2 rocket launch from Friday. Crew-2 carried four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), and can be seen rising into the air and spreading a plume of light through the sky. As Crew-2 disappears over the horizon, the landing plume of the returning first … Read more
Elon Musk admits ‘a bunch of people will probably die’ during SpaceX‘s initial voyages to Mars – but has insisted it will be a ‘glorious adventure and amazing experience’. The SpaceX founder was speaking with Peter Diamandis, founder of the X Prize Foundation, when he made the stark prediction. Musk has already said he hopes to get … Read more
Elon Musk will host Saturday Night Live with musical guest Miley Cyrus… as fans of the show react to the surprising choice: ‘No one wants this’ By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 21:27 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:27 BST, 24 April 2021 Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be flexing his comedic prowess as … Read more
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts from across the world has safely docked at the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule docked with the orbiting outpost more than 260 miles above the Indian Ocean, a day after launching from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center. The new arrivals, representing the U.S, France and Japan, will now spend … Read more
NASA has shared a number of images showing what its upcoming Lunar Gateway space station will look like when it launches for the moon in 2024. The agency said the orbiting laboratory would provide astronauts with a ‘home away from home’ during trips to the moon, and a staging post for lunar landings. The orbiting … Read more
A close encounter between SpaceX and OneWeb satellites in orbit that could have ended in disaster was reported earlier this month, but the Elon Musk-owned company states the publicized event never took place. In a filing to the Federal Communications Commission, SpaceX accuses its rival of sounding the alarm when there was no potential danger. … Read more
NASA has chosen Elon Musk‘s SpaceX to build the spacecraft that take the first woman and next man to the moon. The American space agency made the official announcement Friday, which includes SpaceX’s $2.9 billion contract to build the lunar lander that is reportedly much lower than what competitors bid. The Washington Post shared the news hours … Read more
SpaceX rolled its 207-foot-long Falcon 9 rocket to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, where it is set to take four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) April 22. The target launch time from Launch Complex 39A is 6:11am ET, with the rocket reaching the ISS April 23 at 5:30am ET. The enormous … Read more