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by Jeff Foust — November 19, 2022 A SpaceX cargo Dragon mission being prepared for launch on the CRS-25 mission earlier in the year. The upcoming CRS-26 launch will be the first flight of the third and final cargo Dragon spacecraft the company expects to build. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON —…

Elon Musk's strategy "does not bode well" for the future of Twitter, an early backer of the billionaire's SpaceX firm has warned. The social media platform has been in an almost constant state of chaos since the world's richest man bought it in a $44bn deal last month, with warnings…

Home News Spaceflight Artist's impression of ispace's Hakuto-R lander on the moon. (Image credit: ispace) A Japanese private moon lander is in a race to make history. On Nov. 30, Tokyo-based ispace's Hakuto-R lander is scheduled to launch for the moon's Atlas Crater to ready for a soft touchdown, which…

Well, that's one way to try and help alleviate a cash crunch at your empire... SpaceX is reportedly attempting to raise a funding round that values the space exploration company at a whopping $150 billion, multiple reports, including one from Bloomberg, on Tuesday confirmed.  The report cited "people familiar with…

CEO of Tesla, SpaceX & Twitter No. 1 Rank on 2022 Forbes 400 List $222 B Net Worth as of Nov. 1, 2022 AGE: 51 | SOURCE OF WEALTH: TESLA, SPACEX | SELF-MADE SCORE: 8/10 | RESIDENCE: AUSTIN, TEXAS | CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES | MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE | CHILDREN: 10…

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:19 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, to launch the company’s 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station...Read More

Leading by example — SpaceX has spent more than $160,000 on Twitter so far. Ashley Belanger - Nov 14, 2022 9:16 pm UTC Elon Musk has seemingly decided that one way to inspire confidence in Twitter as an advertising platform is to become an advertiser himself. Yesterday, CNBC reported that…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX just conducted its most ambitious and powerful test to date with its Starship Mars rocket.  SpaceX ignited 14 Raptor engines on Booster 7, a prototype of Starship's first-stage Super Heavy rocket, during a "static fire" test today (Nov. 14) at Starbase, the company's South Texas facility. …

Pool / Pool via Getty As advertisers have begun to flee Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter, Musk has secured a major new client: himself. CNBC first reported that Musk's SpaceX ordered an advertising package from Twitter to promote SpaceX's Starlink satellite service in Spain and Australia. Musk confirmed the deal on Twitter, but…

Topline Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said his recent takeover of Twitter—along with his existing responsibilities as the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX—has caused his workload to increase by “quite a lot”, following a tumultuous two weeks at the social media platform including mass layoffs. Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks…