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SpaceX launched another 26 of its Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Sunday amid foggy conditions at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photo courtesy of SpaceX/X June 8 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched another 26 of its Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Sunday amid foggy conditions at Vandenberg Space Force Base…

An explosive breakdown in the relationship between President Donald Trump and his biggest political donor turned part-time employee, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been foreshadowed since their alliance first took shape. When Trump brought Musk along for the ride as he moved back into the White House, the looming question…

By Alex Pigman AFP · 8 Jun, 2025 12:08 AM 4 mins to read Donald Trump (left) and Elon Musk's unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public divorce on June 5 (UST). Photo / AFP Donald Trump (left) and Elon Musk's unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public…

Last Updated: June 07, 2025, 22:46 IST When asked whether he hoped to mend his relationship with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Donald Trump replied bluntly, “No.” US President Donald Trump with Elon Musk | File Image: AP US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Elon Musk, saying…

As one of the century’s stupidest, most high-profile feuds escalated yesterday, President Donald Trump at one point threatened to cancel the U.S. government’s expansive contracts with SpaceX and Tesla, companies that are both at least nominally headed by ketamine enthusiast and Grimes-ex Elon Musk. In response, Musk threatened to “immediately”…

A vitriolic war of words between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk could have profound repercussions for the nation’s civil and military space programs By Lee Billings edited by Dean Visser Elon Musk (left) and President Donald Trump (right) seemed to be on good terms during a press…

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Later this month, an inconspicuous 150-kilogram satellite is set to launch into space aboard the SpaceX Transporter 14 mission. Once in orbit, it will test super-accurate next-generation satnav technology designed to make up for the shortcomings of the US Global Positioning System (GPS).  The satellite is the first of a…

There have been increasing demands for Donald Trump to take over SpaceX immediately following a threat from Elon Musk to leave NASA astronauts stranded in space during a heated disagreement with the president.  In a tense exchange on Thursday, Trump responded to Musk’s escalating remarks by proposing that the entrepreneur’s…

Donald Trump and Elon Musk arrive for a test launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket on November 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas. Getty Images In the barrage of attacks that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired at each other Thursday, one stood out: Trump’s threat to cancel federal contracts with…