Inside the race to find GPS alternatives
“Just because of this shorter distance, we will put down signals that will be approximately a hundred times stronger than the GPS signal,” says Tyler Reid, chief technology officer and…
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Can Trump Take Over SpaceX? Calls to Seize SpaceX from Musk Grow after 'First Buddy' Threatens to Leave NASA Astronauts Stranded in Space
Donald Trump is facing calls to immediately seize control of SpaceX after Elon Musk threatened to leave NASA astronauts stranded in orbit during a heated clash with the former president.…
Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX capsule, a key space station link, after Trump attack
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the…
Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap
It took only a few hours to wipe $152 billion of value from Tesla’s market cap and more than $100 million in value from TrumpCoin. The end of the bromance between Elon Musk and President…
Elon Musk Yanks SpaceX Program After Trump Threatens to Cut Contracts
“Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the latter’s request,” China’s U.S. Embassy posted from its X account on Thursday. The “at…
The Race to Build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System Is On
While the US military has spent lavishly on missile defense over the past few decades, it has “little to show” for it, argues a recently revised report published by the Panel on Public…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX hits another setback as Starship demo ends in explosion
After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft tumbled out of control and broke…
Elon Musk says SpaceX team will review FAA air traffic control systems
Personnel from Elon Musk’s government-downsizing team DOGE were set to visit the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Air Traffic Control command center in Warrenton, Virginia, on…
Italian leader Meloni denies private talks with Elon Musk on Starlink deal
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Thursday that her government is in discussions with several private firms regarding Italy's telecom security infrastructure, including Elon…
SpaceX, Amazon in discussions with IAG SA on Wi-Fi deal, Bloomberg says
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/spacex-amazon-in-discussions-with-iag-sa-on-wi-fi-deal-bloomberg-says IAG SA, which owns British Airways, Spain’s Iberia, and Ireland’s Aer Lingus, is…
SpaceX share sale values company at about US$350 billion
SPACEX and its investors have agreed to purchase as much as US$1.25 billion of insider shares in a transaction valuing Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker at about US$350 billion,…
SpaceX Starlink launches today: Back-to-back liftoffs in Florida
The Starlink 6-76 mission is scheduled for liftoff tonight from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 10:35 p.m. EST (0335 UTC, November 26), following a day already filled with Falcon 9 rocket…
SpaceX sparks Taiwanese anger over supplier relocation request
Controversial move: Taiwan's Economic Affairs Minister JW Kuo acknowledged the government is closely monitoring the situation, noting that short-term political factors should not disrupt…
Elon Musk's ties to Trump pose potential conflicts for his businesses. Here's a look at his federal contracts
Elon Musk is easily the world’s wealthiest man, with a net worth topping $300 billion. But even he stands to make more money from his association with the federal government after placing…
China's New Spaceship Is a Blatant Ripoff of SpaceX's Starship
AliExpress Starship China has showed off a concept for its upcoming Long March 9, a ultra heavy-lift reusable rocket designed to deliver the first Chinese astronauts to the surface of the…
Elon Musk hoped Trump would 'sail into the sunset.' Now he works frenetically to elect him
While he was building rockets and electric cars and becoming the world’s richest man, Elon Musk mostly stayed out of politics, donating relatively modest amounts to candidates from both…
Vietnam says Musk’s SpaceX plans US$15 billion Starlink investment
ELON Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest US$15 billion in Vietnam in the near future, the government of the Communist-run nation said on Thursday (Sep 26), which could help resolve a stalemate…
The Polaris Dawn crew is back on Earth after a historic mission
The Polaris Dawn crew safely returned to Earth early Sunday morning, bringing the historic privately funded mission to a close. The Dragon capsule carrying the mission’s four astronauts —…