SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claims its Starship could launch for just $2 million per mission
5 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claims its Starship could launch for just $2 million per mission

Daily Mail  

NASA spends about $450 million per mission to launch a space shuttle – but SpaceX's CEO said its Starship rocket can do it for a fraction of the cost. 'If you consider operational costs, maybe it'll be like $2 million out of SpaceX's pocket each time,' Musk said at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Scroll down for video NASA spends about $450 million per mission to launch a space shuttle –but SpaceX's CEO said its Starship rocket can do it for a fraction of the cost SpaceX hopes its style of reusable rocket will mark a major breakthrough in aerospace technology that will eventually make exploration cheaper and more sustainable. 'If you consider operational costs, maybe it'll be like $2 million,' he said Last month, the public got a birds-eye view of three of SpaceX's glimmering Starship spacecraft SpaceX hopes its style of reusable rocket will mark a major breakthrough in aerospace technology that will eventually make exploration cheaper and more sustainable As reported by CNBC, the video also shows the first stainless steel bands of another Starship prototype, the Mark 4, being assembled.

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Starship will change what is possible beyond Earth
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Starship will change what is possible beyond Earth

Live Mint  

IN ANY NORMAL week, the biggest-ever interplanetary probe blasting off to look for signs of life in the depths of an occult ocean would hog the headlines about space. But the launch of Europa Clipper on October 14th was eclipsed, spectacularly, by the test flight the previous day of the Starship being developed by SpaceX, a launch provider, satellite-communications supplier …

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 128 missions in 2024, more than the world combined
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 128 missions in 2024, more than the world combined

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX has achieved a remarkable milestone, launching a total of 128 missions to space, surpassing the combined launch totals of all other space-faring nations. The Elon Musk-led company not only launched Falcon-9 but also Falcon Heavy and Starship Super Heavy on several developmental flight tests. SpaceX's commitment to pushing the boundaries of space exploration is evident not only …

Elon Musk's SpaceX planning to sell insider shares to boost value to $350 billion
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX planning to sell insider shares to boost value to $350 billion

Firstpost  

With an estimated valuation of $255 billion, SpaceX is already the most valuable private startup in the world. The potential sale would boost SpaceX’s valuation over $350 billion, which would place SpaceX among giants in the aerospace and technology sectors The potential valuation of $350 billion would put SpaceX on par with some of the largest publicly traded companies globally. …

SpaceX weighs tender offer at roughly $350 billion valuation
1 month, 1 week ago

SpaceX weighs tender offer at roughly $350 billion valuation

Live Mint  

SpaceX is in discussions to sell insider shares that could boost the value of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company to around $350 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The so-called tender or secondary offering, through which employees and some early shareholders can sell shares, provides investors in the closely held SpaceX a way to generate liquidity amid …

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around
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1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election victory also translated into a new win for his billionaire supporter Elon Musk. As per The New York Post, Isaacson’s book details that Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, co-founder Max Levchin, board member Reid Hoffman, and COO and product leader David Dacks were behind the “coup.” PayPal board members masterminded Elon Musk's ouster The ouster …

Elon Musk wants SpaceX to produce a Starship every eight hours
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk wants SpaceX to produce a Starship every eight hours

India Today  

In a bold move that could reshape the future of space exploration, Elon Musk's SpaceX is working towards dramatically increasing production of its Starship megarocket. The company's ambitious target is to manufacture one Starship every eight hours, a significant leap from its current production rate. Elon Musk has stated that to achieve Mars colonisation in roughly three decades, ship production …

Donald Trump joins Elon Musk to watch SpaceX Starship rocket launch in Texas
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump joins Elon Musk to watch SpaceX Starship rocket launch in Texas

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket into space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as US President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company's rocket facilities. Trump fixated on the booster's novel catch-landing technique after the previous flight - "Did you see the way that …

SpaceX Starship launch time, site location and how to watch live
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX Starship launch time, site location and how to watch live

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk's SpaceX will attempt the sixth flight test of its massive Starship rocket that will one day transport humans to the moon and Mars. Elon Musk 's SpaceX will attempt the sixth flight test of its massive Starship rocket that will one day transport humans to the moon and Mars Elon Musk has been a vocal supporter of President …

London to New York in 30 MINUTES: SpaceX's Starship could soon transport passengers on long-distance trips at dizzying speeds of up to 16,700mph - as Elon Musk claims 'this is now possible' following
1 month, 4 weeks ago

London to New York in 30 MINUTES: SpaceX's Starship could soon transport passengers on long-distance trips at dizzying speeds of up to 16,700mph - as Elon Musk claims 'this is now possible' following

Daily Mail  

It looks like SpaceX is reviving plans to take on the commercial aviation industry – by transporting passengers to other countries via space. Billionaire owner Elon Musk says that his ambitious vision of 'Earth to Earth' space travel on his Starship rocket is 'now possible' following Donald Trump's re-election. A SpaceX promo video depicts a luxurious trip aboard Starship taking …

Elon Musk’s politics are crashing hard into his business
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s politics are crashing hard into his business

Politico  

Just a few days before, during a theatrical corporate unveiling at a Hollywood studio, Tesla showed off its prototype for the robotaxi Musk has been promising for years and trotted out a squad of bartending robot entertainers that he forecasted will be the “biggest product ever of any kind.” The flashy launch earned Musk a wave of social media adoration …

How SpaceX's rocket landing could pave the way for trips to Mars: Elon Musk predicts a 'sustainable city' could be built on the Red Planet by 2054
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How SpaceX's rocket landing could pave the way for trips to Mars: Elon Musk predicts a 'sustainable city' could be built on the Red Planet by 2054

Daily Mail  

For decades, sending humans on the 140 million-mile journey from Earth to Mars has seemed like a distant pipedream. But as SpaceX successfully lands its Starship rocket booster, Elon Musk says that trips to the Red Planet could be common within 30 years. After five minutes the booster detaches and flies back down to Earth where it is caught by …

Elon Musk reveals date for first Starship Mars mission
4 months ago

Elon Musk reveals date for first Starship Mars mission

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has announced that the first SpaceX missions to Mars aboard the …

Elon Musk announces SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years
4 months ago

Elon Musk announces SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years

The Hindu  

SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. "These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said, adding if those landings go well, his space company will …

Elon Musk Mars Project: SpaceX to Launch First Starship in Two Years | ABP News
4 months ago

Elon Musk Mars Project: SpaceX to Launch First Starship in Two Years | ABP News

ABP News  

Elon Musk's SpaceX is now shifting its focus from the Moon to Mars, with plans to send a spacecraft to the Red Planet within the next two years. On Saturday, Musk announced that SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starship to Mars as soon as the Earth-Mars transfer window opens. According to reports, Musk envisions establishing a city on Mars …

Mars on a Budget? Elon Musk's billion-dollar plan to travel and colonise Red Planet
4 months ago

Mars on a Budget? Elon Musk's billion-dollar plan to travel and colonise Red Planet

India Today  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long been vocal about his ambition to colonise Mars, but the financial hurdles of such an endeavour are staggering. It currently costs about a billion dollars per ton of useful payload to the surfaceâ€æ https://t.co/bVQJL8JeV5 — Elon Musk September 7, 2024 Current Costs and Future Targets According to Musk, the current cost of delivering payload …

SpaceX to launch uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years: Elon Musk
4 months ago

SpaceX to launch uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years: Elon Musk

India Today  

SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. "These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said, adding if those landings go well, his space company will …

SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon and Mars, in the future: Elon Musk
7 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon and Mars, in the future: Elon Musk

India TV News  

Gopi Thotakura, an India-born aviator and commercial pilot based in the United States, recently joined five other space tourists on a short recreational trip to space. Now, Elon Musk has said that SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future. "Over time, SpaceX will enable anyone to go to …

Starship will be bigger than the Great Pyramids, Elon Musk says
8 months ago

Starship will be bigger than the Great Pyramids, Elon Musk says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The next generation of SpaceX’s Starship rockets will be taller than the Great …

SpaceX fires up new Starship for next flight
9 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX fires up new Starship for next flight

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX has fired up the engines of a new Starship rocket as it …

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket made it to space – is the mission to Mars really on?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket made it to space – is the mission to Mars really on?

The Independent  

On 14 March, exactly 22 years after the company was founded, SpaceX achieved what is perhaps its most impressive feat yet. SpaceX described the test as “phenomenal”, while those financing the endeavour appeared optimistic about Starship’s future, despite both parts of the rocket being ultimately lost. “Starship is a revolutionary launch vehicle that promises to shake up all the givens …

Quest for cost-effective space flight continues
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Quest for cost-effective space flight continues

China Daily  

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, begins its lift off on its third launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, US March 14, 2024. Instead of spending time on long-term, repetitive demonstrations and testing, SpaceX improves reliability through repeated launch missions, identifies technical vulnerabilities with each failure and …

Elon Musk claims SpaceX Starship will take humanity to Mars despite aircraft exploding under atmospheric pressure after launch
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk claims SpaceX Starship will take humanity to Mars despite aircraft exploding under atmospheric pressure after launch

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk proudly proclaimed 'Starship will take humanity to Mars' after the massive rocket hit a major milestone of reaching orbit during a Thursday flight test. The two-stage craft, consisting of the Starship cruise vessel mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster, took off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, flight test facility on the Gulf Coast at 9:25am ET. …

Starship rocket launch window revealed by FAA
1 year, 3 months ago

Starship rocket launch window revealed by FAA

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration’s commercial space division said a mishap investigation from the last …

US govt halts flight of Musk's Starship, suggest 63 changes to behemoth rocket
1 year, 3 months ago

US govt halts flight of Musk's Starship, suggest 63 changes to behemoth rocket

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX is facing a series of regulatory hurdles before it can relaunch its ambitious Starship rocket. The Federal Aviation Administration has mandated 63 corrective actions following an investigation into the failed debut of the Starship, currently the world's largest rocket. Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, responded to the accident by implementing improvements to the 394-foot rocket and …

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?
1 year, 8 months ago

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?

NPR  

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images When SpaceX's newest rocket, Starship, lifted off last month, employees cheered as they watched the video feed. Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Musk's ambitions …

What’s next for SpaceX after Starship Explosion: Musk wants to launch $3 billion Mars rocket in 2 months
1 year, 8 months ago

What’s next for SpaceX after Starship Explosion: Musk wants to launch $3 billion Mars rocket in 2 months

Firstpost  

Elon Musk believes that his team at SpaceX will be able to launch the next Starship rocket for its test flight within two months. Still, getting the newly integrated Starship and booster rocket off the ground for the first flight was a significant step forward in SpaceX’s goal of returning men to the moon and eventually Mars. Bill Nelson, head …

Launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket called off
1 year, 8 months ago

Launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket called off

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The launch of SpaceX’s Starship – the biggest and most powerful rocket ever …

Elon Musk's Starship, world's biggest rocket, fails to take off. Here's why
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk's Starship, world's biggest rocket, fails to take off. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday called off a highly anticipated launch of its powerful new Starship rocket, delaying the first uncrewed test flight of the vehicle into space. Both the lower-stage Super Heavy booster rocket and the upper-stage Starship cruise vessel it will carry to space are designed as reusable components, capable of flying back to Earth for soft landings …

Elon Musk’s Space X to launch Starship rocket: What to know
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk’s Space X to launch Starship rocket: What to know

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX is counting down to the first test flight of its Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system into space for the first time on a brief but highly anticipated, uncrewed test flight from the Texas …

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft is ready to launch as soon as next week
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft is ready to launch as soon as next week

Firstpost  

Because of pending regulatory permission SpaceX won’t be able to launch their Starship rocket this week, even though it is fully stacked and ready to be launched or a first orbital flight test. Following a launch rehearsal this week and pending regulatory permission, SpaceX stated last week that it is ready to launch the fully stacked Starship spaceship for a …

Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket launch slipping to later in April
1 year, 8 months ago

Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket launch slipping to later in April

Live Mint  

A key SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket launch test now is likely to take place later this month rather than sometime this week, the space company's CEO Elon Musk said on Monday. The rocket is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase facilities at Boca Chica in South Texas in the first launch of the company's fully stacked 394-foot tall …

World's most powerful rocket, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to make its maiden orbital flight next week
1 year, 9 months ago

World's most powerful rocket, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to make its maiden orbital flight next week

Firstpost  

SpaceX’s Starship rocket is the most powerful rocket ever made and is planned to take humans to Mars. Taking off According to the US’ Federal Aviation Administration or the FAA, the Starship rocket will take off from SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Monday, April 10. Musk has already cautioned that there’s a 50 per cent possibility that Starship …

SpaceX test fires Starship booster in milestone for debut orbital launch
1 year, 11 months ago

SpaceX test fires Starship booster in milestone for debut orbital launch

The Hindu  

SpaceX's towering Super Heavy booster, one half of the company's Starship rocket system, briefly roared to life for the first time on Thursday in a test-firing that puts the behemoth moon and Mars vehicle closer to its first orbital flight in the coming months, a company live stream showed. Thirty-one of the Super Heavy booster's 33 Raptor rocket engines fired …

SpaceX may attempt Starship launch in March, says Elon Musk
1 year, 11 months ago

SpaceX may attempt Starship launch in March, says Elon Musk

Firstpost  

Since last year, SpaceX has been looking to launch the pivotal demonstration flight of its next-generation deep-space transportation system as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon Washington: SpaceX chief Elon Musk has announced that its giant Starship rocket system could go orbital for the first time next month if all goes according to plan. Since last year, …

Elon Musk's dream Mars rocket gets green light to launch, with conditions
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's dream Mars rocket gets green light to launch, with conditions

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX cleared a major hurdle as the US government concluded an environmental review of its gigantic, futuristic Starship base in Texas. The environmental review was for the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program in Boca Chica located at the southernmost tip of Texas, about 1,000 miles west of Cape Canaveral where SpaceX launches astronauts and …

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit
2 years, 10 months ago

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The billionaire who launched on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, alongside two SpaceX engineers and a former …

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. …

Elon Musk Says Space X Starship Rocket To Reach Orbit Within 6 Months
2 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk Says Space X Starship Rocket To Reach Orbit Within 6 Months

News 18  

Reiterating that humanity needs to become multi-planetary, Elon Musk said on Friday that the SpaceX Starship rocket will finally reach orbit this year. Musk, highly confident that Starship will reach orbit this year, also demonstrated a new video of Starship’s potential at the event. Late last year, Musk, in an email to SpaceX employees, asked them to work over the …

SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

The Independent  

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year

Daily Mail  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave an update on the highly-anticipated interplanetary Starship rocket which he aims to take to the Moon in 2025 and later Mars, during a press conference at his Starbase in Texas on Thursday. SpaceX Starship sits on top of its booster, Super Heavy, late Thursday night after Elon Musk's presentation in Boca Chica, Texas, in which …

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. …

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles
3 years ago

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles

CNN  

New York CNN Business — If 2021 was the year of ostentatious displays of wealthy space tourists chartering one-off missions, 2022 promises to be yet another year solidifying the private sector’s grip on modern space travel. Starship and the FAA SpaceX, the poster child of the commercial space era, has been anxious to get a full-scale version of its Starship …

Musk says Starship will attempt first orbital flight next year
3 years, 1 month ago

Musk says Starship will attempt first orbital flight next year

Live Mint  

Elon Musk said Wednesday that the Starship developed by his company SpaceX and selected by NASA for the Americans' return to the Moon would attempt its first orbital flight early next year. "We'll do a bunch of tests in December and hopefully launch in January," Musk said in a talk for the National Academies Space Studies Board. In his hour-long …

SpaceX’s Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January
3 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX’s Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting on success for that first test flight. Musk said he’s confident Starship — launching for the first time atop a mega booster — will successfully reach orbit sometime in 2022. After …

Launching Starship: Inside Elon Musk's plan to perfect the rocket to take humanity to Mars
3 years, 3 months ago

Launching Starship: Inside Elon Musk's plan to perfect the rocket to take humanity to Mars

ABC  

In the pre-dawn light on a road that ends at Boca Chica beach in south-east Texas, rocket chasers are setting up cameras at the entrance to Elon Musk's Starbase. "I don't think people understand, this is the largest most powerful rocket that's ever existed in human history," says MaryLiz Bender of the Cosmic Perspective YouTube channel. "This is the first …

Seeing stars? Musk says SpaceX ready to spend $30B on Starlink
3 years, 6 months ago

Seeing stars? Musk says SpaceX ready to spend $30B on Starlink

Al Jazeera  

Starlink, an array of low-orbit satellites offering high-speed, low-latency connectivity, is already offering a trial service and aims to cover the world starting in August, Tesla CEO and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk told the Mobile World Congress. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his Starlink venture was growing quickly as he forecast total investment costs in the satellite …

Elon Musk's SpaceX Lands $2.9 Billion Nasa Contract to Send Astronauts to Moon: All You Need to Know
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX Lands $2.9 Billion Nasa Contract to Send Astronauts to Moon: All You Need to Know

News 18  

NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on Friday, picking it over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc. Bezos and Musk – the world’s first and third richest people respectively, according to Forbes – …

SpaceX to land Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, says Elon Musk
3 years, 9 months ago

SpaceX to land Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, says Elon Musk

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX will be landing its Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, the billionaire entrepreneur said in a tweet on Tuesday. The private space company had raised about $850 million in equity financing in February even as a prototype of its Starship rocket exploded during a landing attempt after a high-altitude test launch. The really hard threshold is …

All about SpaceX Falcon 9
4 years, 7 months ago

All about SpaceX Falcon 9

The Hindu  

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on May 30, created history. They were on a 19-hour ride aboard SpaceX's Dragon Crew capsule to the International Space Station. Also read: Prototype of new SpaceX rocket Starship explodes on Texas test pad Minutes after launch, the first-stage booster rocket separated from the upper second-stage …

Elon Musk says SpaceX will build 100 Starships per year to put ONE MILLION humans on Mars by 2050
4 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk says SpaceX will build 100 Starships per year to put ONE MILLION humans on Mars by 2050

Daily Mail  

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has made yet another outlandish announcement with an unrealistic timeline regarding his colonisation of Mars. Pictured, the Starship MK1 seen here at a SpaceX facility in Boca Chica, Texas 'Starship design goal is 3 flights/day avg rate, so ~1000 flights/year at >100 tons/flight, so every 10 ships yield 1 megaton per year to orbit,' Musk tweeted …

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