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Historic SpaceX private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida

The team had managed to hit a peak altitude of 1400km, the furthest humans have travelled from Earth since the Apollo missions to the Moon.

The team had managed to hit a peak altitude of 1400km, the furthest humans have travelled from Earth since the Apollo missions to the Moon

15 Sep 2024 - 4:51PMvideocam

How Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could help China detect US stealth fighters

13 Sep 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

12 Sep 2024 - 8:08PM

Musk takes jab at Taylor Swift for Harris endorsement, riling China’s Swifties

The tech billionaire and Trump supporter told ‘childless cat lady’ Swift, ‘I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life’.

12 Sep 2024 - 5:31AMvideocam

Elon Musk is seen at the US Open in New York on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct 1st private spacewalk

Considered one of the riskiest parts of space flight, spacewalks have been done only by professional astronauts – until now.

11 Sep 2024 - 12:53AM

Musk, owner of X, on track to become world’s first trillionaire by 2027: report

A trillion is a 1 with 12 zeros after it, represented as 1,000,000,000,000.

9 Sep 2024 - 9:12PM

Elon Musk plans to send uncrewed Starships to Mars in 2 years

The billionaire said the mission will be unmanned to test the reliability of landing intact on the red planet.

8 Sep 2024 - 10:47AMvideocam

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off from a launch site in Texas in June. Photo: AP

Boeing’s troubled Starliner spaceship lands back on Earth without crew

Starliner’s smooth return was a relief for the aviation giant’s space ambitions after Nasa deemed it too risky to send astronauts home on it.

7 Sep 2024 - 1:12PM

Musk’s Starlink to block X in Brazil, reversing defiance of judge’s order

The satellite internet service Starlink, under Elon Musk’s SpaceX, plans to comply with the order after the court froze the company’s assets.

4 Sep 2024 - 12:13PMvideocam

Nasa explains away strange noise heard by astronaut in Boeing’s Starliner

‘A pulsing sound from a speaker in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft heard by Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore … has stopped,’ the space agency said.

3 Sep 2024 - 8:33AMvideocam

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station’s Harmony module forward port. Photo: Nasa / TNS

US general urges China to report space debris as G60 satellite network launches

US Space Command chief says Beijing failed to notify about space junk left behind after rocket launches, but notes ‘positive’ moves.

1 Sep 2024 - 2:36PMvideocam

A rocket carrying satellites for China’s Qianfan Constellation blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre on August 6. Photo: CCTV

Musk’s SpaceX tightens grip on Nasa by bringing Boeing crew home from ISS

Nasa’s reliance on SpaceX grows as Boeing’s Starliner faces setbacks, highlighting the firm’s dominance in US space missions and satellite launches, while sparking concerns over Musk’s sway on US foreign policy.

27 Aug 2024 - 6:42PM

SpaceX delays launch of first-ever private spacewalk mission

Historic launch of Polaris Dawn mission with all-civilian crew is delayed by at least a day to check a ‘ground-side helium leak’.

27 Aug 2024 - 2:13PM

SpaceX to bring Boeing’s Starliner astronauts home next year, Nasa says

In a blow to Boeing’s space programme, what was expected to be an eight-day mission to the International Space Station will last for months.

25 Aug 2024 - 9:23AM

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner is shown docked to the International Space Station. Image: Boeing via TNS

Meet Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, the two Nasa astronauts stuck in space

They embarked on what was supposed to be an 8-day Crew Flight Test mission to the International Space Station in June aboard a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, but now they may not return to Earth until next year

16 Aug 2024 - 5:00AM

Nasa astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams pose before boarding their Boeing Starliner spacecraft on June 5. Photo: AFP

US union sues Trump and Musk, saying they intimidated workers in X interview

During their conversation, Trump called the Tesla CEO ‘the greatest cutter’ while discussing workers walking off the job to go on strike.

14 Aug 2024 - 1:17AMvideocam

China’s initial launch for internet satellite network creates space debris

After delivering the first 18 satellites for the Qianfan Constellation project, the upper stage of the Long March 6A rocket broke apart, the US Space Command reports.

10 Aug 2024 - 2:21PM

Nasa weighs SpaceX rescue for stranded Boeing Starliner crew

The astronauts may have to be brought home in a rival Crew Dragon capsule in February, in what would be a major embarrassment for Boeing.

8 Aug 2024 - 7:08AM

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station in July. Photo: Nasa via AP

With Musk all in for Trump, what might that mean for US space policy?

A second Trump administration could not only feature much more work for the commercial rocket launcher SpaceX, but also a White House adviser role for Musk.

27 Jul 2024 - 5:28AMvideocam

Musk’s SpaceX activates Starlink internet service in a Gaza hospital

The high speed internet would enable potentially life-saving medical consultations via real-time video calling.

24 Jul 2024 - 4:14PM

World leaders pay tribute to Biden as he drops out of White House race

UK PM Starmer says he respects Biden’s decision to drop out as Canada’s Trudeau calls US president ‘a partner to Canadians – and a true friend’.

22 Jul 2024 - 12:59PMvideocam

US President Joe Biden shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) in Washington on July 11. Photo: PA Wire / dpa

China could attack Starlink-like satellites with laser-armed submarine: study

Chinese scientists have proposed a new type of laser attack submarine to go up against enemy satellites.

20 Jul 2024 - 8:00AMvideocam

Submarines could hold the key in China’s defence against enemy satellites, including the enormous Starlink network. Photo: Reuters

Musk to move SpaceX and X from California to Texas over transgender law

Musk called a law blocking schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes to a student’s gender identity ‘the final straw’.

17 Jul 2024 - 5:27AM

Elon Musk endorses Trump in presidential race, calls him ‘tough’

Musk’s sway stands to benefit Trump, since Musk has one of the largest footprints on X with 189.5 million followers, meaning his posts can instantaneously spread widely.

14 Jul 2024 - 5:26PMvideocam

Musk donates to Trump, tapping vast fortune to swing US presidential race

The world’s richest person is said to have contributed a sizeable amount to a Super PAC working to help the Republican candidate beat Biden.

13 Jul 2024 - 8:10AMvideocam

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX, speaks at an event in Beverly Hills, California, in May. Photo: TNS

Nasa astronauts stuck on ISS confident Boeing Starliner will bring them home

Thruster issues and helium leaks on Boeing capsule have kept two Americans in space far longer than planned.

11 Jul 2024 - 11:07AM

The Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station. Photo: Nasa via AP

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully launches for first time

Space bosses hailed Europe’s return to space after the Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out a series of trials in a debut flight.

10 Jul 2024 - 2:10PMvideocam

Private Chinese rocket explodes after accidental launch

1 Jul 2024 - 4:46PM

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SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) designs, manufactures and launches the world's most advanced rockets and spacecraft. Based in California, it was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur Elon Musk with the aim of revolutionising space transportation.

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27 August, 2024