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A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II. File photo: AP
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Elon Musk calls fighter jets ‘obsolete’, drones the future of air combat

Trump ally Musk shared a video of Chinese drones on X, and said F-35’s makers are ‘idiots’ for still building manned jets.

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Trump ‘efficiency’ tsar Elon Musk outlines plans for mass US cuts

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US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk’s China ties ‘a profound threat’ to US national security: senator

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US presidential election 2024

Musk’s SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster ‘chopsticks’ catch, as Trump looks on

Super Heavy booster made an unexpected splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico instead being caught in the launch tower’s mechanical arms.

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Taiwan is war-proofing its communications networks, with or without outside help

The island’s space programme is leveraging domestic expertise to build out critical low Earth orbit communication satellite links in event of war.

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United States

US senators seek probe of Elon Musk’s SpaceX contracts over Putin ties

Jack Reed and Jeanne Shaheen flag national security risks after Musk reportedly held talks with the Russian president.

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US-China relations

China’s space ambitions face ‘huge test’ from Musk presence in Trump White House

Chinese observers say Beijing needs to stick to its own milestones and avoid getting into a race with the US if possible.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on stage at a campaign rally for Donald Trump during the US presidential election campaign. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump rewards Elon Musk with leading role in new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’

The organisation will operate outside the confines of the US government, despite its name.

US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk’s PAC ‘spent an estimated US$200 million’ to help elect Trump

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk was one of Donald Trump’s highest-profile surrogates in the 2024 race.

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From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, tech companies are bracing for a revamp of tech policies imposed by Joe Biden.

Tech giants are bracing for the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China tech war

Musk’s SpaceX asks Taiwanese suppliers to move production abroad

The US company has requested multiple satellite component manufacturers to produce outside Taiwan, sources say.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from lthe Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan blasts world’s first wooden satellite into space

Data will be sent from the satellite to Japanese researchers to determine if it can withstand extreme changes in temperature.

US presidential election 2024

Bid to shut down Musk’s US$1 million sweepstakes moves to US federal court

Battleground state Pennsylvania has found itself ground zero for lawsuits and claims about US election irregularities or fraud.

Science

China launches Shenzhou-19 spacecraft, carrying its third female astronaut

Successful lift-off for three-person crew bound for Tiangong space station, with autonomous rendezvous and docking slated to follow.

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A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft and crew of three astronauts lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
US presidential election 2024

Trump headlines New York rally after vulgar, racist remarks from allies

Donald Trump holds a homecoming rally at Madison Square Garden as the US election campaign heads into final full week.

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Donald Trump walks on stage at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Photo: Reuters
Space

Nasa astronaut hospitalised after return from space station

The crew, which splashed down on Earth in a SpaceX capsule, had spent nearly eight months in orbit.

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US presidential election 2024

Concern over report of secret Putin talks as Elon Musk goes all-in for Trump

The head of Nasa says that claims Musk had contact with the Russian leader ‘should be investigated’, and ‘would be concerning’ if true.

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US presidential election 2024

Trump supporter Musk’s US$1 million giveaways to US voters could be illegal

The US Justice Department has warned the billionaire’s America PAC that the daily sweepstakes plan may violate federal law.

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, on October 17. Photo: Reuters
United States

US to ease restrictions on space-related exports to allies

The new rules could benefit companies like SpaceX and defence contractors with space units like Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and Boeing.

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China unveils road map to become world leader in space science by 2050

Plan sets out 17 priority areas for development including searching for habitable planets and exploring quantum mechanics.

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Space

Nasa spacecraft blasts off for Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of life

After a journey of nearly 3 billion kilometres, Europa Clipper is expected to arrive in Jupiter’s orbit in 2030.

An artist’s concept showing Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft flying past Jupiter’s moon Europa. Photo: Nasa/JPL-Caltech via Reuters
Space

SpaceX ‘chopsticks’ catch megarocket booster after test flight

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad.

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Starship’s Super Heavy Booster being grappled at the launch pad. Photo: AFP
US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk to join Trump in rally at site of first assassination attempt

It will be the first time that the billionaire businessman appears publicly at a campaign event for the former president since endorsing him.

Space

SpaceX launches rescue mission for Nasa astronauts stuck in space

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were unable to return to Earth on Boeing’s Starliner as planned because of safety concerns.

United States

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.

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Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman reacts upon his return to Earth from space on Sunday. Photo: SpaceX via AP
Science

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

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a groundbreaking method for detecting stealth objects on radar.

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Chinese scientists have used the network of Starlink satellites to detect a stealth target on radar. Pictured is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites. Photo: SpaceX via AP
United States

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is one of several wealthy passengers increasingly plunking down huge sums for rides aboard private rockets.

US presidential election 2024

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’.

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SpaceX
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.
Chairman / President
Elon Musk
CEO / Managing Director
Elon Musk
CFO / Finance Director
Bret Johnsen
Industry
Aerospace, Space Transportation
Website
spacex.com
Headquarters address
1 Rocket Road, Hawthorne, California, USA
Year founded
2002
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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