Tag: Elon Musk
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk adds a ‘Starman’ to the Tesla Roadster he’s sending into space
A closeup shows the spacesuit-clad figure sitting in a Tesla Roadster that’s destined to be launched into deep space. (SpaceX Photo via Instagram / Elon Musk) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When SpaceX launches a Tesla Roadster sports car into deep space atop its very first Falcon Heavy rocket, the driver’s seat won’t be empty. The…
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SpaceX receives commercial launch license for first Falcon Heavy flight
Credit: SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a launch license for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket set for blastoff Tuesday, giving the U.S. government’s regulatory green light for the heavy-lifter to dispatch Elon Musk’s used electric sports car on a one-way trip into deep space. Dated Feb. 2, the FAA launch license clears a final…
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SpaceX schedules Feb. 6 target date for Falcon Heavy test launch
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket on Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could blast off for the first time as soon as Feb. 6, company founder Elon Musk said Saturday, announcing the first official target launch date for the heavy-lifter’s maiden mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Standing…
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It’s a date! SpaceX’s Elon Musk sets Falcon Heavy rocket’s huge first launch for Feb. 6
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy stands tall at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during ground testing. (SpaceX Photo) The world’s most powerful rocket finally has a date for its debut: Feb. 6. In a tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed the target date for the first test launch of his company’s Falcon…
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A car for Mars: Elon Musk shows Tesla Roadster revving up for Falcon Heavy liftoff
Elon Musk’s red Tesla Roadster is nestled within the payload shroud for a Falcon Heavy rocket. (Elon Musk via Instagram) After a flurry of speculation, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is showing off his midnight cherry-red Tesla Roadster sports car as it’s being prepared for its ride atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. Liftoff from Launch Complex…
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Boeing’s Dennis Muilenburg says he’ll beat SpaceX to Mars; Elon Musk says ‘Do it’
An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Space Launch System in flight. (NASA Illustration) So what does SpaceX CEO Elon Musk think of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s claim that the first people to set foot on Mars will arrive on a Boeing rocket? “Do it,” Musk tweeted, in one of many two-word comebacks that might have come…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX will try to launch his Tesla Roadster on new heavy-lift rocket
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Dec. 2 with further confirmation, and details about the Roadster’s target orbit. The interstage of SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket pictured inside the company’s factory last year in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX. SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk tweeted Friday that his red Tesla Roadster will head for deep space on…
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SpaceX raises $100M more in investment, bringing valuation estimate to $21.5 billion
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida, sending the Koreasat-5A telecommunications satellite into space on Oct. 30. (SpaceX Photo) Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket venture has filled out its latest funding round by attracting another $100 million in investments since August, according to documents filed with the Securities…
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Elon Musk frets about love life (and sheds a few tears) in Rolling Stone interview
Elon Musk graces the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine. (Mark Seliger Photo for Rolling Stone) Elon Musk may know how to get to Mars with SpaceX, and how to revolutionize the transportation industry with Tesla and the Hyperloop, but he’s still trying to figure out how to find true love. “It’s…
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Elon Musk will chat about his big rocket plans with SpaceX fans on Reddit
An artist’s conception shows SpaceX’s BFR launch vehicle blasting off from a floating pad. (SpaceX via YouTube) Two weeks after SpaceX founder Elon Musk updated his vision for a monster rocket designed to take settlers to the moon and Mars, he’s taking questions from his fans today during a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session. Musk says…