Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket looses signal eight minutes into flight Elon Musk A giant rocket fired by SpaceX, the spacecraft company owned by Elon Musk, has lost signal eight minutes into its flight from South Texas, according to reports. The powerful Starship reached 90 miles above earth this morning before losing contact, The New York Times has said, due to a possible “automated detonation”. It is the [...]
‘Most powerful rocket ever’: SpaceX’s Starship cleared for launch SpaceX A super rocket that Elon Musk hopes will one day carry people to Mars and the moon has been cleared for its first orbital launch. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted SpaceX a licence to launch the super heavy-lift launch vehicle, comprised of a rocket, dubbed Super Heavy, and spacecraft, dubbed Starship, into orbit [...]
SpaceX snaps up Twitter advertising package in push from Musk grand push for ads Elon Musk owned SpaceX has snapped up a Twitter advertising package, as the new ‘Chief Twit’ continues to drive a greater focus on profitability and revenue for the social media firm. In a tweet this morning, SpaceX founder Musk said the firm’s satellite arm Starlink had “bought a tiny – not large – ad package” [...]
SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk owned rocket – the biggest and most powerful ever – explodes minutes after take off April 20, 2023 SpaceX’s Starship – the biggest and most powerful space rocket ever developed – has exploded minutes after blasting off. The launch, which took place from SpaceX’s Starbase in the US state of Texas, came after a stuck valve forced a launch attempt on Monday to be aborted. While Thursday’s launch saw the rocket leave the [...]
SpaceX fires employees over letter criticising CEO Musk June 17, 2022 SpaceX fired employees for their part in writing and circulating a letter that criticised CEO Elon Musk, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The rocket manufacturing company reportedly dismissed multiple workers who were involved in the letter, which blasted Musk’s public conduct and urged SpaceX to publicly condemn his Twitter behaviour. “Elon’s behaviour in [...]
Musk, Tesla, and SpaceX sued by Dogecoin investor over alleged “pyramid scheme” June 17, 2022 Elon Musk, Tesla, and SpaceX were hit by a $258bn (£210.2bn) lawsuit on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor accusing them of engaging in a “Crypto Pyramid Scheme (aka Ponzi scheme)” relating to the cryptocurrency. The complaint, filed in a Manhattan court, alleged that the world’s richest man and the two companies he runs, electric vehicle [...]
Chipotle, SpaceX and MoneyGram move crypto adoption forward as layoffs impact industry June 6, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows the price of Bitcoin started last week with a sharp move toward the $32,000 mark before plunging to $29,000.
Filtronic shares soar 52 per cent after landing Spacex deal and raising guidance April 24, 2024 Shares in microwave technology firm Filtronics soared as much as 52 per cent on Wednesday morning after it unveiled a new long-term deal with SpaceX's Starlink platform that could make Elon Musk's company a major shareholder.
US regulators find over 75 environmental hang-ups with SpaceX’s mega-rocket Starship June 14, 2022 US regulators are still mulling the decision to hand Elon Musk’s SpaceX a launch licences for its mega-rocket Starship, after an environmental assessment found over 75 hang-ups. The eagerly awaited report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require SpaceX to take more than 75 actions to mitigate the environmental impacts from its proposed plan [...]
Musk, Tesla, SpaceX sued for alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme… it’s all so depressingly predictable: June 21, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Nigel Green is disappointed at the predictability of Elon Musk being sued over his 'Dogecoin mischief'.